October 25, 201510 yr Popular Post Ok, I admit it... I’ve been slack. For the past six weeks, I’ve not been concentrating on ANYTHING related to my post-sleeving care. I’ve not been making sure I’m having enough protein… I’ve not been getting all my Water in… I’ve not been thinking about what I eat.. Yes, I’ve still been going to the gym… Yes, I’ve still been losing weight… But what if I’d stuck to my plan all along and kept up the water/protein/good food thing? How much further along would I have been? Relatively speaking, six weeks is a long time. It’s 17(ish)% of my sleeved life. 17%. It doesn’t sound like much. It’s not even a fifth of something. But think about this… What if I was 17% ahead of where I am with my weight loss… What if, instead of being thrilled that I’ve lost 150lb, I was celebrating losing 175.5 lb. That’s nearly 80kg in my terms. And it’s 17% more… But fear not… I know what the reality is… The reality is that I’ve nobody to blame but myself. I chose to not get my Protein in… I chose to not keep check on my water… I chose to not watch my calories… (And I also chose to drink alcohol a few times in there too… Shhhhhh) Well you know what… I’m choosing again. Actually, I chose it last week. That’s when I started a countdown in my profile feed. To those who noticed it, it would have been random and quite possibly, nonsensical. But to me, it was making a choice. Re-making a choice. Call it a do-over.. A re-launch.. Call it whatever you like As of 0445 this morning (when I woke up), I’ve taken responsibility for myself again. No more coasting thru this sleeved life.. No more taking losing weight for granted.. No more forgetting where I came from.. What I came from… How far I’ve come… This sleeve shit is NOT easy!! This sleeve shit is NOT cheating!! I have lost this weight… Me.. Nobody else… And you know what? I’m about to lose a whole lot fu***ng more!!!
October 25, 201510 yr Rocketman.. And I think it's gonna be a long, long time'Til touchdown brings me 'round again to find...
October 25, 201510 yr WOW! Congrats on your rededication and taking control! (I actually wondered if that is what your earlier status update was.) Your post is firing me up! I had make some crap choices last week (albeit better than I have made in the past while at the same conference), so I am joining you! Great post!
October 25, 201510 yr @@KindaFamiliar Back up on the horse and more motivated than ever. You got this my friend!
October 26, 201510 yr BOOM! that seriously just made me peddle harder on my recumbent bike! High gear, my friend, high effin gear!!!
October 26, 201510 yr Author Thanx all, both for reading and for commenting... There's a whole lotta support in this place and I'm honoured that some was pointed in my direction... You guys are alright...
October 26, 201510 yr I think you're going to be GREAT at this. In fact, I've often thought that it would be helpful if everyone HAD to "get off the horse" and then "get back on the horse" -- just to exercise their re-commitment muscles. Go for it. And let us know how you're doing.
October 26, 201510 yr Rant over? Yes? In that case, y'know where you whispered about having imbibed? Delete it and all that precedes it. What remains is your birthday. It's all that counts from here on. Edited October 26, 201510 yr by WLSResources/ClothingExch
October 26, 201510 yr Thank you for acknowledging the importance of our choices, day in, day out. Nobody is perfect at this game, if we were we wouldn't be on a board like this. And I can't believe that surgery is some kind of magic fairy dust that makes our journey perfect when we hadn't been before. I'm working on paying attention to the importance of choices while I'm pre-op, so this post was both timely and helpful. Go get 'em!
October 26, 201510 yr That was sooo inspiring! Thanks for that post and making us all realize once again it's all about choices.Your commitment is commendable and a great example to us all!
October 26, 201510 yr In fact, I've often thought that it would be helpful if everyone HAD to "get off the horse" and then "get back on the horse" -- just to exercise their re-commitment muscles. Not to mention haunches. Get it? Re-launch, horse's haunch? Yeah, I know that no one needs a road map for that one, but sometimes I'm a big baby tickled by herself.
Ok, I admit it...
I’ve been slack.
For the past six weeks, I’ve not been concentrating on ANYTHING related to my post-sleeving care.
I’ve not been making sure I’m having enough protein…
I’ve not been getting all my Water in…
I’ve not been thinking about what I eat..
Yes, I’ve still been going to the gym…
Yes, I’ve still been losing weight…
But what if I’d stuck to my plan all along and kept up the water/protein/good food thing?
How much further along would I have been?
Relatively speaking, six weeks is a long time.
It’s 17(ish)% of my sleeved life.
17%.
It doesn’t sound like much.
It’s not even a fifth of something.
But think about this…
What if I was 17% ahead of where I am with my weight loss…
What if, instead of being thrilled that I’ve lost 150lb, I was celebrating losing 175.5 lb.
That’s nearly 80kg in my terms.
And it’s 17% more…
But fear not…
I know what the reality is…
The reality is that I’ve nobody to blame but myself.
I chose to not get my Protein in…
I chose to not keep check on my water…
I chose to not watch my calories…
(And I also chose to drink alcohol a few times in there too… Shhhhhh)
Well you know what…
I’m choosing again.
Actually, I chose it last week.
That’s when I started a countdown in my profile feed.
To those who noticed it, it would have been random and quite possibly, nonsensical.
But to me, it was making a choice.
Re-making a choice.
Call it a do-over..
A re-launch..
Call it whatever you like
As of 0445 this morning (when I woke up), I’ve taken responsibility for myself again.
No more coasting thru this sleeved life..
No more taking losing weight for granted..
No more forgetting where I came from..
What I came from…
How far I’ve come…
This sleeve shit is NOT easy!!
This sleeve shit is NOT cheating!!
I have lost this weight…
Me..
Nobody else…
And you know what?
I’m about to lose a whole lot fu***ng more!!!