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Hello Again !

Well, I am sitting at work, just finished my tuna fish stuffed tomato for lunch and waiting the agreed upon 30+ minutes before I can drink some water to wash the tuna out of my teeth! Yummy, snack! It has been a rainy day here in North Florida and that means I have been tempted to munch on junk, lucky for me that I removed the bad stuff from my office so I have nothing to munch on!

 

I reflect back that it has been almost 3 years since I joined the bandwagon. 124 pounds, countless miles walking, some NSVs and some disappointments...all in all..I would do this again in a minute. There are entire GROWN people who weigh 124 pounds and I lost that much weight. I can't pick up 124 pounds but my poor legs and feet were carrying that. Being 3 years out, you don't loose weight fast any more..Shoot, in the beginning if I didn't loose 4-5 pounds in a week, something was really wrong, then 4-5 pounds a month - still not bad...now 4-5 pounds a quarter would be acceptable but hey, I am not gaining..oh sure, I have put on a few pounds here and there, but it came back off. You know I have lost the same 10 pounds far too many times. I get within spittin' distance of my goal and then the "snack devil" inside me comes out to play and poof...10-15 pounds from goal again...One thing I have learned is that even if the weight loss stops right where I am, that is going to OK with me. I am not the 6 I wanted to be - ok - I am an 8..big deal. At least I am not a 22W anymore. I like me, I like what I have accomplished and I feel good about myself.

 

I hope you have a wonderful week and will sit down, reflect and feel good about yourself today too.

 

Melinda in Florida

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sofi_sunshine

Gastric Sleeve Patients

That tuna and tomato snack sounds great- can you eat the whole thing?

Short and Chunky

LAP-BAND Patients

Sofi_sunshine..you bet I ate the whole thing...now, what is the "whole thing" 1/4 cup of tuna salad (homemade) and 3 thin slices of tomato, chopped up on the plate. I looked pretty and I used a saucer so it "filled the plate". It was so yummy, I ate it two days in a row. Congrats on your sleeve. I wish you the best. You are going to have those days when you get discouraged..hang in there..the end results are soooooo worth it. contact me anytime..we all need a boost or a kick in the butt time to time.

Melinda in Florida

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