6 months out today

Jan 13, 2010

I wanted to be 100 lbs down today and only had a half pound to go, but I woke up this morning a pound heavier.  gah!  Oh well.  It has been a rollercoaster ride, with its ups and downs.  I only lost 5 pounds this month, due to a bite of this and a bite of that over the holidays.  I feel 100% better than I've felt in years - all except for my back, which is pretty much wrecked. 

What have I learned in the last 6 months? 
It's harder than I thought it would be, but it is worth it.

There will be people who are truly happy for you and then others who are just waiting for you to fail.

There will be people who will look elsewhere to put you down.  If it is no longer the weight, it is the saggy skin, or the fact that I had to have the surgery to make it happen for me. 

Carbs are still the enemy.  Some people can partake of them freely.  I am not one of those people.

I don't dump. 

I can eat anything.  I just have to choose not to.

I can eat more than what I'm supposed to.  I just have to choose not to.

There are all kinds of ways to "eat around" the surgery.  When I figure out one of them I don't do it anymore.

Protein helps me lose weight.  If I don't get it all in, I don't lose weight.

64 oz of fluid a day doesn't seem like a lot, but it is.  It is a struggle everyday to get it in.

It's easy to forget the vitamins and supplements the further out I go, but I try like heck not to.

It gets harder to stay on track.

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