Duh?!?!?!?!

Apr 20, 2010

Okay so I just passed the 20 month mark since surgery. According to my Gyno - I've lost 100 lbs exactly. While I'm happy with that I'm not content with it.  This frustrates me. I want to lose more. I want to feel even better. I want to look better.

Here's the DUH part of this.....wanting  things to happen versus actually making it happen. Why haven't I been doing more? Why have I allowed carbs and caffeine back into my lifestyle? Why have I slacked up on exercise? Why have I tested the waters where sugar is concerned?  I KNOW WHY...........I was treating my surgery as if it were just another diet not a true life long approach.

Think about it. Prior to surgery we WLS patients have tried almost every "diet" out there and created a combination of many more of them. "Diets" didn't work for us. If anything they set us up for years of yo-yoing and played havoc on our bodies. My surgery was only on my body.....period....a very small portion of a very large mass actually. The surgery didn't reroute my brain - only my digestive tract.

So with this new revelation....I have a choice to make - do I continue to diet and risk perpetual failure and disappointment or do I embrace my surgery as a cornerstone of a new life and continually build on that knowledge? I know what I'm chosing to do.

I've dusted off the tools that I've gathered for this journey..my before picture and measurements...info that I got from the surgeon and the nutritionist on how to life as a post-op patient...recipes...exercise programs...the food log....measuring cups....small plates,,,,,and my GOALS in writing. Today I've recommitted myself to making those small changes that translate into a healthy, successful, fully functional and CONTENT individual regardless of my weight.

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