Guest guest Posted December 31, 2000 Report Share Posted December 31, 2000 Hello all my fellow OSSGer's, To paraphrase Baron, here I sit, coffee surging in my veins, reflecting on the past and pondering the future. Where would I be if I didn't have WLS? That's one question bouncing off the walls of my cranium. I think I would be in a wheelchair, or motorized cart, wearing oxygen 24/7, on a cpap machine and very much alone. My husband was at the end of his rope when I first approached him about this surgery. He even was going to write to have him contact me. We were both very much desperate. I'd probably be logging in with a lot of hospital time, and would probably be in disability. And this is all if my depression didn't drive me to suicide. Do I think this surgery saved my life? You bet your ever-loving saggy butt it did!! I am now living a life I never knew existed. My God what I've missed out on, all these years just because of a love affair with food. Contrary to popular belief.....you can teach an old dog new tricks (even old cats too!) This is a constant learning process and I so appreciate reading all the posts of those further out from me. Not everything applies to me or my situation but I'm always learning. And on this note....a few resolutions for me for the new year. 1. Never, ever take sleeping pills without being safely tucked in bed and being sure the computer is off and the tweezers are put away. 2. NO MORE GRAZING! I don't care if it's just veggies....grazing is bad, bad, bad! 3. Less coffee....more water. (this is going to be a tough one for me) 4. Rededicating myself, and losing this last blasted 15 pounds. I mean really now, I've lost 320....why the heck am I stopping just 15 lbs from my goal? 5. My hubby says if I'm in need of oral gratification I should see him first, instead of opening the refrigerator. I wonder what he means by that? 6. Stop dwelling on my folds and wrinkles of excess flesh...and concentrate on what I have accomplished. It's only skin...it's not cancer so just deal with it and move on. 7. Stop shopping so darn much! (but I love it!!) HAPPY, HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ONE AND ALL. I'll be raising my glass of white zin tonight and toasting you all. And tomorrow, when I have a massive hangover.....well you all know what I'll be doing then! ><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>< Sue in Las Vegas Open RNY 10/26/98 From 500 lbs to 181! Dr Barry L Fisher http://welcome.to/myWLSsite <>><><<><><>><<><><><><><>><<><>><>< " You are never given a wish without also being given the power to make it true. " ~ Bach Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 31, 2000 Report Share Posted December 31, 2000 The last 3 are me!!! First off, my DH's eyes lit up when I told him I was low carbing. He said hey, I got a great idea and gee, no carbs... Ack, Men, they're all alike, huh guys. Folding skin, it moves, it grooves, it floats, it's soft *ask my cat, it's nice to be kneaded* and my dh likes how softig I am.... I don't know if I will stop shopping, wellllll, nah, I am not ready to give that up yet, maybe for lent (Hey, wait, I'm Jewish, we don't do lent, guess I will have to wait for Yom Kippur and atone for my sins LOL) Rita in Still Snowing Vermont, 14 inches and still coming down Open RNY 3/31/94 463/199/185 > In a message dated 12/31/2000 10:11:08 AM Pacific Standard Time, > njtomato@l... writes: > > 5. My hubby says if I'm in need of oral gratification I should see him > > first, instead of opening the refrigerator. I wonder what he means by > that? > > 6. Stop dwelling on my folds and wrinkles of excess flesh...and > > concentrate on what I have accomplished. It's only skin...it's not cancer > > so just deal with it and move on. > > 7. Stop shopping so darn much! (but I love it!!) > > > > > > ><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>< > > Sue in Las Vegas > > About #5, do you think our husbands have a secret > Graduate-OSSG husbands list " headed " up by BobA? It reeks of conspiracy as > my husband is prone to similar commentary. Happy 2001 . . . off to a great > start! > ) Vicki Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 31, 2000 Report Share Posted December 31, 2000 > 1. Never, ever take sleeping pills without being safely tucked in bed and > being sure the computer is off and the tweezers are put away. ************** yep, I've seen some of mine, too! WHOA! And we think they look pretty good at the time! > 2. NO MORE GRAZING! I don't care if it's just veggies....grazing is bad, > bad, bad! *********** painless pouch stretching. Even carrots. Have a protein drink instead. > 3. Less coffee....more water. (this is going to be a tough one for me) ************ I hate the water rules worse than anything. But then, if I could give back every oz of caffeine I had for a speck of the bone I've lost, well.......... > 4. Rededicating myself, and losing this last blasted 15 pounds. I mean > really now, I've lost 320....why the heck am I stopping just 15 lbs from my > goal? ******************* BECAUSE. Isn't that what our parents always told us to a question which has no answer? > 5. My hubby says if I'm in need of oral gratification I should see him > first, instead of opening the refrigerator. I wonder what he means by that? ************** I think he means he wants to sit and have meaningful conversation, huh? Probably down the hall, reclining. Humor him. There's no calories either way. Nor sugar g! > 6. Stop dwelling on my folds and wrinkles of excess flesh...and > concentrate on what I have accomplished. It's only skin...it's not cancer > so just deal with it and move on. ************* I LOVE this! It's not cancer. It's only skin! > 7. Stop shopping so darn much! (but I love it!!) ************ Wait! Don't go overboard here. There are no sugar g in shopping, either. And if you do thrift stores, there's even exercise involved. And hardly any money spent. Sooooooooo, shopping is GOOD, done right! OK, you keep your glass of sugar tonight, I'll be doing another protein and some Crystal Light! And I hope to be sleeping the entire day tomorrow! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 3, 2001 Report Share Posted January 3, 2001 That was an awesome quote and you are modeling an attitude that helps people achieve their wildest dreams! Happy New Year! ) Vicki In a message dated 01/01/2001 7:51:54 PM Pacific Standard Time, mjcarl@... writes: > Well, here it is the evening of the first day of the new millennium! I have > been reading the paper, all the articles on resolutions, the " get fit " stuff > in the Lifestyle sections, all the ads touting exercise equipment and so on. > And I'm glad to say, for the second New Year in a row, NONE of my > resolutions have to do with exercise or losing weight. That's because after > I had WLS 17 months ago, I lost the weight, and exercise is now a routine > part of my life. No more making those kinds of resolutions....and failing to > keep them.....I can't tell you how good it feels to finally have that part > of my life under control! But then I guess I don't HAVE to tell you > all...you are experiencing the same thing first-hand! WOOHOO!!! > > I did read this little ditty, and want to share it with you all: > > " Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we > are powerful beyond measure. It is our Light, not our Darkness, that most > frightens us. We ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, > talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of > God. " - Mandela > > Isn't that incredible? So, my resolution for this year is not to be afraid > of my Light. > > God's blessings on each of you as this new millennium begins!! > > Kathy Carl > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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