wendytip
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Thank you so much for the compliments on my art! I LOVE creating. I swear, it's the only thing I love more than eating. You look pretty "funky" yourself. LOVE the glasses and the hair. I'm working on getting my website up, but I am so FREAKING BUSY! I feel like I'm being pulled in a thousand different directions. Betwenn changing my life with the band, teaching, performing, writing and other art stuff...there's not enough hours in the day!
Thanks for the friends request!
Kisses,
Wendy
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One Month Later And Life Has Already Changed
wendytip commented on Florida Pete's blog entry in Blog 44983
Good for you! You keep at it. You're going to be even more awesome than you already are! -
These are some funky shoes, so watch out!
wendytip commented on wendytip's gallery image in Member Photo Gallery
Thank you so much! At my house; I paint anything that doesn't move, and even some things that do! -
From the album: I love ART more than food!
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I know it's strange to see a photo of a sofa on this site, but believe it or not I have my reasons. You see, this is what I do now, instead of eating.
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From the album: I love ART more than food!
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From the album: I love ART more than food!
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From the album: I love ART more than food!
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My fabulous LOVE VAN! This is not just a funky, painted van; it's also kept me from putting on many lbs.
wendytip posted a gallery image in Member Photo Gallery
From the album: I love ART more than food!
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However, one rainy Saturday, with nothing to do, but eat? Noooooo. So, I turned my ugly and not so funky couch into a MONDO, FUNKY PIECE OF FAB FURNITURE! -
This is my butterfly fairy. She was a work in progress...but I got hungry, so I finished her!
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This was my butterfly fairy, in progress...but I started to get hungry, so I finished her. -
From the album: I love ART more than food!
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From the album: I love ART more than food!
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When Insurance says NO and You can't afford Self Pay!
wendytip commented on Gracek's blog entry in Blog 54830
Try another credit company, and do you have someone who would co-sign with you, or might sign for you? -
I was banded December 22nd. I chose that time because I didn't want to take the time off from work (I'm a teacher,) so the first day of Christmas break, I was READY. I knew that making it through the Christmas season meant that I could make it through anything. I have to say that my family and friends were great! They were so concerned, always wanting to wait to eat, or go to another room, but I was fine. I had lived HELL with my eating disorder (compulsive overeater) for years, and I was ready to do whatever it took to be rid of it. Even, now, after I've gone back to work, my coworkers are like, " how can this NOT bother you?" I tell them that I've waited my whole life for this chance, and they have no idea how badly I want this. I did call my mom last week. I told her that I was just so sad at times, and had no clue as to why. She hit the nail on the head. She said, "well, I would imagine it's because you don't have your food anymore." It's like being an alcoholic, and once you don't have your food anymore you have to figure out how your going to deal with everything; anger, happiness, boredom, stress, sadness, fear, insecurity...all of it. I didn't realize how much I "used" food until I didn't have it. I'd get up and my first thought would be;eat. Watch a movie at home;eat. Go to the movies;eat. Shopping; eat. Visiting friends;eat. Driving to and from;eat. You just have to retrain your brain. I promise, it gets easier.If you're determined enough, you can do it. Hang in there! BTW, I think it was sh*tty of your family to do that with the chicken. Good for you, staying strong like that!
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You started out at the size I started out at. Very inspiring and you look GREAT! Thanks for posting your pix! -
You look amazing! Celebrate every lost ounce and be proud! -
Someday...soon, when I don't have to shop in the "fat girls" section, I will throw a big party. The invites will read, "Your invited to my I don't have to shop in the fat girls' section anymore." Guests don't have to bring a gift, but they do have to "gush" about how much weight I've lost, before I'll let them in. At the party I will wear my clothing inside out and backwards, so that everyone can easily see that I'm not a 1,2 or 3x anymore. Then we will all gather round' and my guests will sing, "For she's not shopping in the fat girls' section. For she's not shopping in the fat girls' section. For she's not shopping in the fat girls' section; this nobody can deny." Hell, I may even make them sing that a few times; who knows?
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I felt so bad about telling you that maybe putting on weight was a way to get her attention. That was a stupid idea, so pretend as though I never said it. I didn't want to seem too negative, but here's what I wanted to say:
Did your insurance pay for your band? Mine didn't. It was all out of pocket, and if I were struggling the same as I was before the band, AFTER shelling out 15,000, something would be done. It must be so difficult to have been on the pre-op diet, and to hold it all together, just waiting for your first fill, to feel...nothing. And, to keep struggling with that daily? No way. I would give it another week and then something would have to give. I just feel like, if you wanted to continue to struggle you wouldn't have had the surgery. And who knows how you feel, better than you. Keep me posted on what happens.
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I have forgotten what it feels like to be this happy. I love the holiday season, but it's always made me so sad/angry in the past. It always started when someone would ask what I wanted for Christmas, making me want to scream, "Nothing! You can't give me what I want!" And then, the New Year; New Year’s resolutions, and whenever someone would say, “What are your New Year’s resolutions?” I wanted to scream, “My resolution, and there’s only one, is the same as my resolution last year; to NOT BE FAT! But what difference does it make? I never stick to resolutions, just like I never stick to anything, so leave me alone!” But now; now I can breathe. When I was asked what I wanted for Christmas this year, I got to reply, “Oh, I don’t know. I think I have everything I want.” And my N.Year’s resolutions; I’m not making any. I’d already resolved, decided that my life was going to change long before New Years. So, now I sit here, knowing that my Christmas Eve dinner was…broth. While my family ate Dove chocolate that I put in their stockings, I had…broth. My brother’s wife is a gourmet, and while everyone at my mom’s ate the yummiest food you can imagine, I had… broth. I GLADLY had broth. I HAPPILY sipped that broth. And when concerned family would ask, “Are you okay?” I’d answer, “Better than you could possibly imagine.
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First of all, PLEASE tell me that you're on medications for your ADD. I'm ADD as well. I fought going on medication for a long time, until my ADD almost cost me my job. After I went on medication, my life was completely different. Unfortunately, for me, I had to sink so low with my eating disorder before I finally took control of my life. I WILL NOT go there again. This is a journey that never ends, and every day is a struggle. I don't care what you do; it's HARD. Some days it's harder than others, and some days we win the fight; other days it beats our ass, the thing is; you have to get back up after your knocked down. My mom says "it's not over as long as you can get back up." At this point; I will not stay down! And, I don't know if I told you this, but I lost 71 lbs. on Weight Watchers, only to gain it all plus back. God, that was such a horrible defeat! I spent the next 5 years beating myself up over that. I would have never thought that anything positive could have out of that experience, but it did. I learned that I am way stronger than I thought. I also learned that I'm never "cured" or "fixed". I have to constantly work to maintain or manage. Now...with all that being said; stock up on that protein. I drink Special K protein water with everything, and I start my morning out with 45 grams of liquid protein mixed in with water. Once, you've met your daily requirement of protein, it's impossible for you to be "physically" hungry. That's doesn't mean that you won't have to battle "head hunger", but it helps me to know for a fact, that it's just that; in my head. And I keep BUSY. I'm an artist, so I eat breakfast and find something to create. I doesn't matter whether I'm in the mood or not; I force myself to get started, and then I'm good. Find what it is that distracts you. And last but not least; are you "filled" correctly? I really hope this helps. Hang in there, girl, and GET UP!
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Okay, apparently, we are twin sisters from different mothers! I'm 5'7 too! I started out at 271, so we're close on that one.
I'd give her (your doctor) a while longer and then I'd have to have something done. I'm sure she has her reasons, I mean, she is the doctor. It's kind of a catch 22 though. If you manage to lose weight, then she may think the fill is o.k, but you don't want to gain weight. I HATE to say this, but maybe (God, I hate to say this) maybe it will take you putting a little on, to let her know that your fill isn't working for you.
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I have forgotten what it feels like to be this happy. I love the holiday season, but it's always made me so sad/angry in the past. It always started when someone would ask what I wanted for Christmas, making me want to scream, "Nothing! You can't give me what I want!" And then, the New Year; New Year’s resolutions, and whenever someone would say, “What are your New Year’s resolutions?” I wanted to scream, “My resolution, and there’s only one, is the same as my resolution last year; to NOT BE FAT! But what difference does it make? I never stick to resolutions, just like I never stick to anything, so leave me alone!” But now; now I can breathe. When I was asked what I wanted for Christmas this year, I got to reply, “Oh, I don’t know. I think I have everything I want.” And my N.Year’s resolutions; I’m not making any. I’d already resolved, decided that my life was going to change long before New Years. So, now I sit here, knowing that my Christmas Eve dinner was…broth. While my family ate Dove chocolate that I put in their stockings, I had…broth. My brother’s wife is a gourmet, and while everyone at my mom’s ate the yummiest food you can imagine, I had… broth. I GLADLY had broth. I HAPPILY sipped that broth. And when concerned family would ask, “Are you okay?” I’d answer, “Better than you could possibly imagine.
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Wooo-Hooo! Here we go! Are you excited? I'm excited for you! Don't be afraid. I wish I wasn't as afraid as I was, I would've been able to enjoy the "moment" that my life was changing, more so, if I wasn't so scared. I don't know why this surgery seems to scare people as much as it does? Maybe it's the fear of so much unknown, or the apprehension of wanting this to work so badly... or maybe it's wondering who you really are when you're not bogged down by the weight...who knows? Try to relax. It's a piece of cake...uh, I mean...broth...jello...you know, what I mean!
