They also have groups for nutritional support followed by yoga, weight loss support, and groups geared towards each surgery. I will definitely be taking advantage of these resources.
I highly suggest that you look into going to a group meeting too if they are readily available. I honestly don't know why I waited so long.
But I do have to say that there was one particular woman there who I was just baffled by- and not in a good way. She had reached onederland and had plateaued- we've all been there at one time or another, right. She says she exercises every day for 2 hours a day and she said she has never measured out her food. She is a sleeve patient, so I'm not too familiar with all that as I am a bandster, but it was suggested that she switch up her routine, try something different and to start measuring her food... she turned her nose up so fast at that suggestion she almost got whiplash. She has tried everything and nothing has worked... well if it were me I would take any suggestion I could to help drop more weight and stay in onderland.
I guess that's just my crazy mindset to try just about anything to help me use the tool to the best advantage.
Well thats about all for now- I did get to the gym today and burnd 720 calories- I am awesome! I am trying to keep myself positive and happy as TOM is quickly apporaching and I loath it along with the moods and cravings it brings with it. I did cave to the chocolate demons and had a fiber one brownie...but now all I want to do is sit with the enitre box and chow down.... ugghhh
Anyways- hope you're all having a good week and getting your sweat on.
thanks for stopping by.
Good luck fighting the chocolate monster! You can do it!
ReplyDeleteI wish I lived somewhere that offered a support group, but they just don't here in podunk. I have considered starting my own with the support of the doctor that does my adjustments!
Good work burning 720 calories! You are killing it!
thanks Lorie, just cinsider us your support group :)
DeleteAt the very first informational meeting that I went to about WLS, there was a woman who was asking a lot of questions about HOW it worked. She was concerned that it was based mostly on restriction because she claimed she didn't eat that much. She couldn't be convinced that she was eating more calories than she realized.
ReplyDeleteI didn't eat a lot of quantity either, but most of my choices were pretty high in calories. I remember when I first lost weight on my own, I would eat mixed nuts and a 20-ounce Coke for lunch. I thought it was healthy, but I had no idea how many calories were in just that one meal.