Re: Stuart Smalley I'm NOT!!!

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She makes it sound so logical. One more bit of logic out of her & I'm

stranding her freshly post-op body on Mt Rainier somewhere.

(til I finish my diet coke)

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Re: Re: Stuart Smalley I'm NOT!!!

> Dan wrote:

>

> > What diminuative red-head is drinking diet Coke? I gave up the

> > bubbly almost four years ago...haven't been back; and feel much

> > better (and wealthier on the wallet) for it!

>

> One who is a source of inspiration and knowledge to all and WHO KNOWS

> BETTER!! lol. Vitalady. Since I've been out here for my surgery, I keep

> telling her she shouldn't be drinking it every time she gets one. I think

> she's going to smack me pretty soon. But if she's stop drinking them, I'd

> stop bugging her.

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I need to be there to blindfold you in that section of the store and lead you

to whatever section you need to get things from.. LOL

Hugs,

from GA

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I wear blinders. I can't afford to have my clothes expand on my way to the

celery.

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Re: Stuart Smalley I'm NOT!!!

I need to be there to blindfold you in that section of the store and lead you

to whatever section you need to get things from.. LOL

Hugs,

from GA

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I am just catching up here but Dan, your post is great. I am 8.5 yrs

post op and the everydayness is not always easy, especially when I

deal with my own worst enemy, my own demons, ME!!! Read on:

>

> But....now that I'm four years into my WLS, there is a LOT to be

said for

> positive reinforcement within your household...but most

importantly, within

> you. Yep, I do have a daily affirmation that I repeat to

myself...it's

> something to give me focus when I wake up each morning and reminds

me that

> there is only one person to screw up the effects of my WLS...that

person

> being me.

***********This is so very true. I can't blame anyone for what I put

in my body, only me. I make those choices every second and they are

mine and only mine. RESPONSIBILITY***********

>

> Slipping into bad habits is waaaaay too easy. A lapse is a short

ordered

> thing that by habit can turn into a relapse...unfortunately, we are

critters

> of habit. Fortunately, we are critters of habit too...because we

can have

> positive habits right along with the not-so-positive habits.

Recognizing

> what the bad habits are is Job One....being able to put them in

front of you

> so you recognize them when you're getting ready to order a meal; or

snatch

> up something well out of the your personalized approved food or

quantity

> list...or laying on your back when the alarm goes off instead of

getting up

> to EXERCISE (there's that E word!! ).

***********I have forced myself out of bed to get to the gym or out

for a walk. Lately it has been so hard. I have been so tired and

seems like even if I sleep a bit later, it doesn't

help....sigh***********

>

> I think that some of the failings that I've witnessed personally as

well as

> with members of this group and our local bunch of " losers " here in

Atlanta

> is an inability to put the appropriate amount of focus on this

task. Task

> is a good word because it equates to work...and this is work; don't

ever let

> anyone tell you that you took an easy way out. Fortunately, RnY

makes it

> considerably easier to deal with than going stark cold turkey...but

people

> do succeed at cold turkey regimens, just not as often as the World

would

> like. We on the other hand can optimize our new " plumbing " ...but

just like

> anything else, one has to maintain themselves in order to allow the

WLS to

> benefit us.

****************And this is where I have said, the surgery is the

tool, it evens the playing field for me to allow me a fighting chance

to do what we need to do to lose or maintain. Prior to wls, I didn't

have that chance. Now, if I make the changes and use my new habits

right, the wt stays off....***************

>

>

> Silly as it may seem...simply reaffirming your daily goal, putting

it in

> your mind before anything else takes precedence...should be

something to do,

> or at least to try. I can't emphasize enough the need for being

selfish and

> self-absorbed when it comes to this life long pursuit now.

Friends, family

> and employment will have to take second place to your weight loss

and

> maintenance goals. Friends, family and employment will be more

than happy

> to wile you away because you provide a benefit to them....provide a

benefit

> to yourself first and foremost. Much like the safety announcement

on all

> the Commercial air carriers.... " should that mask drop down in front

of

> you....put it on YOURSELF first!!! " Others will take care of

themselves,

> it's a guarantee.

****************I manage to lose this thought all too often and feel

guilty for doing things for me. Many a day I would be at exercise

feeling guilty that hubby is packing lunches and getting the kids

up. Then I thump myself on the head and say YOU HAVE TO DO THIS FOR

YOU...************

>

> So, lads and lasses....I hate to read about folks that fall into

despondency

> when they begin to gain weight or go into the " I've lost control "

mode...as

> too many take the WLS procedure as the Last Measure of Defense.

It's

> not...it's another avenue of attack that many of us have found

success with.

> It's not the panacea for the rest of your life...once the WLS gets

you where

> you bottom out...you've got to get off your bottom and take care of

the

> rest. I've slipped and slid down the slippery slope a number of

> times...move on and get ready for the next failings; with the

exception of

> Sue R. and Vitalady...we're only human. And as simple as it may

seem...a

> simple " Board Meeting " with the chairman each morning with regards

to events

> from yesterday and plan of attack for today...gives you focus and

an angle

> of attack to pursue.

>

*****************Now, Sue R and Momma , while very successful

are still very human LOL. I wouldn't give them that much power.. But

Momma IS responsible for many of us recognizing the neccessity of

getting that protein in,..**************

> Silly? Not really. Silly would be blowing $20,000 for WLS and

then winding

> up back at square one...and that event does happen. The old adage

about a

> " failure to plan is actually planning to fail " applies

here...you've got to

> adjust and keeping fine tuning yourself for the rest of your life

now. When

> you hit your basis weight...it's a whole lot easier to maintain

than to gain

> and take it back off; so plan ahead by just telling yourself in

affirmation

> each morning what you will and won't be doing in this regards. That

> creature of habit will sooner or later make it automatic.

***************Okay, where were you a few years ago when I needed

this statement????HMMMMM? THis is right, it is easier to stay

stopped then try to stop...*****************

>

> Do a quick sorting out each morning while getting awake and I think

you'll

> be pleasantly surprised...it does work for me.

>

> Good luck, eat healthy...get out there and do your Cardio!!

>

> Dan

> rny 10.13.98

> EdWaits,MD-Atlanta

>

*************So Dan, we are elderly here along with many others,

still learning but taking it one task at a time. The one thing I hope

to do is to help preops understand that there is no magic to this and

that all surgeries have the successes and the failures. We have to

decide for our selves if we want to go in the right direction and

once that decision is made it is our RESPONSIBILITY to keep the

decision and take action and be ever vigilant.************

Hugs

Rita

rny 3/31/94

Laurie Spaulding, Burlington VT

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In a message dated 10/7/02 8:03:14 AM Central Daylight Time,

dlturner@... writes:

<< Slid back more times that I should...but, I've maintained my track record

on Mcs >>

-------------------------------

I stay the heck away from all the fast food places too: too easy to consume

tons of calories without even OVEReating. Don't do restaurants either very

often bcuz when it's ALL in front of me, I wanna eat it ALL. (Lack of

willpower's partly what got me into MO in the 1st place). Then end up paying

with either dumping or beating myself up for having done it. 's caveat

about " environmental control " goes a lot further, I think, than just keeping

certain stuff outta the house.

Regards,

Carol A

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In a message dated 10/7/02 8:03:14 AM Central Daylight Time,

dlturner@... writes:

<< Slid back more times that I should...but, I've maintained my track record

on Mcs >>

-------------------------------

I stay the heck away from all the fast food places too: too easy to consume

tons of calories without even OVEReating. Don't do restaurants either very

often bcuz when it's ALL in front of me, I wanna eat it ALL. (Lack of

willpower's partly what got me into MO in the 1st place). Then end up paying

with either dumping or beating myself up for having done it. 's caveat

about " environmental control " goes a lot further, I think, than just keeping

certain stuff outta the house.

Regards,

Carol A