Dawnm
This is New
Mar 21, 2010
3/21/10 - I just celebrated my 4th year anniversary. It's funny I do really well and then something slams out of no where and I'm back to my old ways, not caring, eating anything in sight. Around Thanksgiving 2009 I realized that I needed to get back into this again. I had gained all my lost weight back plus a few pounds. I once again couldn't climb stairs without gasping for breath, couldn't walk across the parking lot without slowing down so I wouldn't collapse. And so right after Thanksgiving I started reviewing my "golden rules" I had learned while taking all the prep classes before surgery. I went back to basics. Lots of water, lots of veggies, lots of trying to pay attention to my body. Only eating when I was hungry and then taking my time and enjoying food again. I cut out carbs almost completely - okay I must admit I still have my 6" tuna sandwich on wheat bread from Subway once a week. I started thinking about whether I was really hungry BEFORE I ate anything. I drank enough water daily to send me to the bathroom at least every hour. And a miraculous thing began to happen. I started to feel better everyday. I started to lose weight again. I started to feel like I wasn't a complete failure and I could do this. Since that day I have lost 51 pounds on my own. No fills! I am scheduled for a fill on April 20, 2010. I'm hoping to be down another 20 pounds before then. I know I can do this. I have to do this.
