Guest guest Posted October 5, 2002 Report Share Posted October 5, 2002 Um, well, the smart one stopped, the stupid one with kidney stones still does. m Stuart Smalley I'm NOT!!! > > > > > > > > > > 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. > > > > > > 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 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. > > > > > > > > > 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. > > > > > > 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. > > > > > > 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. > > > > > > 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 > > > > > > " because I'm swell enough, smart enough and some people pretend > to like > > me! " > > > > > > > > > > > > Homepage: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Graduate-OSSG > > > > > > Unsubscribe: mailto:Graduate-OSSG-unsubscribe@y... > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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