I love the holidays, and Thanksgiving and Christmas are my favorite time with family. This year though, I am glad the holidays are over! I am excited what this year will bring. One thing I will accomplish this year among my goals will be a healthier lifestyle. I have struggled in November and December to stay on track. From August to Thanksgiving I managed to lose 30 pounds, from Thanksgiving to today, I have managed to gain 9 of that back. I have decided though, enough of feeling guilty about that, today we move forward and I am so excited to be back on my journey. I am taking the advice of my dietitian and following a "Reboot Program" for the first 14 days of Jan. (this consists of protein shakes and bars only for 14 days). I will go back to her office in Edmond on the 14th of Jan and she will guide me in a plan of what is best for me, to continue with a healthier lifestyle. I met Chris, my dietitian in 2006 when I had lap band surgery, and I really like her alot. She is very real and very to the point and truly cares about her patients. Some health issues led me back to visit my lap band doctor this past month, he advised me to visit with Chris and get me back on track to utilize my lap band correctly, as a tool that it was designed to be.
After visiting with the dietitian regarding other patients that have struggled 3 or more years after weight loss surgery, I know for sure, it doesn't matter what kind of surgery you do or don't have. Its all about 80% mental because if you don't have your mind leading you correctly, your not going to have long term success.
I am looking for Long term success, not a year of healthy and then a road leading back to where I am today. I have a close friend that had lap band surgery after me, she too struggled with weight gain, she began her new healthy lifestyle in Jan of 2010 and WOW, so proud of her success this past year, A great motivation to me! I have another close friend who I went to high school with and back in 2000, we supported each other and took off the pounds and felt great. She too is struggling now, having just had a baby this past year, she is ready to take off the pounds in 2011, so we have decided, today is a great day to begin our journey....1-1-11, 1st day of the year! I'm excited but the most important thing to remember I think is, it's not just to get the weight off, It's a Lifestyle change that needs to last forever!
I am excited to get a family membership to the new YMCA in Ponca City, for the family.....Yep, gonna drag my kids with me and we are gonna get healthy and have fun doing it! In the past this kinda makes me feel uncomfortable, going into a place to exercise where it seems so many of the people there are totally in shape and know what they are doing....I have decided, to step out of my comfort zone and not care what anybody thinks, Its time I do it for me. So...........here I go!!
I will post a Starting picture on here, I have one before Lap Band too I'd like to add, to show my entire journey, as I find other people's blogg's very motivational and I hope too, along the way I can inspire someone, as there are plenty that have inspired me.
........... I am so excited! Happy New year to everyone!!
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