Wow! Ok Paul I guess I need to post!!
I had no idea it had been so long since my last post. I have been at a stand still with the weight loss. Its my fault with no one to blame but big ol' me. It seems like every bit of will power that I had is gone. I went shopping the other day and actually bought a bag of double stuff oreos~~~ UGH then I came home and ate most of them. I have no excuses other than I am weak. I'm still exercises everyday of the week so my weight hasn't moved a bit but just imagine how much I could have lost by now if I had just been sticking to NS!
Well this morning I got out of bed and went to the cupboard with a trash bag to purge my life of junk. The baby and my husband don't need this crap either! I hate to waste food like that but it had to be done. I kept the peanut butter for Amy but other than that its all gone.
Now on to phase 2. This is where I need help!! Do I send my husband shopping from now on or what?? haha I just need to get my mind back in the right spot. I have let my mind wander to places I shouldn't have. I found a restaurant not to far from school that has egg beater and fresh fruit on the menu so I have been stopping there some mornings. 2 owners and a worker there have had "the surgery" and lost massive amounts of weight. Well I actually sat down with one of them last week and talked about the entire thing. Its the less invasive type with the scope instead of the big cut! I know, I know...I can do this on my own. But this is so tempting especially when I was telling my husband about it and his comment is "well I think you should do it because you're never going to do it on your own"!!! I was so hurt by that! He might be right but maybe the next time I really try I will be able to do it! Its like he has already given up on me. He said its because he's worried about my knees and thinks that it will take too long to lose it this way. I haven't gained back the weight I have lost so far so I'm pretty sure I won't go backwards. Maybe this was his way of motivating me...haha...(he knows I hate to be pissed off. And when I get pissed no one better get in my way! (I highly doubt it) but you never know.)
This has been vacation week and its made me think. I really am looking forward to the summer break. I may take one of the may-term classes that run for 3 weeks but after that I really think I will take the summer off to spend with my daughter. I have been inspired by Sue's and Barry's clean sweep posts. I would love to be on that show by the way! I have no organizational skills...well I use to when it was just me and I had a huge house but this house doesn't have one inch of spare room. I could really use a professional organizer!
WOW this has really jumped around today! I guess I really do need to blog more often! I think Barry has it right, it really holds you responsible for what you are doing to yourself and for yourself!!!
5 comments:
It must be something about the winter months that follow Christmas that put everyone into a funk. Emotional eating rises up out of the dirt and into our lives to create chaos and havoc on our lives!!
Judging from everyone's recent posts, everyone has fallen to the side of the road on the food (even BOB last week! yeah, I know Valentine's day and Tracey's b-day)
Let's look at this as a pit stop on the road to a successful lifestyle change.
Oh and I can relate to the "you're never going to the lose the weight" comment. I've heard that one more than once from DH. Pisses me off, too!
Welcome back Sherri. It's great to see you again - everything looks so clean now!
OK regarding your husband's comment - whatever reason he said it are you mad enough to prove him wrong?
I am reading a book called How to Lose 9,000 lbs (or less): Advice from 516 Dieters Who Did (Hundreds of Heads Survival Guides). It is really pretty good. There is one chapter on drugs and surgery. In it I learned about all the dangerous side effects of weight loss surgery (enough to make me ill!). Anyway the striking thing is that I noticed that the several people that they quoted had lost about 100 pounds in a year after having the surgery - and I thought, huh? I am doing that without the danger of an operation and the side effects. So really think twice, no three times before you go that route.
Hang in there - getting rid of the junk was a good first step - keep walking!!
Oh I love that show Clean Sweep - I've only seen it once but it's great.
Hey Sherri, good job clearing out all that bad food. I did the same and it really makes it easier to stay on track. If it's not in the house it's harder to cheat. As for going to the store, I had the same problem. Now I have a program on my smart phone that has my list. It tells me what to pick up and on which aisle it's on. No browsing, if it's not on the list it doesn't get picked up.
I won't comment on what your DH said, but I hope you prove him wrong. Not saying that the bypass isn't necessary in some cases, but it hits me as a cheat. I would be concerned that I wouldn't eat any smarter and the other problems like high BP, high cholesterol and such would still be there. I would also expect that several people who don't change their habits after bypass could gain it all back.. just my opinion.
Like the look of blog, nice classy design.
You can do this, I know you can!
Good for you, Sherri. I am proud of you for getting rid of all of that crap in your house. Nice job!
As for Paul's comment about the surgery, well, I think you will prove him wrong. You are stronger than before. You know this. You are making better choices and are making the changes you need to succeed. Now it is just time to put it all together. The only way to prove him wrong is to do it. I know you have it in you. You just need to know it too.
The shopping is all about discipline. Just buy the healthy stuff that you want in the house. Make a list beforehand and follow it. I know that sounds easy and isn't, but it may be what will work for you.
I'm thinking about you and know you will do this. I have faith in you to make it happen.
Thanks you all! I plan to prove him sooooo wrong. I have been on the mark this week and if all goes as well through the weekend I should see a move for the first time in months..actually years...considering i have yet to drop below 277 on this diet.
I tried making a list before I went shopping this week. I was so proud of myself, I actually stuck to it and the only thing I bought off the list was a non food item! YIPPY for me and here's to small victories.
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