WLS Success-through Powerful Positive Attitudes
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HW 611 Pre-opW 580 LW 302 GW 238
Daily Inspiration for September 13, 2010
Be realistic.
Are you a perfectionist? Do you tend to give up and overeat if you can't be perfect with your food? The reality is making one mistake does not mean you have to throw in the towel.
You don't have to be perfect; just be honest with yourself. When you start to tell yourself you're a hopeless case, stop and ask yourself: "Is that really true? Am I really hopeless?"
Action for the day: Be realistic and admit there are things you can do to help yourself and your situation. Today, make a new choice and get moving in a healthier direction.
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HW 611 Pre-opW 580 LW 302 GW 238
One of my high school friends told me that I was getting too skinny at 310. I was so hurt and offended by this statement. She of all people know my struggle with weight my entire life and at 310 and my height people think I was about 250 plus I am a pear shape. But getting too skinny!!? I was just making her feel uncomfortable because now she looked bigger than me even though she was not. I am so sorry our relationship changed. Other friends start saying you have lost enough weight now. What?!!
So I think that is what started me back to gaining because I started listening to this nonsense. Well now I know better and will not make that same mistake twice.This time I am not going to fret over it or listen to any negative talk like I am getting too skinny or I don't need to lose any more weight.
So do not listen to them! Block it out!
And it took me a long time to realize I still was not super morbidly obese. I was in deep denial. My sister really helped me with this. because I kept going to the Catherine's and my sister showed me I could go to any store now and find my clothes. And when I did I gradually started believing I did not need the big girl stores any more. I was still ordering from specialty shops on-line and when I ordered the stuff it was too big and I would have to send the stuff back. Even though I gained weight I can still go to regular stores. But my goal is not to have to buy clothes over size 16 in any store.
Keep up the good work and the fat girl will be gone in mind and body!
HW 611 Pre-opW 580 LW 302 GW 238
U 2!!!
and I know so many others feel the same way...
You are a wonderful example of WLS success.
At times I wonder if some who are more ... what do I want to say... um...
reserved... perhaps. Perhaps, they feel that IF they start to post here... they must be as open about their surgery as those that post here regularly. Or as active as you... a WLS CHAMPION!
SO MEMBERS.... let me assure YOU....
THAT just isn't the case... No one has to reveal more personal information than they wish to share. I understand many people are very protective- and generally not as open in even their REAL lives.
THAT is FINE. THAT is their choice.
As for me... I could never see myself running all over the country in support of WLS as Yvonne and many other wonderful WLS spokespeople do. But... I can speak out here on this and other forums about the benefits that I have enjoyed.
I can speak out at the local support group- when I am able to go- which isn't with any regularity.
All that some of the more regular people would like to see from the rest of the membership is an ...
OCCASIONAL... 
let us know... I'm doing fine... I'm struggling.... I'm here....
This site- this forum - isn't an ego trip for Yvonne.. ya know...
She did it for ALL of us. So many of us were distressed at the bitterness and vitriol that so many times erupts on the main forum.
let us know... you are there....
BECAUSE ....
WE CARE!
JEllen.... Jellenator
as so many others have said...
WLS is NOT Brain surgery... it doesn't fix what is going on in our heads that drives us to overeat. IF we could fix that... then we wouldn't have a problem ever again after surgery. However, no one has come up with that solution as yet....
EDUCATION on WLS is extremely helpful however, so that we as INDIVIDUALs can detect when we are STARTING to let old habits crawl back in.
I too, am forever grateful for my RNY and ---
the wonderful team at Ellis Bariatrics.
I do NOT recommend this type of sarcastic attitude!
BUT... sometimes.....I just can't help myself....
