So why is having this tool so much EASIER than any other tool?
What is so MAGIC about WLS? Ah what a nice segue to the MAGIC part of WLS.
Apparently WLS is Magic. I just have the surgery and I wake up thin. Oh I wish it were so.
Why do folks think it’s magic. DO they not think I work at this? Do they not think I struggle? Does the weight fall off. UMM NO.
Not always. Not often. NOT SUPPOSED TO. Weight loss surgery is tool that gives a person the chance to learn to do the right things. IT means I learn to eat the right amounts of the right foods. Damn there we go back to that TOOL again… naw it’s not a tool it’s magic… you aren’t hungry. Oh so if I’m not hungry then I CHEAT at dieting huh?
Who did I cheat? Did I cheat death? You bet. I’m not going to die in ten years from morbid obesity and the related crap that goes with it. Did I cheat YOU? Nope. It’s not a contest… therefore there IS NO CHEATING…
Did I CHEAT MYSELF? Umm how? Because I found a most awesome tool that allows me to learn what a proper portion of ANY food is? Granted I am lucky. I can eat fat. I eat avocado. I drink half and half, I use oil and full fat cheese and full fat salad dressing. Some RNY folks dump on those things. I do not. I can even manage small amounts of sugar. I have not had major dumping issues esp if I follow a full protein/fat meal with a bit of sugar. JUST LIKE A NORMAL PERSON. I will eat 3 or 4 shrimp that are grilled or sautéed (not breaded and fried) or some lobster or some crab or even a small yummy steak… and then for dessert IF I have the room I will have the bite of someone’s something yummy . And the wonderful thing is that ONE bite is often enough. I do not feel the need or compulsion to eat past full. That may be magic to you. And maybe that is part of the RNY magic… KNOWING that if I want it I can have it has rendered ALL foods powerless. Knowing that eating till full is a bad thing, knowing that I can eat it at any time in small amounts is not cheating. It’s how “normal folks” live. It’s how intuitive skinny people live. I am still contemplating dinner tonight. NO clue what I want. But I know it will be protein first as I am at only 59 g of protein so far today… oh yeah that SPARK PEOPLE website is a GREAT TOOL as is my GoWEAR fit. While the gowear fit may not be attractive to some it’s the most beautiful accessory I have. It gives me feedback that tells me my choices are spot on with my chosen path to health. And my plan is just that A PLAN. I know what I will be doing for the REST OF MY LIFE in terms of my health. I will be eating small portions of MOSTLY good for me FOOD… I will be exercising way more than I ever thought I would want to (and yes I DO Like it… but that’s because I FOUND stuff I like to do… and that my friends is the KEY… do not do things because you have to. Do not do things you hate… find things you love to do and DO THEM.
Find foods you love to eat and EAT THEM. In small amounts. Sparingly. AS NEEDED NOT AS WANTED… (yes I NEED cheesecake just not every day). Lately I NEED quesadillas. EVERY DAY. So I eat them. Either I buy them and eat a small small portion of them or I make them at home and eat one of my baby quesadillas…
I wanted to separate magic, easy and cheating into three distinct areas and discuss them. It’s not happening… as with most of the things in my life one part overlaps the other.
My life has really changed in the last year…. As have my opinions. I admit there was a time I thought WLS the easy way out. I had that whole holier than thou attitude about losing weight. I could do it through sheer willpower. Well I could. Over and over and over but I could never maintain it enough to start back up and only have 17 pounds left to lose. Maintaining is HARD WORK. I am scared of it.
I do not want this to fail but I know if I follow the rules like I have been I will be fine.
Yes there ARE DAYS I graze. Yes there are days I eat way too many carby things… But 90-95% of the time I am spot on with the plan. Can you say that about your life? Has the gym or your exercise become critical like brushing your teeth? My trainer and I were talking about that the other day and she and I both said… “if I don’t work out I feel like I have not brushed my teeth”… it’s become that important to me. Yes there are days I wanna skip it… but I know if I skip it I will pay for it physically later… maybe not that day but the next week….
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