Wake-up Call

As many of you know, I have been in hiding and have not been on the boards in a few months now, however I do read and check in every few days and I have noticed alot of talk about the "food" struggles that you are having after surgery. While, it does concern me, I know that the surgery itself is not the answer. It does not turn off that "food addiciton button" inside of you and make you all better. Food was there for all of us and it is hard to let go of an old and very comforting "friend." What I would like to do is remind you of why you had the surgery in the first place. I am sure sometimes it is not hard to look back at your "pre-op" days and think that they were not "so bad" or maybe that because of this surgery you will never look like that again, even if you do stray once and a while. Everyone makes mistakes and all you have to do is pick yourself up and try again. If you had a bad day then make the next one better. Alot of people tell me that. The problem with that is that my mistakes made me over 500 pounds. How many more times am I phisically going to be able to pick myself up again? Please take a minute to checkout this link. Sometimes we all need a reminder that ONE TWINKIE is not just ONE TWINKIE and that 300+lbs can become 800+lbs. http://www.dimensionsmagazine.com/dimtext/kjn/people/heaviest.htm Wishing you all the best in your WLS journey, SipeleK

Hi Sipele, Wow...you didn't fall off the other side of the earth!!! Good to hear from you again gf. Where have ya been?? Hugs, Virginia aka Ginger

Fall off??? Are you kidding... I *AM* the other side of the earth!!! It is great to see your pretty face again! Been a little busy and in hiding. Watch the news these next couple of days. If Temple Hospital does not call me soon I might snap and hold my surgeon hostage until he preforms my surgery! LOL Hugs, SipeleK

SIPELE, THERE YOU ARE!!!!!!!!!!!!So glad to see you again! Now!!!! Whats with all this derogatory talk about yourself? STOP IT !!!!!!! Thank you soooooooooooooooo mcuh for the link to that very very sad (and truthful) page. You helped me look at it from a new perspective. Thank you! willby PS: PLEASE dont stay gone so long again!!

((((((((((WILBY)))))))))) I have missed you so much!!! I know, I know, I should not talk like that but sometimes it slips out of my fingers lol! Thank you for taking the time to check out this link... it is so powerful I had to share it. Hugs, SipeleK Ps... I wont be in hiding much longer... I will call you from under my chair very soon!

Wow SipeleK that was a eyeopener, Thank you for that bit of information. Makes you really open your eyes anyone of us can become one of them people easy. love marie

You are so welcome! Ps... Werent you Marie Name??? LOL I think you change names to confuse us MIA Smores dont you??? LOL

Yes I was I just put name on there to replace my real name until I could think of something. and I remembered that my nephew called me that and everyone at work did too for about five years some people still do.

Sipele, Thanks for posting this. I think it is so hard for the average person to understand how anyone could possibly get to weigh as much as these individuals or even weigh as much as I weighed before the surgery. My high was 384 lbs. But, I could understand it. On the Discovery Health Channel they have shows about super obese people. I make myself watch them, even though they fill me with such sadness. I know I could go there and I don't want to go there more than anything in the world. This "tool" I've been given needs to be valued and nurtured. For the rest of my life. It is why I stick so close to these boards, I want all the reminders I can get! Thanks again, Lori 384/260.5/168

You are welcome and I feel your sadness. I watch all of those shows as well and each person's story scares me because I do relate to each of them and it is frightening to know that it could be me in that hospital bed. I think that this surgery is a wonderful tool to stop that from happening and I think that little reminders like this site helps to go on each day and make those right choices that some days are REALLY hard to make. I congradulate you on your success. Sincerely, SipeleK