Hypnosis - thankful for simple goals

Years ago (roughly 150), I went with a friend to a group hypnosis for weight loss.  I thought it was cool but it didn't really work as 150 years later, I went for WLS, but I digress.  I think there may have been a 'cassette' that you would listen to at home and I probably let that go by the wayside.


Anyway (or anywayS as they say in this area), one of the things that stuck out in my mind (lol) was the speaker saying: what if I could promise you that in one year you would be 52 pounds lighter (i.e one lb per week)? And not just get there and gain it all back? 52 pounds gone for good.  Would you be satisfied?  Of course, all of us were in a hypnotic state nodding our head yes /nod.


That's my goal for WLS.  I'm well on my way to being at 52 lbs gone within the year of WLS (oh great, now I've jinked it) but I'm here for the long haul.  If it takes one year, two years, however long ... I want this weight gone forever. 

November 7 - Thankful For: Saying No

The ability to pass on donuts and cider this morning at work.  


We had our annual United Way Kickoff party at work this morning and it felt soooooooo good not having a donut or going to get an extra donut afterwards or even take a donut for the next day. Everyone around me eating donuts and drinking cider but not me.  I loved it.


Donuts aren't really my food of choice so it's not as big of deal as I'm portraying but it just felt good to say no to the donut. 

Staring to get Thankful

I've been down for a bit and need to pull it together.  I'm late but I'm jumping on the Thankful List:

1.  The health of my family.  I have a very small family and we've been blessed with relatively good health.

2.  Decision to get the lapband in 2011.  I'm bouncing around right now but know that with the lapband - I can get healthy.  Besides, my weigh in day is Thr :)

3.  On Nov 3 - there was a spectacular sunrise and I remember thinking - I am thankful for all of my senses to be able to enjoy nature.

4.  This blogging community.  The amount of info and support that *you people* willingly give is unbelievable.

5.  On Nov 5 - thankful for Professor.  He's been working 7 days a week for two weeks now and he still wants to cook a meal for me (okay, well, this weekend's meal was Sunday bfast but he does like to cook).

6.  Nov 6 - thankful for my little fur-child, Coco Fiona.  I can't believe how lucky I got with her.  I got her at (about) 18 months and I was her third Mama.  I thought, for sure, that she would be skittish but she is a lover and is starting to become a lapcat.  

Since Draz was asking about desks - here's mine and I'm sneaking in an extra pic of Coco (it was in my g-parents cottage so it's probably close to 100 years old):

Did I say I was going to cook? LOL !!

That didn't take long ... 3 days into "Post Daily in November" and I don't post ... oh well ...


Had a bit of a revelation yesterday.  I knew thought that Professor and I were going to have a 'meal' last evening of awesome cheese, wine and a chicken curry. In the past, I would have starved myself all day but it occurred to me - with the band - you simply eat what you can eat. Not eating at lunch means nothing for dinner.  The band can only hold what the band can hold.  I know this is a basic of bandsters so I had to laugh at myself with this 'hit' me :)


Wine - yes.
Cheese - yes.
More wine - yes.
Two bottles - yes.
Chicken curry -- no.


So, I guess I can thank the band for not eating when I had (obviously) consumed quite a bit of wine (yep, I would probably say a bottle). A complete change from the past as I would have had the wine, the cheese, the more more and a full chicken curry dinner.  Love the band. 

TGIF

First off - candy bar update: went right to bed, did not pass candy bar, collect a small loss on the scale this morning.  I don't get too excited about the daily weigh-in but it made me :)


Only worked a half day today.  Took my car in for service - never fun. Came home and had a small lunch.  Still hungry an hour later until I read Ronnie's post and realized that I needed water.  Drinking water at work is so much easier ... 


Nora's post about celebrating, er ... I mean acknowledging her life in London ... which included wine and cheese has me trying to plan a nice dinner for Professor for tomorrow evening.  I'll be headed off tomorrow to a gourmet market and will hopefully come up with something. My Mom always says of gourmet markets: if those places were around when she was raising a family - she would have never cooked a meal (from scratch).  Expensive - yes, but at least I know the meal will be good. 


I'm lazing on the couch and Coco is leaning into me ... life is good.  And then I sneezed and she's gone ... life is still good :)

NaBloPoMo.

I read on Ronnie's blog who read it on Read's blog that November is National Blog Posting Month.  I wasn't going to blog today because I have nothing (nussing) to say but I'm up for a challenge that doesn't involve food so here we go ...


I don't even have 10 Things to say.


Yesterday was Coco's third birthday.  Posted the birthday party pic on Facebook ... if you want to be FB friends - pls leave a comment.  I don't post about WLS ... mostly about Coco.  Love her (and FB).


Lost a single pound this week which I'm fine with as I'm not working out.  Which needs to change.  


Had a bagel today for lunch.  Actually, it was left over from a meeting.  Ate it with cream chz and didn't have lunch.  Had a chz stick at 4pm.  I liked that I didn't beat myself up over the choice.  I wanted it and ate it. Done. 


Came home from work .  Had 11 Trader Joe Sweet Potato Chips. Moved onto a slice of Trader Joe bread (5 grams of protein) and a slice of jalapeno cheese (6 grams of protein).  I want one of the small chocolate Hanuta bars I brought home from Germany (I do eat chocolate but it's not my drug, er food of choice).  Am also very tired so if I can just leave the living room and go right into the bedroom - I will have successfully avoided the chocolate. 


Which I am doing now.  ::: yawn :::

What do my ankles really look like?

Whoa, the pic in the previous post is not me, the tat is not mine and my scale is word free.  I would like those ankles though ... maybe one day. I am pretty sure I have big boned ankles - they've been big so long I don't really know. (I played soccer as a teen - back in the 70s before it was popular and suffered many sprained ankles - just another reason to loose this weight.)  I want to  see what my ankles look like.


Professor gets zero kids at his house but he still buys candy.  You know - the big chocolate bag at Costco. Then, because he ate most of that he needed a few more regular ol' bags. There's only one Nestle's Crunch because he at the entire bag.  I did not eat one piece.  Do not, however, get between me and a bag of chips.  Oh wait. That was me ... pre-band. :)