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  • Comment by Blue Eyed Girl 77 on 11/14/05 11:52 am
    Hey Yankee Diva...sweet name. I see that your one year anniversary for wls just past...congrats on the amazing weight loss and thenk you so much for your support last night. You are so beautiful...I hope you get whatever it is you want out of life....its time for you to shine .>hugs
  • Comment by RONNIE PETERSON on 5/2/05 7:06 am
    ROCK ON GAL PAL, YOURE LOOKIN GREAT KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK, AND KICK THAT A$$....HOPE ALL IS WELL WITH YA
  • Comment by Nurse_gracie on 11/6/04 5:42 pm
    Hi. I read your profile. I wish you great success and wish you luck on your upcoming surgery. I'm sure you will do great. Your dog is cute.. hehe! I live in Chicago, my surgery (God permitting) is on Dec. 6 So hopefully we will be both doing GREAT and a great start to the NEW YEAR right? Take Care! ~Nurse_gracie Member ID: R1099503006
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Water water water
on December 27, 2006 11:19 am
Ahhhhhhhhh!
I'm on a water wave and I think my insides are a swimming! Getting back into the water and protein swing and I've labeled bread as the fruit of all evils lol! But I'm feeling good and getting back on track and want to lose this last 40 pounds and start thinking about a tummy tuck. I'm thinking about another hair makeover and some other little changes in my appearance. I find if I'm always working on little things I do strong in my food plan cause of the rewards of looking and feeling better about myself.
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A new day of crazy and weight loss...
on December 26, 2006 7:12 am
I have a gallon of water looming before me telling me today is the day I get back on track. Mom gave me this pair of jeans in a size 18 that has a elastic waist and although I cringe at their style its nice to have another set of pant options. I refuse to buy any new clothes until the ones I have start falling off of me. I'm very scared right now and I haven't talked to anyone about it with bad snacking and food choices it's like I'm hiding my food guilt or something. This year has really been a roller coaster ride of ups and downs in my personal life and I can see where I'm failing to deal with personal issues and trying to turn towards food again. I don't wanna fail and I don't wanna be that girl I used to be and it absolutely terrifies me that's where I am headed. My 2 year anniversary came and came and went and I didn't tell anyone cause I'm still not at goal.This I took really hard in ways I cannot explain even taking into consideration my starting weight and knowing I had more to lose then some other folks. So today I went back to basics and old WLS school lol and got a notebook to journal my food in and so forth so at least I'm honest with myself. I'm eating yogurt even though I hate it and just taking things one day at a time. I also wanna get the Step Up soundtrack as my new exercise music cd to get me moving. I'm making new goals today and moving forward and just not gonna settle for less then what I want and who I wanna be in this body anymore.
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I will be stronger...
on December 11, 2006 5:35 am
 
Had a moment last night where I was prowling the entire house for snacks and around 11 I was like looking at myself going "What in the heck are you doing?"
I am so far off my plan and mark that I'm having a hard time facing myself cause I know I am not where I want to be and I'm sure I've gained weight seeing as my pants are now tight.
 
So this morning I'm on a protein drink and a gallon of water and gonna try to flush out my system today a bit. I have to get back to not eating fast food at all and not snacking and not baking unless I'm giving the stuff away cause I am not safe with it in the house.
 
I have to clarify totally in my mind what I want and where I want to be in my weight loss and not settle for going backwards or letting myself down and fall into old patterns just because its so easy to do around my family and how we all eat.
 
If I continue this way I will be throwing away all the goals and accomplishments I have made for myself and taking away all my personal successes and I do not what to go back to where I was.
 
Weight is always going to be a issue for me and it will be a lifetime struggle everyday to fight my addiction to food but I knew this going into to WLS I just seemed to have blocked it out the further and further I got out from surgery.
 
I know what I want and I know I can get it. Life threw me some hard curve balls this past 6 months and I let them hit me hard but now that see what harm they have done I can see the way to a plan to fix them.
 
Losing Austin was a hard blow to me as well as the fusion on my spine this past March.  These were hits that I didn't know how to deal with and I fell into old coping patterns and turned to food. This was a huge mistake and has cost me my goals. What's done is done but now is the time for me to scrape myself back up off the floor and get back into a fighting stance and not let this defeat me.
 
So I'm a bit sore from the punches and bleeding a bit from the hits I've taken but I'm still standing and I'm still going and nothing is going to defeat me. no family crisis no stupid body pain or slow recovery is going to take away where I want to be.
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