Thanks !

[Guest guest]

I just wanted to say thanks to all those that post about the gaining and the

need to watch and how they are going to take charge. It encourages me to be

good and do what I need to do. I know it can be done.. I did it recently..

got off track for Thanksgiving and just haven't tightened the reins back up

yet. I figure Christmas is my next hurdle. Once it's over I have promised

myself to get this last 50 lbs off. It's not going to be another failed New

Year's resolution. Nor am I doing it for anyone or any doctor who thinks I

need to. I am simply doing it for ME. To complete something I started

nearly two years ago. My surgery has been a medical success.. I am very

happy. I just am doing this to show myself that I am the one in control

here. I can choose to eat right, exercise and live my life the way I

dreamed it would be when I first decided to have surgery or I can choose to

let these old habits take hold and defeat my dream. I choose to be

successful at making my dream come true. Thank the gods I have the tool to

utilize to make it happen. Will it be easy... NO but will it be impossible..

Absolutely not !!

Again thanks to everyone who posts on here and shares. You may not think

that what you have to say makes any difference. Even the failures make so

much difference. We all learn from one another.. we learn from what did and

didn't work for other people. Helps us to watch for what NOT to do as well

as when we should talk to our docs. I see the gastric doctor on Jan 2, 03

and hopefully he will scope me right away. Then I will at least know what's

going on inside my body that causes me to have trouble swallowing and the

burning in my stomach. Hope you all have a wonderful holiday season. I

will hush now and get to work !!

HUGS

Ginger

Austin, TX

Open RNY 3/05/01 -212

up 10 pounds

extended abdominoplasty 7/12/02

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[Guest guest]

Christmas is my next hurdle. Once it's over I have promised

myself to get this last 50 lbs off. It's not going to be another

failed New

Year's resolution.

Then why not start now Ginger? Letting yourself go because it's

Christmas will only leave you with a guilt hangover, if it doesn't

taint the holidays themselves.

We have two days to diary and think about an individual plan, then a

whole week until Christmas to follow a plan and get jump started on

healthy eating. See my next post.

Smiles,

Vicki A.