ObesityHelp

Fours years!  To be honest, I forgot all about my anniversary coming up until I received a congratulations email from obesityhelp.com.  I think that's wonderful.  I don't think about the surgery any more, I simply live my life.

I'm still an emotional eater.  I still eat too many sweets and junk food.  But all and all, I eat way less than I did when I weighed 100 lbs more.  I wish I could find the self discipline to lose the 40 lbs which will bring me down to my "ideal" weight.  Hell, I wish I could stay disciplined enough to lose the 22 pounds I'm still up from my post op low of 156. 

This past year has been so busy with trying to stay connected to my two grandbabies.  They're 17 months and 13 months old now.  I'm leaving Saturday for a six week visit to my daughter as her husband is deploying to Iraq on Monday.  We've all had so much to think about which is more important than obsessing about weight.

I stopped reading this site because I was seeing the same arguments and criticism and immature behavior that I saw as a pre-op lurker.  If anyone wants my opinion, it is that every individual is different.  What works for one may not work for another.  There are no absolutes.  Lurk, read, use trial and error but ultimately you must decide what works for you.  It's nobody else's concern and you should take what you read here with a grain of salt.

Good luck!
Lynda