I am only 3 weeks post op. Please reach out to my friend NtvTxn. She is 3 years post op and will have the best advice for you. She makes it a game, she measures everything! Please contact her, I do not want you to gain! We are always here for you!

I am only going on 4 months post op. There are some days I just want to eat, but it is head hungry or head wanting. Just try to stay strong and if you mess up one day try very hard the next day to stay on track. Even with surgery this is still work and takes dedication. Let me know how you are doing.

I'm 18 months out and have had the same struggle. Right now I'm recognizing it and I'm eating proteins first. Yesturday I sore I wasn't going to eat any chocolate and I went to Trader Joe's and bought myself a chocolate bar.......Automatic without thinking. So no more buying chocolate for me........Will be more on top of things from here on out......One day will lead to another so I focus on protein now and just eating 3 meals a day......I do still drink a protein drink and will sometimes eat a protein bar for lunch...... In fact, yesturday I believe I ate way too much and ended up nauseous. Today I drank my protein drink and a little bit later ate a greek yogurt and I felt overly full and got nauseous. So I need to cut back on my serving sizes and not make myself finish it when I feel full. Back to basics.

Hey I am a few days away from surgery, so I'm writing to you to remind you of where you came from. Maybe make a list of the reasons you went through the hoops and struggles of having the surgery in the first place. It isn't an easy or cheep process. It sounds like it's been a while since you had 'fat people problems' like keeping up with people, fitting on airplane seats, or fitting on the roller coaster rides. Those are stil real for me so maybe you can go back to where you started and remember the reason you did it in the first place. Re-motivate....and the fact that you are still working out every day 1.5 years later shows you are committed!

Are you in maintenance or still trying to lose?

Just recognizing where you are right now is huge...and coming here for support, too. I wish I'd come back for support before I regained after losing some weight with the band.

Preparing for a revision now, I've decided that I need a 3-prong approach to weightloss. Mind (support groups/counseling), body(exercise), spirit(for me it means prayer/positive self-talk/meditation). The psychologist who runs my surgeons support group gave the group this food for thought: You owe it to your pre-op self to take care of her/him. Once you lose the weight, don't forget her/him. Remember, to take care of that fat person by never going back there." For me, it was a powerful and motivating image. Bottom line, I can't ever forget that there's a fat girl inside that needs me to take care of her forever.

Hope this helps. As usual, take what you can use and leave the rest. Good wishes.