No excuses!

karenp8
on 1/17/18 12:36 pm - Brighton, IL

All throughout my life ,even as a child,I made excuses. I blamed my overeating and weight problem on the strained relationship of my divorced parents. Then the excuse became the taunts of my classmates or my loneliness at college,or my dissatisfaction with my job or the stress of my son's health issues. In reality,my own choices were the cause. I chose to try to soothe myself with food even though it only made the problem and the poor self image worse. Post RNY I have chosen to make no excuses and to own up to my choices--both good and bad. Today I made the conscious choice to follow my food plan,measure my food before eating and bundle up like an Eskimo to walk in the 16 degree temp. Not a fashion statement in my mens L coveralls,but warm and more importantly healthy!

   

       

Maddymoe2
on 1/17/18 1:09 pm
RNY on 11/22/16

Karen,

you are awesome!!

Theduffman27
on 1/17/18 1:12 pm
VSG on 11/19/14

Stay warm Karen, you are awesome, you look tiny even in the big winter gear you are wearing.

  1. Pre- Surgery/ Type 2 Diabetes, High BP and Cholesterol, treated with 6 medications, including Insulin. Post Op- low dose BP med 2022, Mounjaro 10/2023

HW - 299 , Consult day weight - 277, Day of surgery ( 11/19/2014) - 259,LW - 178, GW - 195, CW- 194.2 - reached goal

Gina 21 Years Out
on 1/17/18 3:40 pm - Burleson, TX

Not the beautiful friend I am used to seeing :)

KUDOS, for not letting anything get in the way of your goals !!!!

RNY 4-22-02...

LW: 6lb,10 oz SW:340lb GW:170lb CW:155

We Can Do Hard Things

Grim_Traveller
on 1/17/18 4:02 pm
RNY on 08/21/12

Good for you Karen. Go get em.

But purple gloves with a brown outfit? Really?

6'3" tall, male.

Highest weight was 475. RNY on 08/21/12. Current weight: 198.

M1 -24; M2 -21; M3 -19; M4 -21; M5 -13; M6 -21; M7 -10; M8 -16; M9 -10; M10 -8; M11 -6; M12 -5.

Lucile777
on 1/17/18 4:51 pm

Dude..you look so scary.

But out good on ya!

Au_Contraire
on 1/17/18 4:52 pm

Karen, seriously, you are such a cutie! I love the gloves especially!

Emiepie
on 1/17/18 6:46 pm
RNY on 08/11/14

You continue to inspire me!

RNY 8/11/14 with Dr. Kelvin Higa PS Lipectomy 4/12/17 with Dr. John Burnett HW291.4/CW165/GW150

Librarian67
on 1/18/18 3:36 am
RNY on 02/28/17

Karen, you are amazing! You and Lily get out in almost any weather and get your walk done. You are doing great!

HW: 248+, SW (RNY: 2/28/17): 244, GW (10/17): 125; LW: 115; 45# regain (19-20); CW: 135.6; new goal: 135; Plastics: Ext mastopexy, Ext abdominoplasty-5/18/2018; diagnosed w/ gastroparesis 11/20.

ScottAndrews
on 1/18/18 5:31 am
RNY on 03/20/17

Yep. I'm getting my 10,000 steps in regardless of the temps. I was in 5 airports over two days when that storm hit and I walked those concourses like a zombie on a mission

And don't leave the house without something to wipe my nose with. That's like my new mantra. Feel like an old man with his handkerchief.

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