Angelofmusic219
Happy New Year 2009!
Jan 01, 2009
As 2009 begins, let's look back at what an amazing year 2008 was. This time last year I was just at the beginning stages of what has been one of the most incredible journeys of my life. I remember making that fateful phone call to Dr. Nusbaum's office during the first week in January and scheduling my first consultation on Martin Luther King Day 2008. During the next few weeks, the whirlwind began! PCP visits, approval forms to organize with the Amazing Wanda's help, pscyh consults, nutritionist records, all the prior failed weight loss documentation. Then came March 18, the day after St. Patrick's Day. The luck of the Irish and some of my own home-made luck sparked 9 months of amazing weight loss the likes of which I have never known before!I also bought a house with my husband. Then I started working on getting to the root of my eating problems. That's still a work in progress, slow progress at that. But, these issues didn't show up over night or even over a couple of weeks. They took years to develop into the demons they've become and so they aren't necessarily going to go away instantaneously either. It's not always been pleasant, but it's certainly insightful having a neutral 3rd party help me fix myself , which i feel is necessary to move forward.
I met my New Year's goal of 179 a couple weeks ago right after my 12/8 fill, but the holidays came with their alluring temptations and I bounced back up to 183. 4 pounds over Christmas in a couple of weeks. I'm not thrilled about it, but a far cry from the holiday weight gains of years past.
Right now I'm trying to figure out whether or not I want to get another fill. When I eat quality stuff, solid proteins, veggies and fruits, I find I have some mild restriction. That might be enough once I get all the crap out of my house and get back on the wagon. Trouble is, all the wrong foods seem to slide down so easily and I know if I get a fill, I won't be able to eat those. But, I won't be able to eat the solid proteins that I'm supposed be having either. Tsk, tsk, tsk.
I think what I might do is do a "pretend" fill diet; do clear liquids (narsty Isopure for 3 days), regular liquids for a couple days and then ease the solids back in. I can function on that when I have my fills, so there's no reason I shouldn't be able to do likewise when I'm not super restricted. Those days of liquid fast really seem to kick start my weight loss, so I think I might give that a whirl starting on Monday.
In 2009, I want to finish the job -- meet the goal of 100 pounds lost. And it's totally do-able since it's only about 30 pounds away. After that, who knows. I might go even further if I feel I can and if it seems like something I should do.
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Madison, NJ
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03/18/2008
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Jan 20, 2008
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