MY ONE YEAR MARK HAS PASSED!

Mar 03, 2009

ONE YEAR AS OF JANUARY 23RD 2009. I DID NOT REACH MY GOAL WEIGHT BUT I AM 100 POUNDS DOWN AND FEELING BETTER THAN IN YEARS. I HAVE LEARNED A LOT ABOUT MYSELF AND MY EATING PROBLEMS. I RELAPSED INTO BAD HABITS FOR FOUR MONTHS AND WAS ABLE TO PULL MY PROGRAM BACK TOGETHER WITH HELP OF MY OH FRIENDS. I REALIZE THAT I HAVE TO BE ON GUARD FOR EMOTIONAL TRIGGERS AND TOTALLY AVOID OLD BEHAVIORS BECAUSE TO REGRESS INTO MY OLD LIFE IS DEFINITELY POSSIBLE. I BEGAN TO GAIN WEIGHT BACK AND IT WAS ENOUGH OF A WAKE UP CALL FOR ME TO SEEK ADVICE AND REEVALUATE MY SITUATION. NOW I AM ON MY WAY BACK ON TRACK. FAMILY PROBLEMS SEEM ENDLESS AND I ALWAYS GET PULLED INTO THE CRISIS SO I MUST LEARN TO TAKE BETTER CARE OF MYSELF REGARDLESS OF WHAT IS HAPPENING. I HAVE REALIZED MORE THAN EVER THE IMPACT OF SELF TALK AND HOW THE MESSAGES THAT YOU GIVE YOURSELF CAN DECIDE YOUR SUCCESS OR FAILURE. I AM PLANNING A VACATION TO MEXICO IN APRIL AND I AM USING IT AS AN INCENTIVE TO GET INTO BETTER SHAPE. MORE GYM TIME AND LESS FOOD AGAIN. GENERALLY SPEAKING I AM DOING WELL. MY SLUMP HAS PASSED AND MY GRATITUDE FOR GASTRIC BY-PASS, THIS SITE, AND MY NEW LIFE CONTINUES. MY YEARLY CHECK UP WAS GOOD. HAD TO START TAKING VITAMIN D AND WILL BE HAVING AN ENDOSCOPE DONE NEXT WEEK TO CHECK MY THROAT. FEELS LIKE SOMETHING CAUGHT DOWN BY MY TRACHEAL PASSAGE. HAD UPPER GI BUT FOUND NOTHING SO FAR. OVERALL I AM DOING GOOD AND EXTREMELY GLAD I HAD THIS SURGERY DONE.

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