I had an extraordinarily blessed day yesterday.  I did go a little off plan with some SF stuff (birthday cake baked for me by Bill, and a SF choc covered pretzel, which was one of my gifts).  All in all, it was a terrific day.  Today's plan is to eat like a post-op.  LOL.   1 - 1 egg, 1/4 bagel with butter, coffee 2 - orange and 1 choc covered pretzel 3 - small turkey sandwich on rye bread with salad 4 - banana 5 - 3 oz chicken, 1/4 c. stuffing, 1/4 c. veggies 6 - SF BD cake   The challenge for today is that we are having our office Christmas party, which is simply ****tails and hor d'oevres.  My plan is to shoot someone a text before I go in at 4 pm, put a diet soda in my hand, mingle for about an hour, then head out and text someone to let them know I survived.  I am going to try to focus on the people and activity and decorations and not eat a single, solitary bite of anything because it's not on my plan.  "I had WLS.  I don't eat that." That will be the mantra in my mind.    Planning on making an OA meeting tonight.  The speaker is a larger woman who had failed WLS.  Interesting story.   Have a blessed day!

I used to love to come in here and post my food plan for the day.  I have gotten out of the habit, so here I go.

Ok, first on my food plan for Friday?  I WILL NOT EAT THOSE DAMNED TRADER JOES DARK STAR COOKIES THAT SOME IDIOT (

Hello Ruby, my name is Juana I'm from Reading so that's not to far from you. I had the lap band done Nov 2010 and it was the best thing I could have done, my start weight was 232 I am now 145 my goal was 155 so I went pasted it I am happy where I am at now I don't want to lose anymore. OK enough about me let me know how you are going with this would love to keep in touch with u while you do the surgery if anything I can give u my number and we can text I love to text lol. Just let me know OK take care of yourself.

Some days I do better than others and the truth is, comparatively speaking, it's nothing like the days before WLS, so what I need to remind myself of, is, as you said, intentional eating, which for me is about making mindful choices, not reaching for handfuls of this or that. . .  I am going to log my food choices as that usually helps, if for not other reason to give me pause as to whether or not I really want to eat this or that. . .

I am also working on exactly when I can make myself get back into the gym habit...  the idea of getting up at 4:30 is not appealing, but the nighttime seems like if I don't have a plan for something other then going home, that is what I want to do. . . grrrrrrrrrrrrrhhhhhhhhhhhh, without 5 days at the gym, I will not be where I want to and that is why I have to DO IT!!!

Perhaps we can figure a way to help one another. . .

Have a great day!

Laureen

I'm up at 5:30. . . .  right now, honestly my eating is not great. . .