childofnite
Another gem for my blog...
Mar 22, 2007
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 Fredericton, Canada Member Since: 10/27/06 [Latest Posts] |
Post Date: 3/22/07 2:41 pm I know I’m one of those people who is always giving advice. Not just here but everywhere, work, school, relationships, friends. People have always come to me for help and I have always enjoyed helping others. My pearls of wisdom are often much easier to say than do which of course I know. I wouldn’t want anyone to get the impression that by handing out advice on every subject known to man that I might be problem free or under any delusions of being infallibile. I actually solve my own problems by helping others with their problems. The more help I give the better I am at dealing with my own current issues and issues I have yet to face. So when I have given advice on eating out and living a normal life I have hoped that I too could be as good as most of you who have already been tested many times by real world situations. I am addicted to fast, high carbohydrate, high fat and lousy with chemicals food. I have been my whole life. I loved the high I got from eating these foods, maybe because I have had depression most of my life and am lacking in the happy chemicals other people make on their own or maybe because I’m too weak to fight the impulses. I once read some doctor debunking "The Carbohydrate Addict’s Handbook" and saying that there is no such this as a carbohydrate addiction. I would have to say that person is WRONG in the greatest degree of wrongness possible! When you wake up in the middle of the night needing french fries and a cheeseburger, the thought so over powering you can’t sleep, think or do much of anything but ride the wave of insane craving by eating everything in sight in the kitchen or just getting the keys and driving to an all night drive through to binge, eventually returning to bed with a sense of peace and tranquility that can only be appreciated by an addict who just got their fix, well you are quite simply an addict. Like all addicts I know I will be addicted to junk food forever and have vowed to never ever eat it again. This has been easy since I practically live in a bubble here at home, never leaving the house for more than an hour with hubby. I went out to lunch today. My mother in law and I had decided on a day of shopping, which has always included lunch too. I have been so scared I would cheat seeing that it hasn’t been easy for many people here. The MIL has no real concept of what I can and can’t eat so its not like she would in any way make a statement on anything I ordered. I was completely on my own. I am proud to say I was PERFECT!!! I had a roasted chicken breast, told the waitress no potato and no drink of any kind. I pealed the crunchy yummy skin back and ate a simple, healthy, plain ½ cup of chicken breast. I ate slow, setting my utensils down between bites and chewed a million times taking as much time to eat my chicken as it took MIL to have a bowl of soup, a BLT sandwich, coleslaw and 4 cups of tea. So while I am patting myself on the back I want to give proper kudos to the post RNY-ers who fight temptation everyday. I think we all know there is no such thing as an easy way out to weight loss with all of the tests we face for life. |
Thanks, T!!!!
The best way to stay on track is to remember where you started...
Approved for leave, and financing is done!
Mar 22, 2007
I am really excited that I will have loads of time to recover from the surgery. I had my doctor sign off a form that will allow me to collect Employment Insurance for 8 weeks while I recover. Also, I have managed to arrange for financing in order to afford to pay up front for the whole shebang, and have extra for when I'm off work recovering. :) It's a good feeling!!!
Oh, and I only have 25 days to go!!!
Another great post from a fellow member...
Mar 18, 2007
| Heather M. Modesto, CA Member Since: 12/10/06 [Latest Posts] |
Post Date: 3/18/07 3:17 pm
I was one of the luckier ones. No pain when I woke up from surgery, lovely morphine pump, taken off it the morning after surgery and given a dose of liquid Vicodin, even when that wore off, no pain. I was up walking within 4 hours of my surgery, and that was that. I did get tired easy, so didn't fight it, and took frequent naps. I could have gone back to work at 2 weeks, I opted for the full 6 off. Never had a problem during my first three months with anything other than maybe not chewing my food well enough, or I took too big a bite, even though I chewed it well. Think I upchucked a total of maybe 10 times in those 3 months. Lessons I learned: 1. Measure everything 2. Only eat what you feel like out of your MEASURED portion 3. Protein first, last, and always (veggies and fruit are nice, but protein will help you keep your energy level and your HAIR!) 4. Do NOT miss your vitamins 5. If you can't tolerate your vitamins in solid form, get them in liquids ASAP, and stick to them (I had to do this for calcium). Liquid vitamins are also absorbed MUCH better. 6. If something makes you sick one time, it will not make you sick a second time.. but it might a third time. It's just the nature of WLS. 7. Read ALL your food labels (check for protein, sugar, fat content) 8. Go to your support group meetings 9. Go to your nutrition classes 10. Call your doctor for concerns (the boards are great for general information, but they are not meant for MEDICAL advice) 11. Exercise as you can tolerate it, but don't beat yourself up if you miss days, or can't do 3 miles a day/ 3 hours a day (like some do) 12. Expect to lose less rapidly than what you "imagined" was going to happen.. then be pleasantly surprised if you lose faster! 13. Do not expect your experience with weight loss to be like all the ones where they lost 70-100 pounds in 3-5 months (that's setting yourself up for disappointment) 14. Expect people to make comments (either good or bad) and learn to be gracious, and resist the urge to shin kick others when they aren't nice 15. Remember, you did this for YOU and your HEALTH.. forget the rest of the world's opinions on it! |
Thanks SO much, Heather! I know we all need to learn things on our own, but it helps to have a head start!!
An invaluable post I saw today...
Mar 14, 2007
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Member Since: 06/19/04 |
Post Date: 3/14/07 6:20 pm
Eat like a normal person?
Re-Post……(skip if old hat…) "What the Heck did I do to Myself!?!?"
But a lot of pre-Ops. Or even WLS in general! Do I have Protein Shakes every day? For those early out of surgery
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I have a surgery date!!
Mar 14, 2007
I am very excited, nervous, exhilerated, apprehensive, delighted - you name it. Since I am a self-pay (for the most part) i knew that my date would be soon, maybe not this soon, though!! :)
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