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.....I am always cold anyway, so it would feel good
!!Love your thoughts! They brought more thoughts to me!! THANK YOU!!
Ever wonder why we have addictions? AND what if we would have gotten help for the addictions, would we have become obese?????
Now, I wouldn't change a thing in my life, EVEN the horrid things! They have made me who I am today and I feel that I am a better person because. ONE of the best things that happened to me because of WLS (other then gaining a ton of friends) was that as I shrank I also had to face the demons of my past and work thru the issues that hurt(still working on them). WHICH makes me think tons and tons and tons.......THANKS for putting up with my thoughts
~Sandie~ 
-147!!WLS:12-12-06:Preop 268,Ht.5'4",BMI 44.9
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"Do unto others as you'd have done to you"~ The Golden Rule to Live by!
You are what you EAT and WHO you hang out with! Choices=Outcome~ what's YOUR choice??
I'm not perfect but I am going to die trying!!!
Addictions are a tough thing... no doubt... gladly I think we're all trying to get rid of them to the best of our abilities. :) Good discussion Sandie!
Hello, Sweetie!
I'm onsite so seldomly....seem to miss the important stuff.
This ain't my 'puter so I don't have the luxury of being on all the time...
Gee, every time you 'think'
you come up with such awesome stuff!! WTG! I totally agree with you--'getting back on track'--why DO we get off in the first place?? Here in Tucson I live with people (myWONDERFUL younger sis and her hubby) who LOVE to eat! Hate to say this--but I contribute to their love-affair with food. I've been baking/cooking things I have not done in YEARS because I couldn't eat them, and Quin did not want it. I DO HOWEVER try to lighten up my food preparation as much is humanly possible. ((Would you believe that there is a grapefruit tree in the front yard that is LOADED with fruit--and I hate grapefruit? They don't eat it either...))
Getting back to the subject at hand--it's altogether too easy for me to gnosh a piece of whatever. I HAVE TO GET BACK ON TRACK!! (See--I know of what you speak...) My weight has been hovering between 143-148 for the last month or so; I decided I want to get to 140 as my permanent goal weight. (My original goal was 150!) I WILL make it a point to get in enough water. (Did I say we drink A LOT of coffee here??)
In May I will be 4 years out, and I totally agree that the tool still works! We just have to slow down and listen to that tool! Gotta get the MIND and body in sync! ((Wish they could operate on the mind when they do the stomach!))
I'm hoping that soon I will be able to shout that I am employed..................***SIGH*** Please keep those prayers goin' out!
LOVE YOU!
((HUGS))
**SUE**
I'm onsite so seldomly....seem to miss the important stuff.
This ain't my 'puter so I don't have the luxury of being on all the time...
Gee, every time you 'think'
you come up with such awesome stuff!! WTG! I totally agree with you--'getting back on track'--why DO we get off in the first place?? Here in Tucson I live with people (myWONDERFUL younger sis and her hubby) who LOVE to eat! Hate to say this--but I contribute to their love-affair with food. I've been baking/cooking things I have not done in YEARS because I couldn't eat them, and Quin did not want it. I DO HOWEVER try to lighten up my food preparation as much is humanly possible. ((Would you believe that there is a grapefruit tree in the front yard that is LOADED with fruit--and I hate grapefruit? They don't eat it either...))Getting back to the subject at hand--it's altogether too easy for me to gnosh a piece of whatever. I HAVE TO GET BACK ON TRACK!! (See--I know of what you speak...) My weight has been hovering between 143-148 for the last month or so; I decided I want to get to 140 as my permanent goal weight. (My original goal was 150!) I WILL make it a point to get in enough water. (Did I say we drink A LOT of coffee here??)
In May I will be 4 years out, and I totally agree that the tool still works! We just have to slow down and listen to that tool! Gotta get the MIND and body in sync! ((Wish they could operate on the mind when they do the stomach!))
I'm hoping that soon I will be able to shout that I am employed..................***SIGH*** Please keep those prayers goin' out!
LOVE YOU!
((HUGS))
**SUE**
Hey Sweet SUE!!! Been thinking tons about you!! And been praying for you!!
LOVES/HUGS/PRAYERS
LOVES/HUGS/PRAYERS
~Sandie~ -147!!WLS:12-12-06:Preop 268,Ht.5'4",BMI 44.9
Click on link to see my journey!!!
http://www.onetruemedia.com/my_shared?z=2bfaca5561a1d558fceb
87&utm_source=otm&utm_medium=text_url
"Do unto others as you'd have done to you"~ The Golden Rule to Live by!
You are what you EAT and WHO you hang out with! Choices=Outcome~ what's YOUR choice??
I'm not perfect but I am going to die trying!!!
I LOVE opinions - I love to chew them up, swallow them down, see what sticks & what passes through.
Truth is, for me, there's a LOT that sticks in every opinion I read! Some I can apply to my life, some that I wish I could, some that I don't even aspire to.
For the regain? I think it isn't a "for sure". I think it's a "it happens to a lot of people, so be aware of it. Head it off at the pass if you can, be ready to deal with it if you can't." No one WANTS to see it happen, but I think being mentally prepared to deal with it is a healthy mindset.
I had another thought - regarding the addiction issue. My SIL is an alcoholic. She was never able to understand why I, as a foodaholic, couldn't get control of MY addiction like she did. Well, because you can go through life without EVER consuming a drop of alcohol. I'm NOT suggesting it's an easy thing to do, far from it. But the human body CAN exist quite nicely without alcohol.
Food, on the other hand, is NOT something we can do without. We can't simply stop eating and say "food is evil, therefore I will never again allow it to pass through my lips." Sometimes, I TRULY wish I could! But instead, we have to learn a much more complex new relationship with food. It's a very difficult dance, God knows we all know that. And sometimes, even the BEST dancer mis-steps, or forgets a move, or loses focus. It's forgiveable - as long as it doesn't take you out of the dance altogether. With WLS, most of us will stumble. But as long as we don't stop trying, we can ALL be successful - based on our own PERSONAL definition of what success means to us, as Elena said.
(Damn, that girl's smart for such a young'n!...)
I love you all, and I think posts like this are wonderful. I just hope we can all accept that we will not all agree with everything! Disagreements do not have to = anger!
Truth is, for me, there's a LOT that sticks in every opinion I read! Some I can apply to my life, some that I wish I could, some that I don't even aspire to.
For the regain? I think it isn't a "for sure". I think it's a "it happens to a lot of people, so be aware of it. Head it off at the pass if you can, be ready to deal with it if you can't." No one WANTS to see it happen, but I think being mentally prepared to deal with it is a healthy mindset.
I had another thought - regarding the addiction issue. My SIL is an alcoholic. She was never able to understand why I, as a foodaholic, couldn't get control of MY addiction like she did. Well, because you can go through life without EVER consuming a drop of alcohol. I'm NOT suggesting it's an easy thing to do, far from it. But the human body CAN exist quite nicely without alcohol.
Food, on the other hand, is NOT something we can do without. We can't simply stop eating and say "food is evil, therefore I will never again allow it to pass through my lips." Sometimes, I TRULY wish I could! But instead, we have to learn a much more complex new relationship with food. It's a very difficult dance, God knows we all know that. And sometimes, even the BEST dancer mis-steps, or forgets a move, or loses focus. It's forgiveable - as long as it doesn't take you out of the dance altogether. With WLS, most of us will stumble. But as long as we don't stop trying, we can ALL be successful - based on our own PERSONAL definition of what success means to us, as Elena said.
(Damn, that girl's smart for such a young'n!...)
I love you all, and I think posts like this are wonderful. I just hope we can all accept that we will not all agree with everything! Disagreements do not have to = anger!
Imperfect does not = unsuccessful
I like your responses you always use analogies and that is soooo helpful!!! When you were talking about alcoholics it brought to mind my 2 uncles. They were both severe alcoholics. Both of their wives gave them an ulimatium: me/kids or the alcohol. Both chose their family. The one uncle, never had a struggle with leaving the bottle alone, the other well he struggled and struggled and struggled. TO the point that when he drove home from work just the site of a bar enticed him and he would stop. REALLY wanting to put his family first he decided to find a route from work that had NO bars. This uncle is now 82 and quit drinking in his 30's and he told me that he struggled with the temptation drinking until well into his 60's!!!
From the time I heard that story, knowing my uncles, I always wondered since they were the best of friends and best support to each other why one could just say DONE and bam it was so and the other had to re-arrange his life.....UNTIL I had WLS. Yes, it's all personal~ personal choices, commitment and focus~ couldn't agree with you and Elena more!!!
Again, THANKS for your thoughts and input!!! VERY helpful!
From the time I heard that story, knowing my uncles, I always wondered since they were the best of friends and best support to each other why one could just say DONE and bam it was so and the other had to re-arrange his life.....UNTIL I had WLS. Yes, it's all personal~ personal choices, commitment and focus~ couldn't agree with you and Elena more!!!
Again, THANKS for your thoughts and input!!! VERY helpful!
~Sandie~ -147!!WLS:12-12-06:Preop 268,Ht.5'4",BMI 44.9
Click on link to see my journey!!!
http://www.onetruemedia.com/my_shared?z=2bfaca5561a1d558fceb
87&utm_source=otm&utm_medium=text_url
"Do unto others as you'd have done to you"~ The Golden Rule to Live by!
You are what you EAT and WHO you hang out with! Choices=Outcome~ what's YOUR choice??
I'm not perfect but I am going to die trying!!!
Excellent points about the addiction end of this Darla. I've often used this when trying to talk to people.
Some say that food isn't an addiction... that we are just pigs... those folks don't stay long in my life... surprise!
I also get the addiction speel and counter with their addiction... yeah, you can go through life without cigarettes...(been there), alcohol (been there) and many other things... like you say is it easy? hell no but you don't need vodka to survive....
Good thoughts
Some say that food isn't an addiction... that we are just pigs... those folks don't stay long in my life... surprise!
I also get the addiction speel and counter with their addiction... yeah, you can go through life without cigarettes...(been there), alcohol (been there) and many other things... like you say is it easy? hell no but you don't need vodka to survive....
Good thoughts
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