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Who needs therapy when you’ve got a blog?
September 18th, 2008
Having bariatric surgery is a lot like being pregnant. I’m spending a lot of time waiting for things to happen and wondering who this new person is going to be. Buying small new clothes and daydreaming about what life will be like when “it” finally happens. And did I mention the waiting?
I’ve found that I’ve been obsessing over my weight loss… much like I did with my pregnancy. It’s almost all I think about anymore. That doesn’t strike me as the healthiest way to go, so I’ve decided to stop. No more weighing myself multiple times a day, no more trying on smaller clothes just to see if they fit yet and no more obsessing. From now on, I’ll weigh on Monday mornings and I’ll only try on smaller clothes when my current clothes are too big, or if I need an outfit for some event.
I’m just going to live my life and let my weight loss slip into the background. I know I’m going to lose weight; I don’t need to micromanage every single ounce.
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That sounds like a great plan!
Good luck sticking to it!
Sounds like a good plan!
ok so…
i need to micromanage more.
so….
send some over here
and it’ll balance out
that sounds like a great plan. What my sil did to get ready for her surgery is sort all the clothes out into sizes and put them in bins. Maybe you could do that so you don’t have to go thru all the clothes when you need the next size down.
Hugs! And I love that trike you picked out. We had the fisher price one for the girls. It worked out okay, but the handle wasn’t quite long enough (altho this was at least 7 years ago or more) I am 5’10″ and so I had a hard time with it. Is there somewhere around you where you can “test drive” them?
That is such a healthy attitude! Remember you did this primarily for good health and a long life – so focus on living life instead of waiting for “it” to start!
I love the way that you work through your thoughts and feelings. You have an almost linear way of dealing with these very hard times and I find it inspiring.
I also feel grateful that you share.
Sounds like you have a plan there! Also? You’ve just experienced a major life change and thinking about it all the time is normal. Just cut yourself some slack.
Yeah, scales are evil, stay away! You know you’re losing weight, so there is no point in obsessing over it to that extent. Easy for me to say, I know, but I haven’t had a scale in 6 years and I think I’m all the better for it.
clearly you are confused about what day it is…so….
as your bff – i’m gunna step up to the plate and help you out.
fun fact friday
- you are my bff
- you and i are goin’ to florida with my sis
- we are going to have more fun than we can handle
- you are skinnier than me
- your hair is shorter and darker than mine
- you are taller than me
- you are funnier than me
- i love you despite all the things you are more than me…..see above list…..
- out children are betrothed
- i once asked you and g to marry me
- i’m wicked proud of you and this weight business
- i’m going to pummel you in cribbage
ok…..i know your readers liek yours better so….get your act together for next week