At the ball last week I saw my surgeon, and he hadn't seen me in a while. Nice guy that he is, he told me I looked great. I gave him a big hug and told him, "This is thanks to you, you know!!"
He said, "I know." Rather smugly...
That's when it hit me. Yes, he is a wonderful surgeon, but he did a TWO HOUR procedure on my guts. I AM THE ONE THAT IS PUTTING IN ALL THE WORK. It's up to me to make the right food choices, to exercise, and to seek support when I need it. I truly appreciate that he's given me the physical ability to finally lose the weight so my outside can match my inside, but I didn't realize until that night that I need to give myself credit for what I'm doing.
I'm not just doing this for myself. I'm doing this for my husband and my kids. But I AM THE ONE THAT'S DOING IT.
Monday, October 5, 2009
Give yourself credit!!
Posted by Meg at 6:27 AM
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Hollllaaaa!
You are so right and I blogged about this exact same thing over the weekend. The lapband is simply a tool. Congratulations on your success. I've reached my goal and am happy as a clam - have lost 111 lbs. My blog is sallyslapbandjourney.blogspot.com
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