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30 Day BACK TO BASICS Challenge

Day 19
No info, no tracking. Yesterday was my moms birthday and everyone wanted to stop at the rehab where she is currently residing. As they have had a recent case of Covid, no one can go IN but me, AND their lovely outdoor seating area is under construction. So I went early, set up tables, chairs, balloons, food, drinks etc in a grassy area on the other side of the building. We had a nice time but it didn't even occur to me to track my food.
 
Hi everyone! I am completely new to the forum. Just signed up today. I am 16 days post op. I have been having major issues with getting in protein shakes. I switched from Premier Protein to Fairlife and I'm doing a bit better. I have an issue with the after taste that seems to linger.
I think it will be good for me to follow along with this challenge right out of the gate so I make my goals and stick to them. I will push to get these shakes in each day, walk for 30 minutes, drink 64oz of water and weigh in weekly. Looking forward to the support.
sw: 276.4
cw: 245.4
surgery date: 9/4/21 - Blossom Bariatrics
 
NanaBFierce said:
Hi everyone! I am completely new to the forum. Just signed up today. I am 16 days post op. I have been having major issues with getting in protein shakes. I switched from Premier Protein to Fairlife and I'm doing a bit better. I have an issue with the after taste that seems to linger.
I think it will be good for me to follow along with this challenge right out of the gate so I make my goals and stick to them. I will push to get these shakes in each day, walk for 30 minutes, drink 64oz of water and weigh in weekly. Looking forward to the support.
sw: 276.4
cw: 245.4
surgery date: 9/4/21 - Blossom Bariatrics
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Welcome!! I finally found Slimfast were the protein shakes I liked best. My surgery was 7/9/21 and I am only down 40 lbs, thought I would be down more by now and I still can't see a difference. I am having a lot of trouble with the walking because of knee problems primarily because of my weight (started at 310). I am going to seriously start this month long challenge starting October first. If nobody starts a new board, I will. I always come back for support when I feel down!
 
I am 'fessing up folks. I've had a rough month and while I had the best intentions to get in a good month for September, it did not goes as planned. That stops now. I won't wait for a new month, instead will jump back in now.

I've learned a lot from the mistakes that I made in the last few weeks and I feel that I am in a better place mentally.... So far this morning I am doing great and will post my results tomorrow.

Diane, you posted in one of the threads about a book (which I downloaded to Kindle) about how WLS does not cure food addiction. That is so true and something I need to really work on. Thank you so much for that post. I will let you all know my thoughts as I read the book.

Life is hard but we have to learn no matter what happens, we still have to take care of ourselves. I temporarily forgot that for the first time in this journey (at least to this extent). I am looking forward to feeling better about myself, which is something I lost sight of. I know why they say how important staying in a support group is to be successful long term. If I wasn't here, I'm not so sure I would have pulled myself out of my funk. Thank you to each and everyone of you! This group is amazing!!
 
JudyNY said:
I am 'fessing up folks. I've had a rough month and while I had the best intentions to get in a good month for September, it did not goes as planned. That stops now. I won't wait for a new month, instead will jump back in now.

I've learned a lot from the mistakes that I made in the last few weeks and I feel that I am in a better place mentally.... So far this morning I am doing great and will post my results tomorrow.

Diane, you posted in one of the threads about a book (which I downloaded to Kindle) about how WLS does not cure food addiction. That is so true and something I need to really work on. Thank you so much for that post. I will let you all know my thoughts as I read the book.

Life is hard but we have to learn no matter what happens, we still have to take care of ourselves. I temporarily forgot that for the first time in this journey (at least to this extent). I am looking forward to feeling better about myself, which is something I lost sight of. I know why they say how important staying in a support group is to be successful long term. If I wasn't here, I'm not so sure I would have pulled myself out of my funk. Thank you to each and everyone of you! This group is amazing!!
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Judy,

Please know how much I as a newer person look up to you (and others on here) I think seeing you come out of the bad time working hard again is good for me/others to see. I hope I will remember this so I do not just quit.

Sorry for your hard time. You are strong I can see if from here. Also a great mother
 
NewChallenge said:
Judy,

Please know how much I as a newer person look up to you (and others on here) I think seeing you come out of the bad time working hard again is good for me/others to see. I hope I will remember this so I do not just quit.

Sorry for your hard time. You are strong I can see if from here. Also a great mother
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Thank you so much!! Those words help me more than you know. xoxo
 
So many great & inspiring posts here today. This thread really lifts me up & helps remind me I am not struggling through this alone. I'm with you Judy about needing this to get out of my own personal funk.

And because of y'all, as I mentioned in a quick post yesterday, I got a good walk in to my nearby riverfront park. Yes, the Ohio River is still there! Whew!

Day 19
Water: 64 oz
Protein: 25 g
Tracking: yes
Exercise: 20-25 min. Woohoo!

Weekly weigh-in this morning: down .2, total weight loss since surgery 36.8.

Time to buckle down, kick up my program to increase my protein amounts, & tame my head hunger.

Good luck to all of us. Thanks for the support & encouraging words. We all rock!!!
 
Diane, wow, thank you!!

So sorry to read what you went through with your son. My daughter has told me so many times that I will never see her again. The only thing that makes it a bit harder is knowing that she has a daughter that this is affecting too. But you are so right about enabling. I made note of that book and added it to my list.

Enjoy the birthday dinner!!
 
KarenWV said:
And because of y'all, as I mentioned in a quick post yesterday, I got a good walk in to my nearby riverfront park. Yes, the Ohio River is still there! Whew!
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Karen, we went on a walk yesterday with our granddaughter along the Hudson River. They have an old railroad bridge that has been converted into Walkway Over the Hudson pedestrian bridge. We took the glass elevator up because my husband is having some problems walking for long periods. So while we did a fair amount of walking on the riverside park we didn't do the whole bridge once we got to the top.

He has a prescription for physical therapy so I am hoping he will improve and can join me on walks. Here's a couple pictures from our day:

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NanaBFierce said:
Hi everyone! I am completely new to the forum. Just signed up today. I am 16 days post op. I have been having major issues with getting in protein shakes. I switched from Premier Protein to Fairlife and I'm doing a bit better. I have an issue with the after taste that seems to linger.
I think it will be good for me to follow along with this challenge right out of the gate so I make my goals and stick to them. I will push to get these shakes in each day, walk for 30 minutes, drink 64oz of water and weigh in weekly. Looking forward to the support.
sw: 276.4
cw: 245.4
surgery date: 9/4/21 - Blossom Bariatrics
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Welcome NanaB. 31 lbs down is so awesome. I had some issues with Premier Protein chocolate shakes' aftertaste, but I love their caramel ones from Sam's Club. I also got the Fairlife chocolate protein shakes; they taste just like chocolate milk to me - yum! Good luck & can't wait to hear more about you as you continue your life in the "loser's" world! :)
 
JudyNY said:
Karen, we went on a walk yesterday with our granddaughter along the Hudson River. They have an old railroad bridge that has been converted into Walkway Over the Hudson pedestrian bridge. We took the glass elevator up because my husband is having some problems walking for long periods. So while we did a fair amount of walking on the riverside park we didn't do the whole bridge once we got to the top.

He has a prescription for physical therapy so I am hoping he will improve and can join me on walks. Here's a couple pictures from our day:

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Wow Judy thank you for sharing these beautiful pics. I imagine that view in a few weeks when the leaves start turning. Hint hint maybe a few more pics would be so welcome! ;)

I'm glad your husband could enjoy some of that walk with you. Hopefully PT will help him. Mine has his power chair to get around outside, and PT earlier this year helped him improve his balance & walk around the apartment. Good luck with walking some of the stress out your life. Please take care. You are so very appreciated! ❤❤
 
dianeseattle said:
Judy, you've been living a nightmare. You're surrounded by chaos. Ironically, the people who are causing the chaos aren't suffering from it. They've been handing it to you.

I've been where you are SO many times. I've been chained to sick people who pulled me underwater as they've not spent one second feeling regret about drowning me.

The difference is between enabling and empowering.

When a baby is taking first steps, we allow the baby to fall, occasionally, safely, because babies learn how to walk by falling. They learn by getting back up.

If we kept holding on, the baby would never learn, and would even come to depend on the enabling supporter. If we let go, the baby has to figure out how to stay vertical. That's how the toddler becomes powerful and realizes he/she is able to do it on his/her own.

I've also posted about another amazing book called "Codependent No More," by Melody Beattie. The subtitle is more important than the title: "How to stop controlling others and start caring for yourself."

I remember being pissed off when someone suggested this title to me. Like, it's my fault? Really? I'm not the one with the problem, making everyone miserable.

Oh. Wait... read that again.

I am the one with the problem.

And to bring it back to you, who's sicker: the one causing the problem, or the one who's eating herself to death as a reaction?

Respond, don't react. Don't enable; empower.

If you just stay in your space, support your ideals and beliefs, walk away and leave the problem with the person causing it, you've chosen to empower. Your response isn't unsympathetic. It's a gesture of trust in the other.

Codependence is contagious. So is power.

I was on the verge of suicide when my 14yo son ran away from home for six months. One night I got a call from police 500 miles away. He'd fallen off a train he was hopping and been slightly injured. I asked them to put him on the phone and begged him to come home. He was very stoned and just laughed at me and made a few statements that cut me to the core. Then he said he hoped I enjoyed our little chat, because "...you're never going to see me again."

Well, Thursday is his 42nd birthday and we're going out to dinner.

Life happens. If you love someone whose actions hurt you, remember, you need to love yourself too. Take back the power and give up the control that's destroying your surgical commitment to LIFE.

You're not on a diet. You're on a path you chose, and you worked hard and failed and tried again and... now it's time to let go of everything you can't control and celebrate your body.

It won't guarantee you'll have a happy life, but it will empower you.

Take a deep breath now. Feel it? That's your power.
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Diane, all I can say is Wow! You have come through all of this & somehow made it to the other side. Your strength makes me feel stronger somehow.

Happy birthday to your son. So glad y'all can share that special day. And belated happy b'day to your mom Missy!

Diane, that's so cool to read about baby steps. That seems to be a theme right now, inspiring us all to try try again rather than giving up too soon. Please take care. ❤❤
 
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