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Tuesday, November 19, 2013
Message from a great friend after my wl surgery Nov 15, 2013
First, I'm giving thanks for the success of your surgery and all the provisions there,
Second I am doing bible study today and the reference is Mt 9:18-26. Mk 5:21-43 and Lk 8:40-56
All about the woman who suffered for 12 years.
It made me think about your years of struggle and suffering which makes my heart weep.
But then the word dries those tears at the wonder of her faith and his mercy and power.
Not when she wanted it but when He knew she needed it most and believed. The wonder of it and the pain.
The waiting and the deliverance. Her wish to do it thru some earthly means and His love to heal by the power of God.
My new prayer is Thank you Jesus for your daughter who I KNOW believes you will use this for good.
He loves u,we love u!
Keep on comin on!
Second I am doing bible study today and the reference is Mt 9:18-26. Mk 5:21-43 and Lk 8:40-56
All about the woman who suffered for 12 years.
It made me think about your years of struggle and suffering which makes my heart weep.
But then the word dries those tears at the wonder of her faith and his mercy and power.
Not when she wanted it but when He knew she needed it most and believed. The wonder of it and the pain.
The waiting and the deliverance. Her wish to do it thru some earthly means and His love to heal by the power of God.
My new prayer is Thank you Jesus for your daughter who I KNOW believes you will use this for good.
He loves u,we love u!
Keep on comin on!
Wednesday, October 9, 2013
This is from Lisa at Daily Strength!
After WLS, you may be feeling tired and become depressed. When you are several weeks post op, and are either on a liquid diet or you are eating many fewer calories than you were pre op, this depression and inactivity can become more pronounced.
All you want to do is sleep, you may have crying spells, you may begin to believe that the surgery was a mistake, or you may think 'what in the world have I done to myself?
All these feelings are completely normal and, to a certain extent, are to be expected. The low number of calories you are eating produces what many of us call the 'hibernation syndrome' and your depression and feelings of despair,are a direct result.
During the weeks immediately following surgery, our body starts to notice that we are not taking in enough calories. It doesn't know we've had WLS, or that it's the year 2000. Our body is missing food, thinks this is a famine, and struggles to conserve our energy. The human body reacts like it always has in a famine; it makes us depressed--so we don't have the motivation to do anything, and it makes us tired--so we don't have the energy to do anything. In this way, we will conserve as many calories as possible and remain alive.
You can see the practical value of this as our bodies have been living through famines, snowstorms, and other periods of unstable food supply for centuries.
From Daily Strength support group. Thanks Lisa!
This stage can last several weeks. Our discomfort is compounded as we are, at this same time, trying to recover from major surgery, adopt new eating habits, and deal with a liquid or soft diet. To get out of this stage, our body has to say to itself 'gee, this famine is lasting a bit too long. If I keep conserving my energy with inactivity, I will starve to death. I'd better use my last store of energy (the remaining fat and muscles in our body) to hunt up some food'. At this point, our body will switch from getting energy from food, to getting energy from our fat (and muscle too if we don't eat enough protein) and that is what we want.
In order to deal with this difficult transition period, tell yourself that you're right on track; this is exactly what is normal and to be expected.
Tell yourself that, in a few weeks, this will pass, and you will feel like a completely new person. We all seem to turn the corner about 4-6 weeks post op. Then, your mood will lighten and, with your weight loss starting to add up, you'll feel more positive and have a better outlook on life. Just keep telling yourself that you will not always feel this way! You WILL be back to feeling like your old self. Just give it time!
Posted on 10/08/13, 06:24 pm
After WLS, you may be feeling tired and become depressed. When you are several weeks post op, and are either on a liquid diet or you are eating many fewer calories than you were pre op, this depression and inactivity can become more pronounced.
All you want to do is sleep, you may have crying spells, you may begin to believe that the surgery was a mistake, or you may think 'what in the world have I done to myself?
All these feelings are completely normal and, to a certain extent, are to be expected. The low number of calories you are eating produces what many of us call the 'hibernation syndrome' and your depression and feelings of despair,are a direct result.
During the weeks immediately following surgery, our body starts to notice that we are not taking in enough calories. It doesn't know we've had WLS, or that it's the year 2000. Our body is missing food, thinks this is a famine, and struggles to conserve our energy. The human body reacts like it always has in a famine; it makes us depressed--so we don't have the motivation to do anything, and it makes us tired--so we don't have the energy to do anything. In this way, we will conserve as many calories as possible and remain alive.
You can see the practical value of this as our bodies have been living through famines, snowstorms, and other periods of unstable food supply for centuries.
From Daily Strength support group. Thanks Lisa!
This stage can last several weeks. Our discomfort is compounded as we are, at this same time, trying to recover from major surgery, adopt new eating habits, and deal with a liquid or soft diet. To get out of this stage, our body has to say to itself 'gee, this famine is lasting a bit too long. If I keep conserving my energy with inactivity, I will starve to death. I'd better use my last store of energy (the remaining fat and muscles in our body) to hunt up some food'. At this point, our body will switch from getting energy from food, to getting energy from our fat (and muscle too if we don't eat enough protein) and that is what we want.
In order to deal with this difficult transition period, tell yourself that you're right on track; this is exactly what is normal and to be expected.
Tell yourself that, in a few weeks, this will pass, and you will feel like a completely new person. We all seem to turn the corner about 4-6 weeks post op. Then, your mood will lighten and, with your weight loss starting to add up, you'll feel more positive and have a better outlook on life. Just keep telling yourself that you will not always feel this way! You WILL be back to feeling like your old self. Just give it time!
Posted on 10/08/13, 06:24 pm
Monday, September 23, 2013
The "O" word.
You know the "O" word...obese. I have just recently been able to say that word. Since the end of May 2013, when I went to my first informational meeting about weight management, I have heard the "o" word a lot. Not sure I can even fathom saying "morbidly obese" out loud. I didn't even like typing that.
If we don't talk about it then it's not there. Minimize, cover up, make it not -so- bad. Fix your hair, wear mascara, don't wear tight clothes. There, you are presentable. Don't look in the full length mirror. Stop being negative about everything. Think positively. You have good qualities. Not everybody is going to like you.
You can go ahead and use the bathroom stall for handicaps. This is a handicap!
If we don't talk about it then it's not there. Minimize, cover up, make it not -so- bad. Fix your hair, wear mascara, don't wear tight clothes. There, you are presentable. Don't look in the full length mirror. Stop being negative about everything. Think positively. You have good qualities. Not everybody is going to like you.
You can go ahead and use the bathroom stall for handicaps. This is a handicap!
Wednesday, August 28, 2013
Work in Progress
You, my brothers, were called to be free. But do not use your freedom to indulge the sinful nature; rather, serve one another in love. Galatians 5:13
I don’t know whether this is true in your part of the country, but here in Southern California almost any business will hire guys to stand on the sidewalk and hold a sign advertising their store. Most signs are painted brightly and are shaped like an arrow, pointing the way toward the supposedly “best deal” in town.
Now when it comes to the sidewalks of life, we should probably each be wearing a sandwich board that reads in bold letters, “Work in Progress Here.” I know that’s been the case for me. Whatever season of life you find yourself in, being in Christ means you are a constant work in progress.
And, just like someone wearing a sandwich board would attest, being in Christ and therefore a work in progress can be tiring, frustrating, and even embarrassing. In short: it requires both endurance and humility. But as a follower of Christ, this is the job you signed on for.
Though the work may not be easy, the benefits are outstanding. For there are very few things in this world comparable to the daily thrill of learning to love and serve Christ by loving and serving others.
Faith is a process of leaping into the abyss not on the basis of any certainty about where we shall land, but rather on the belief that we shall land. - Carter Heyward
TODAY’S PRAYER
Dear God, please give me patience with myself as I grow in you. When the growing pains get hard and painful, help me to endure. Help me to stay focused on you as you work in and through me. And Lord, please help me to see that my brother is also just a work in progress and requires my patience too. Amen.
You, my brothers, were called to be free. But do not use your freedom to indulge the sinful nature; rather, serve one another in love. Galatians 5:13
I don’t know whether this is true in your part of the country, but here in Southern California almost any business will hire guys to stand on the sidewalk and hold a sign advertising their store. Most signs are painted brightly and are shaped like an arrow, pointing the way toward the supposedly “best deal” in town.
Now when it comes to the sidewalks of life, we should probably each be wearing a sandwich board that reads in bold letters, “Work in Progress Here.” I know that’s been the case for me. Whatever season of life you find yourself in, being in Christ means you are a constant work in progress.
And, just like someone wearing a sandwich board would attest, being in Christ and therefore a work in progress can be tiring, frustrating, and even embarrassing. In short: it requires both endurance and humility. But as a follower of Christ, this is the job you signed on for.
Though the work may not be easy, the benefits are outstanding. For there are very few things in this world comparable to the daily thrill of learning to love and serve Christ by loving and serving others.
Faith is a process of leaping into the abyss not on the basis of any certainty about where we shall land, but rather on the belief that we shall land. - Carter Heyward
TODAY’S PRAYER
Dear God, please give me patience with myself as I grow in you. When the growing pains get hard and painful, help me to endure. Help me to stay focused on you as you work in and through me. And Lord, please help me to see that my brother is also just a work in progress and requires my patience too. Amen.
Monday, August 26, 2013
Good news you can use
Good news you can use
In Christ there is Freedom
Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. ~ 2 Corinthians 3:17
Imagine this scene: A broken man awakens one morning with no options. Hopeless, owning nothing but an empty stomach, he stands starkly upon the auctioneer’s block as a slave. Shoulders slumped, pride stripped away, gaunt eyes staring aimlessly into the distance, his ashen face conveys only shame.
Suddenly, a man with gentle eyes appears, and this man sees value and potential in this broken man. “Did I see a spark of something in that man’s eyes?” the slave wonders. It couldn’t be, but his hope rises as the gentle man pays the price, brings him home, clothes him, and feeds him richly. His master does love him!
Do you recognize this picture? I hope so. It’s a picture of your life in Christ. You and I were once slaves on the auction block of sin. We stood broken by sin. Yet our loving and gentle Master—for reasons we may never know, and for reasons not found in us—saw value in us. And He paid for our freedom with His own blood, on a cross.
Through Jesus Christ, we’ve been freed from bondage. But that’s not the end, only the beginning. We must move on and ask the question, “What have we been freed for?” The answer: for Jesus Christ!
We’ve been freed by Christ, for Christ. That is, so we might serve Him, praise Him, and give Him glory.
God's purpose in redeeming men from sin is not to give them freedom to do as they please but freedom to do as He pleases, which is to live righteously.
TODAY’S PRAYER
Father God, I thank you that in you I am free, no longer bound by the chains of my sin. I surrender my life to you, Lord and pray your will be done in and through my life. Amen.
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