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  • Comment by Shell Marr on 1/16/08 10:34 am
    Tara: I'm thinking of you..... your prob in surgery right now!! :) I'm saving a place for ya on the loser bench.... see ya there!
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ok , time for an update
posted on 3/22/08 4:41 pm
ok here goes ,

nearly 11 weeks out.
have had 1 fill scheduled for the next on the 31st of march.
im losing weight al be it very slowly . this past week has been in the toilet for me. have been having one hell of a time , not snacking. specially in the evenings. i have been snacking on healthy things tho , like chesse strings or grapes , or weight watcher treat. well not entirely i did get into the easter chocolate at work the other night and the worst part was it wasnt even the good chocolate. i felt really gross after too. i have put it down to crappy chocolate and the fact i have had no sugar other than what might be in my meal that i eat.

ummm lets see. oh yeah , i have completed a 10 week course on body image that has  helped me greatly in accrting my body and appreciating it as well as hopfully being able to adapt as i get thinner. frankly i think that was part of the issue with not being able to stay on track this past week. people are telling me im looking good and healthy and not as puffy and thinner. i tend to sabotage myself when i get compliments and try to do anything i can to not have the compliments paid. i  have made an appointment with my councilor to go over this again and i will bring it up again with those at the wlls centre when o go there next week. maybe they will have some tips for me as well.

have notcied recently that im having probs with a few foods and it has me a bit concerned as im sure it is cause im not chewing enough or im justnot going to be able to tolerate them. the biggest is raw carrot. i love raw carrot. in fact almost all my vegies i eat are raw or eldente. how ever the carrot just wont stay down and dumb dumb me keeps trying thingking "today will be different" and it isnt.

ummm what else , oh the gym thing is a new thing for me. i joined on feb 9th just 3 weeks shy of my surgery and have been going everyday since or at leat 5x week. sometimes my shift doent allow me to get there so i have to rely on my own devices to get off my butt and do some walking and ab work on days im not in the gym. i have hired a personal trainer , let me tell u ladies , it is the best  thing since reese  peanut butter cups for me anyway. my trainer kicks my butt at least 3x weekly for 30-45 minutes at a time and the results are really starting to show. i am down in weight and inches although i dont know how many inces as we have not measured since i joined the gym. we are doing that on thursday the 27th just before i go down o everett for my fill on the monday. but i am down from a 3x to a lg/xl in shorts , a 3x to a 1x in tops , i can no longer buy bras at the fat people store they told me they dont carry them small enought , the bathtub water totally empties and doesnt pool behind my butt when i let the water drain out before i climb out .i can walk 8 kn which is 5 miles in less than 90 minutes in the neighborhood andnot wheeze to badly (im asthmatic) my blood levels are near normal (im pre - diabetic)
and some said i was sexy the other day.

so lots of changes going on.some good some not good. emotionally im struggling with the changes , trying very hard not to slip up and think positive thoughts through this. im not sleeping better like i had hoped , still needing to rely on meds for that , but the pain meds i h ave been able to lessen the amount i take , due to less pain and smaller pouch so effectivenss is less since less room to melt or what ever.

umm what else , im still planning a new life after the band and once im closer to end of summer i will look at school and hopefully know if i will be going for massage therapist or family councilor or perhaps even obesity councilor. so much depends on whether or not i can strengthen my back and shoulders and neck enough to be able to do massage or not , how ever i must admit the healthier i am becoming the more i want to help others in a counciling way, so we shall see as they say.

weight wise i am happy to announce that i have left the 2-teens and entering the 2-10's 2-9's ect so my goal of hitting wonderland by my birthday in early may is still deffinitely obtainable.
i want a bike both a motorcycle and a peedle bike. i want a peedle bike so i can ride to work on day shift and a motorcycle so i can ride to work on eve shift and not get killed on my peedle bike on the way home at midnight b the drunks on the road. the path from my house to work is 7 miles and a direct route for about 11 bars and night clubs , not a great thing to be on a peddle bike when the pubs are closing as im riding home.

ok so i think thats about it.
thanks for stopping by, feel free to leave a note if u are so inclined.

tara- out


2 Responses to "ok , time for an update"

  • Tara, can you pm me where you took the body image course. I probably need one.

    Debra C. commented on 3/22/08 5:36 pm

  • Tara, I think you should consider counseling as a career. Those of us who have been through things can really be a help to others, because we can UNDERSTAND. Even though we might not sure the info with clients, the empathy is there. I've loved my 28 years in this field!

    birder I. commented on 3/22/08 6:31 pm

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