Re: I was shocked!!

[Guest guest]

Hmm diet soda. Woopee! I love the snickers bar. NICE TOUCH

I don't see this as a success until I'm dead and my bearers can lift

me on their shoulders without a crane.

>

> Hey everybody..

> I know I haven't posted in a while but I have been lurking and

reading the

> messages everyday. I have been doing really well and maintaining

my weight

> (even through all the holiday temptations) I have even lost two

pounds

> since Thanksgiving. I am happy at 143. I would love to get to 130

but I

> don't think my body wants to. I have been sort of leveling out. I

have

> been working alot so I haven't been to the gym as much as I would

like but I

> make sure I stay active wether it is walking each night or doing

one of my

> excercise DVD's. I wouldn't trade my size 4 for any food out there.

>

> Anyway since I have decided to give my employee's time off for the

> holidays and work as much myself as possible I headed to the Power

Zone this

> morning to get some ready to drink protein (so I can keep the head

hunger at

> bay) I ran into one of the members of my support group (I belong to

a large

> support group) She is a cashier at the store I bought my protein

from. She

> was drinking a 16 oz. Diet Pepsi and eating a Snickers bar as she

proceeded

> to tell me she don't know why she her weight loss stopped. She

then told me

> she was happy with the 70 pounds she lost in 14 months. She then

said she

> excercises. I almost said that is why you haven't gained it back

but I kept

> my mouth shut. I then told her I have lost over 150 pounds and I'm

not even

> a year out yet. She was saying that she can eat everything. I

said that I

> don't know what my limits are and I don't want to know. I want

this surgery

> to work and I won't call myself a total success til I have kept it

off for 5

> years or longer. It is a daily struggle to overcome a food

addiction and I

> promised myself the food wont win. I have found too many worthwile

> subsitutes out there but she wouldnt listen to me.

> Namaste,

> Mar

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

HEY!!!!

WOW that is so great!!! I'm so proud of you in many ways!! LOL first

off beig able to keep your mouth shut to your cashier friend. I would

have been so tempted to say something. Congrats on your weightloss

Hun!!!! You have done such a great job!!!!!!!

Hugs!!!!

>

> Hey everybody..

> I know I haven't posted in a while but I have been lurking and

reading the

> messages everyday. I have been doing really well and maintaining

my weight

> (even through all the holiday temptations) I have even lost two

pounds

> since Thanksgiving. I am happy at 143. I would love to get to 130

but I

> don't think my body wants to. I have been sort of leveling out. I

have

> been working alot so I haven't been to the gym as much as I would

like but I

> make sure I stay active wether it is walking each night or doing

one of my

> excercise DVD's. I wouldn't trade my size 4 for any food out there.

>

> Anyway since I have decided to give my employee's time off for the

> holidays and work as much myself as possible I headed to the Power

Zone this

> morning to get some ready to drink protein (so I can keep the head

hunger at

> bay) I ran into one of the members of my support group (I belong to

a large

> support group) She is a cashier at the store I bought my protein

from. She

> was drinking a 16 oz. Diet Pepsi and eating a Snickers bar as she

proceeded

> to tell me she don't know why she her weight loss stopped. She

then told me

> she was happy with the 70 pounds she lost in 14 months. She then

said she

> excercises. I almost said that is why you haven't gained it back

but I kept

> my mouth shut. I then told her I have lost over 150 pounds and I'm

not even

> a year out yet. She was saying that she can eat everything. I

said that I

> don't know what my limits are and I don't want to know. I want

this surgery

> to work and I won't call myself a total success til I have kept it

off for 5

> years or longer. It is a daily struggle to overcome a food

addiction and I

> promised myself the food wont win. I have found too many worthwile

> subsitutes out there but she wouldnt listen to me.

> Namaste,

> Mar

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Mar, I too am shocked by people like this... I prayed for years to

have a way to get the surgery, and I am GRATEFUL God provided a way to

have it paid for in full. I am disgusted by these sorts of people who

have the surgery and then bamm they are back to eating the same

things. I am like you in that I will not even find out what I can

handle and not handle... I am sticking to the program. It makes me

mad to hear about these kinds of people when there are plenty of

people dying to have the surgery, and I am sure they would not waste

the opportunity on a stupid diet soda and candy bar! lisamathis

[Guest guest]

You're doing so great Marilynn. :-)

W

380/255/160

Wild Child wrote:

> Hey everybody..

> I know I haven't posted in a while but I have been lurking and reading the

> messages everyday. I have been doing really well and maintaining my weight

> (even through all the holiday temptations) I have even lost two pounds

> since Thanksgiving. I am happy at 143. I would love to get to 130 but I

> don't think my body wants to. I have been sort of leveling out. I have

> been working alot so I haven't been to the gym as much as I would like but I

> make sure I stay active wether it is walking each night or doing one of my

> excercise DVD's. I wouldn't trade my size 4 for any food out there.

>

> Anyway since I have decided to give my employee's time off for the

> holidays and work as much myself as possible I headed to the Power Zone this

> morning to get some ready to drink protein (so I can keep the head hunger at

> bay) I ran into one of the members of my support group (I belong to a large

> support group) She is a cashier at the store I bought my protein from. She

> was drinking a 16 oz. Diet Pepsi and eating a Snickers bar as she proceeded

> to tell me she don't know why she her weight loss stopped. She then told me

> she was happy with the 70 pounds she lost in 14 months. She then said she

> excercises. I almost said that is why you haven't gained it back but I kept

> my mouth shut. I then told her I have lost over 150 pounds and I'm not even

> a year out yet. She was saying that she can eat everything. I said that I

> don't know what my limits are and I don't want to know. I want this surgery

> to work and I won't call myself a total success til I have kept it off for 5

> years or longer. It is a daily struggle to overcome a food addiction and I

> promised myself the food wont win. I have found too many worthwile

> subsitutes out there but she wouldnt listen to me.

> Namaste,

> Mar

>

[Guest guest]

I know exactly what you mean. My cousin had this surgery 6 years ago

over the 4th of July, 2 weeks after the surgery I watched her eat a

whole package of the sugarless cookies. She was visiting me, and we

had bought some sugarless stuff, and she opened the package ate two,

then put the package away. It was rather late, so I went on to bed,

the next morning I saw the entire empty package in the garbage. I

went through everything with her from going to the doctorr to get

qualified, to appointment, and through surgery. I had high hopes for

her. Six years later she looks no different then she did the day of

her surgery.

She did get down to size 14 and looked really good, now I believe she

is back up to a 24 or 26. Now 9 other cousins in my family have had

this surgery and I guess we've all lerned a lesson from this cousin.

I am now due to have my surgery the 10th of Jan and I will never

forget the high hopes for her and the disappointment I had when I saw

how she was treating this wonderful tool, that we had worked so hard

for her to get.

I guess now I need to take a chapter out of my own book, but I know

how not to treat it.

[Guest guest]

Thanks for posting this...it keeps me grounded!

>

> I know exactly what you mean. My cousin had this surgery 6 years

ago

> over the 4th of July, 2 weeks after the surgery I watched her eat a

> whole package of the sugarless cookies. She was visiting me, and

we

> had bought some sugarless stuff, and she opened the package ate

two,

> then put the package away. It was rather late, so I went on to

bed,

> the next morning I saw the entire empty package in the garbage. I

> went through everything with her from going to the doctorr to get

> qualified, to appointment, and through surgery. I had high hopes

for

> her. Six years later she looks no different then she did the day

of

> her surgery.

>

> She did get down to size 14 and looked really good, now I believe

she

> is back up to a 24 or 26. Now 9 other cousins in my family have

had

> this surgery and I guess we've all lerned a lesson from this

cousin.

> I am now due to have my surgery the 10th of Jan and I will never

> forget the high hopes for her and the disappointment I had when I

saw

> how she was treating this wonderful tool, that we had worked so

hard

> for her to get.

>

> I guess now I need to take a chapter out of my own book, but I know

> how not to treat it.

>