Comments on: Weekend Quote: How Many Eggs Have You Thrown Away?

By: Alicia

Alicia — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 20:52:09 +0000

Hi Roni-
I wanted to let you know that this is one of those posts that reached into the depths of my soul and touched me. I have struggled with my weight since I was 5-years-old. I have been on more diets than I can even remember. In June of 2009 I went through a series of life changing events. One of them was losing 60 pounds from June 2009-December 2009. I did it through the Medifast program. There was nothing that could entice me to eat off plan; I even successfully went on a cruise in August 2009. Rather than eating on the cruise, I ate very little of my Medifast food and supplemented my calories with alcohol. I came off the boat 6 pounds lighter after only 3 days. I began exercising in November 2009 and started to maintain my weight, while still maintaining the low calorie Medifast diet. In January, I completed my first half marathon and I felt as though I was on top of the world. Then something changed. The Medifast program did not teach me any way to eat when not following the plan, however the plan did not work with my active lifestyle. From January 2010-July 2010, I managed to put on every last one of those 60 pounds I had worked so hard to lose. It devastated me and I beat myself up every day over it. I mentally punished myself for being such a failure. The day your post went up was a day when I needed it the most. I have been working on a healthier weight loss goal. If I lose 1 pound a week, I will be happy. I am still in the beginning stages of this new lifestyle, however, when I think I’ve screwed up I think back to your post and it encourages me to pick up and move on. I’ve already noticed a difference on the scale and in my mentality.
Weight is such a personal, internal battle for people.

Last night my boyfriend and I were on our way to a baseball game when we received a phone call that his mother was being rushed in for emergency surgery. Upon arriving at the hospital we were told that there were complications resulting from a Lapband procedure she had done 2 years ago. The Lapband was a very personal decision she made and did not share with anyone but immediate family. The band somehow slipped, strangulating part of her stomach. The result was a hole in her stomach, which was now dead, that leaked bacteria into her bloodstream ultimately causing septic shock. She was taken in for an emergency surgery to remove the dead portion of her stomach. She is lying in a hospital bed in ICU on a ventilator right now. It is devastating to the family, especially her husband of over 50 years. All she wanted was to have a weight loss solution that finally worked for her, and now 2 years later all her husband wants is for her to be alive. Fat or thin.

Thank you for your unending encouragement.

Alicia

By: Jenn

Jenn — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 16:38:52 +0000

Thanks Roni! I just sent to my hubby and told him I am now famous, hahaha :)

Hope you all have a great day!

By: Thea @ I'm a Drama Mama

Thea @ I'm a Drama Mama — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 02:13:35 +0000

Oh my goodness, that IS a great metaphor. I’ll have to remember that the next time All Or Nothing rears it’s ugly head.

By: amanda

amanda — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 01:12:27 +0000

Wow that is a great quote!!! By the way, I am reading “Breaking free from Compulsive eating” by Geneen Roth and it has been a real eye opener. She is very big on having people let go of what they deem as their forbidden foods.

By: Paula

Paula — Sun, 01 Aug 2010 16:19:25 +0000

A great blog message. One we all need to hear often. Yesterday I ate pizza which is something I have not eaten in months & I have felt so lousy about it. But one meal is not going to destroy the entire package. I did lose half a pound so I need to realize eating too much one day will not take away all the good I have done.

By: Cynthia (It All Changes)

Cynthia (It All Changes) — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 19:44:43 +0000

I love that metaphor as well as a few similar ones.

If you get a flat tire are you going to slash the other three.

And if you trip on the stairs are you going to throw yourself down the others.

I prefer to make scrambles with my eggs.

By: Jenn Barley | The KickStart Coach

Jenn Barley | The KickStart Coach — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 15:19:46 +0000

Another great one is: just because you dent the car doesn’t mean you have to total it.

By: Michelle

Michelle — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 13:50:22 +0000

I love this analogy. Never heard that before. I don’t think I’ll get that one out of my head for a long time!

By: Linda

Linda — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 12:49:26 +0000

I so need to hear this today being it’s the 31st of the month and I am debating as whether to binge “just this last time” since it’s the end of the month and then I will be “perfect”. I chase this perfection belief as I go up in weight and I need to get off of this merry-go-round. “Progress….not perfection”, needs to be my new motto.

By: Missy

Missy — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 12:44:39 +0000

GREAT post Roni!!!!! Love the analogy!!!