Lauretta
11/10/06 A landmark day! I am officially overweight. I gave up all hope of breaking out of the obese list. It can still happen after all this time.
11/26/06 Okay here is something I NEVER thought I would say.... I cannot afford to lose more weight now! I was stable for a year. I work in a high end clothing store and bought a lot of clothes. Well, I am swimming in my pants suddenly. I have spent more on clothing than I have made so far and they are getting big. What a crazy journey this is. I am thrilled of coarse but gosh I love those clothes!!!!!
4/22/07 It has been three glorious years since surgery. I am not perfect in my program but I always work at it. I am healthy and happy. My surgery is still working. I have learned to listen to my body. I can eat half of a burger if I want but french fries hate me so I may taste one or two but I feel ill if I have more and then I cannot eat anything else for awhile. So time has taught me to adapt. I do not say I never eat poorly but it is a treat not a lifestyle. I still purchase too many clothes and I am a big fan of Spanx! I am currently in the middle of an annual check up and all the tests that go with it. So far so good! I am seeing a Dr. to see ablout getting Synvisc injected in my knees as I am not ready for replacements.
7/26/07
The Supartz injections have helped me very well. I am not in constant pain. My father died 4 weeks ago and I have been on a roller coaster with that but life is returning to a normal pattern. Planning a cruise in 2 months. Life is really good. My eating is generally good but I do have a few bad habits. Fortunately food is not so important anymore. I still do the occassional emotional eating thing but it really is not satisfying. I have changed in many ways. Fortunately the surgery still works. I feel sick if I do stupid things and remorseful even if I don't get sick so there is little reward in using food. My compulsive shopping is always an issue but I am having a similar experience with it too. Hmm... peaceful here.
10/15/2007
Just a brief note of update. We went on the cruise and had a wonderful time! I find myself very critical of my photos. Even tho I look better than I have in 20+ yr I pick them apart. My middle is so out of proportion! So I try to only show my head!!! Still maintaining. I fluctuate 5-10 pounds during the month and I am very perimenapausal. Insomnia is my worst symptom. Not complaining I am very happy. No point wishing to turn the clock back in time.
