brooklyngirl
Yankee gone south
Invest in a cooler, I'm certain you'll use it down the road, especially when you're galavanting all around town as a skinny minnie
You guys are the best! I was so happy to wake up to all these replies today. Hugs all 'round! You're right, @JackieOnLine - can't lose sight of that. Actually I'd lost a little this morning, so - 5.5 pounds more and I will have made it to the 150 pounds lost marker, which will be amazing. That's an entire grown adult, lol.
Also, I decided yesterday to contact an eating disorders clinic here locally that was recommended to me by my therapist when I was still in the US. She said she didn't think I needed it at the moment, but if down the line I ever felt like I needed someone to talk to about my eating that they'd be ideal. I've done really, really well handling the few disordered eating thoughts I've had over the last 16 months I've lived here, but since I just had surgery and things are changing SO rapidly I thought it'd be a really good idea to just get a therapist involved, at least for some "maintenance" appointments to make sure everything stays in line as I wrap my brain around what all this means. So I contacted them through their website yesterday - if I don't hear from them in a few days I'll call. Trying really hard to set myself up for success here. Also, I want an actual answer to whether it's okay for me personally to be weighing every day or not. LOL.
I wish I could live up to that - eating very little and mostly getting by on protein shakes. As sick of the shakes as I am already, though, I kind of doubt that's going to be possible for me though. I actually started putting unflavored protein powder into sugarfree/fat free pudding the last couple of days as I just couldn't handle another of these awful shakes I have.
The ED clinic called and actually INTERVIEWED me yesterday, lol. Turns out they have more clients than they can handle, and only want to bring in people if they feel they can truly help them. She talked to me for like 45 minutes (!) and decided they COULD probably help me, so I'm seeing one of the therapists/owners of the practice Monday. Yay!
I know this isn't the point but you are freaking adorable! and why would you be embarrassed? you present (as we say in healthcare!) as smart and confident, what could be better?
ETA hey, I posted to this thread while watching the video - huh! this site is soooo cool!
Thanks Liz! Unfortunately all I can see are the public FB groups you're in, so... mostly local NC groups there, not WLS groups. Guess most of those are closed and not visible to people you're not friends with on FB.@more2adore I am in several and not all are JUST the DS... https://www.facebook.com/elizabeth.t.ramsey is my facebook account.