Guest guest Posted August 9, 2005 Report Share Posted August 9, 2005 Hi Dean, nice to meet you. Mantras...let me see. Not so sure this qualifies as any Mantras but I basically talk myself through this situation. I basically ask whats the worst thing that will happen if I do/not do this or that and go from there. Like when I was going through my 10% process, I used to say to myself when I felt like eating something that I knew would hinder my progress, this is what I would say " No 10%, no surgery " and that is what kept me on the straight and narrow. That along with encouragement from this group and LOTS of prayer. I wish you luck with whatever you are dealing with. Pam Marsh --- Dean NLzooks@...> wrote: > Do any of you have special mantras that you repeat > to yourself when you want to do or avoid doing > something....to avoid eating something, for > instance. > > [For example, it used to be hard for me to use > urinals at times, bladder just wouldn't release > urine. I came up with a solution which has worked > for me for decades: When having this problem I would > simply repeat over and over again the name of > someone I had to work with that drove me crazy. The > thought of him would totally distract my mind and > then everything went fine. ] > dean > __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 9, 2005 Report Share Posted August 9, 2005 > Pam Marsh > > --- Dean wrote: > > > Do any of you have special mantras that you repeat > > to yourself when you want to do or avoid doing > > something....to avoid eating something, for > > instance. > I say HALT! ette, are you HUNGRY, ANGRY, LONELY OR TIRED? If it had been 2 or 3 hours since I last ate, I am probably really hungry and need to eat. If I am angry or lonely (or stressed or in pain), I don't need food, I need to deal with those emotional states in non-food ways. If I am tired I need rest, not a cookie. Regards ette RNY 1/22/04 Leger KPNW Top weight 387 Pre-op 350 Current wt 245 Goal 225 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 9, 2005 Report Share Posted August 9, 2005 I say, "I'm going to be a Marina girl". (The women in the Marina neighborhood in SF where I live are uniformly gorgeous. It's kinda where the beautiful people live. I want to be one of those sleek, gorgeous girls. It's vain, but hey...whatever works.) Robynnette wrote: > Pam Marsh> > --- Dean <NLzooks@y...> wrote:> > > Do any of you have special mantras that you repeat> > to yourself when you want to do or avoid doing> > something....to avoid eating something, for> > instance.>I say HALT!ette, are you HUNGRY, ANGRY, LONELY OR TIRED? If it had been 2 or 3 hours since I last ate, I am probably really hungry and need to eat. If I am angry or lonely (or stressed or in pain), I don't need food, I need to deal with those emotional states in non-food ways. If I am tired I need rest, not a cookie. RegardsetteRNY 1/22/04 Leger KPNWTop weight 387Pre-op 350Current wt 245Goal 225 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 9, 2005 Report Share Posted August 9, 2005 Pam, no I am not post surgery, I am working on my last 5%. I have been staring at that ice cream for 6 weeks while my son was away at Grandpas and various summer camps. I looked at it as my final farewell to fatdom. I am so ready and want it so bad that I feel it has given me a sort of release and a permission to go ahead to do it. It is funny how we relate food into our lives, which is why people are morbidily obese. Well no more, I will fight, fight, fight!!! Jeanne > > > > > > > Do any of you have special mantras that you > > repeat > > > > to yourself when you want to do or avoid doing > > > > something....to avoid eating something, for > > > > instance. > > > > > > > > [For example, it used to be hard for me to use > > > > urinals at times, bladder just wouldn't release > > > > urine. I came up with a solution which has > > worked > > > > for me for decades: When having this problem I > > would > > > > simply repeat over and over again the name of > > > > someone I had to work with that drove me crazy. > > The > > > > thought of him would totally distract my mind > > and > > > > then everything went fine. ] > > > > dean > > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 9, 2005 Report Share Posted August 9, 2005 Congrats . I am not sure if Kaiser gives B12 shots or not but I am shocked that you are only taking the B12 once per week instead of twice per week. Pam Marsh --- astroestell@...> wrote: > Gee, Ben & Jerry's ice cream sounds so good right > now. Though I can't > have it now, I'd rather have the weightloss instead. > I went to my > first Kaiser post-op appt. today. I went from > 285.5lbs to 269lbs > since June 22, 2005 (lap RNY). They were pleased I > wasn't losing > fast, (pleased?). My waist & hips measurements > dropped from 49 " & 64 " > to 46 " & 57 " . Original measurements were from my > weight at 324lbs > orientation Feb. 2004. I also found out my > cholestrol at surgery was > 183, normal, compared to 204 Dec. 2004. Just > wondering, does Kaiser > in Northern California give vitamin b-12 shots? Here > in Riverside > Kaiser they don't give vitamin b-12 shots, you have > to take > sublingual b-12 once a week. Told doctor taking them > everyday. > > > > > > > > > > > > Do any of you have special mantras that > you > > > > repeat > > > > > > to yourself when you want to do or avoid > doing > > > > > > something....to avoid eating something, > for > > > > > > instance. > > > > > > > > > > > > [For example, it used to be hard for me to > use > > > > > > urinals at times, bladder just wouldn't > release > > > > > > urine. I came up with a solution which has > > > > worked > > > > > > for me for decades: When having this > problem I > > > > would > > > > > > simply repeat over and over again the name > of > > > > > > someone I had to work with that drove me > crazy. > > > > The > > > > > > thought of him would totally distract my > mind > > > > and > > > > > > then everything went fine. ] > > > > > > dean > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 9, 2005 Report Share Posted August 9, 2005 That is a great idea!!!! Now I'll just have to think of a mantra..... Pam b --- Dean NLzooks@...> wrote: > Do any of you have special mantras that you repeat > to yourself when you want to do or avoid doing > something....to avoid eating something, for > instance. > > [For example, it used to be hard for me to use > urinals at times, bladder just wouldn't release > urine. I came up with a solution which has worked > for me for decades: When having this problem I would > simply repeat over and over again the name of > someone I had to work with that drove me crazy. The > thought of him would totally distract my mind and > then everything went fine. ] > dean > __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 9, 2005 Report Share Posted August 9, 2005 That is a great idea!!!! Now I'll just have to think of a mantra..... Pam b --- Dean NLzooks@...> wrote: > Do any of you have special mantras that you repeat > to yourself when you want to do or avoid doing > something....to avoid eating something, for > instance. > > [For example, it used to be hard for me to use > urinals at times, bladder just wouldn't release > urine. I came up with a solution which has worked > for me for decades: When having this problem I would > simply repeat over and over again the name of > someone I had to work with that drove me crazy. The > thought of him would totally distract my mind and > then everything went fine. ] > dean > __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 9, 2005 Report Share Posted August 9, 2005 That is a great idea!!!! Now I'll just have to think of a mantra..... Pam b --- Dean NLzooks@...> wrote: > Do any of you have special mantras that you repeat > to yourself when you want to do or avoid doing > something....to avoid eating something, for > instance. > > [For example, it used to be hard for me to use > urinals at times, bladder just wouldn't release > urine. I came up with a solution which has worked > for me for decades: When having this problem I would > simply repeat over and over again the name of > someone I had to work with that drove me crazy. The > thought of him would totally distract my mind and > then everything went fine. ] > dean > __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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