GetInMyBelly

Bring strength optimism Courage patience and faith.

Bring strength optimism Courage patience and faith.

Bring strength optimism Courage patience and faith.

Bottom line: All you will need most is a promise to yourself you will commit to maintaining your wieghtloss and not sabotage all you go through to get there!

Bring strength optimism Courage patience and faith.

Bottom line: All you will need most is a promise to yourself you will commit to maintaining your wieghtloss and not sabotage all you go through to get there!

Bring strength optimism Courage patience and faith.

I'm only going to bring my iphn (to update u all) and underwear. That's it. I will bring a pillow for the car ride home. :0)

I'm so sorry to hear this. I suggest:
Make an appointment with a therapist that specializes in weight loss or addiction.
Clear the junk food and trigger food out of your house.
Write down why you want to lose weight. Post it on your bathroom mirror or the fridge door.
Buy the healthy, nutritious foods you enjoy.
Track everything: fluids, foods, and your daily weight.
Measure your food.
Join one of the weight loss challenges here.
Get out and do something you enjoy that gets you some fresh air and exercise.
Buy yourself a present. You deserve it.
Two of my favorite mantras learned here are:
You can't hate yourself thin
Self soothing doesn't haven't to be self sabotage.
Best wishes on your journey!
Lynda

Bring strength optimism Courage patience and faith.

I agree. I'm over two yrs out... Gaining.. It's much harder now...

Here we go! Day one approx 190lb. Goal is to get back to 150 for now... I will start with a Protein filled Breakfast and tons of Water today. I'm going to attempt to skip the coffee... For lunch at work i will have chicken breast. I have packed my gym bag for after work. I will hopefully start with the elliptical and finish with the bike for a goal of 40 minute workout. I will eat veggies for dinner. No snacking on carbs today at all-mini cucumbers!!! Wish me luck! There's no more excuses I will get back to what I was post surgery and stop this sabotage!!! ????????????

Vsg 2011 gained 50 back ???? I am starting over Today!!!!!!!!!! Enough is enough!

best of luck all!

Vsg 2011 gained 50 back ???? I am starting over Today!!!!!!!!!! Enough is enough!

Here's to recommitting! I am with you! I am 2 1/2 years post op and I gained back 10lbs. I never reached my goal of 140 but I was happy and comforable at about 150-153. About a month ago I went back to MFP and that's helping me keep things in check. I was definitely eating way more than I needed to be. I was just diagnosed with hypothyroidism this week. So I am sure the combo of eating carbs, drinking alcohol and the thyroid issue did not help much. I have also been under a lot of stress. I am hoping that by trying to get back on the plan I can finally get to my goal weight. These extra 10lbs feels like I am carrying a brick around my neck. It is strange how much more you feel your body weight once you have lost so much.
I know we can do this! We have to remember what we felt like before we started this journey and that should help give us a kick in the rear I don't ever want to be heavy again and catching old habits early is a good start.

Good luck with that, and do check in and let us know how you are doing!

Thank you

Bottom line: All you will need most is a promise to yourself you will commit to maintaining your wieghtloss and not sabotage all you go through to get there!

OC vsg 2011

Vsg 2011 gained 50 back ???? I am starting over Today!!!!!!!!!! Enough is enough!

I'm not a year out yet and am still i my losing phase; I know there are vets on here with loads more experience, but I can put in a thought that might be helpful. Hoping those further out will put in their advice too, because I'm interested in what they have to say!
I think for me -- the key is to always ALWAYS eat Protein first. My recent stall & experience with sliders over the holidays (T-giving all the way through my birthday in early Feb) I truly believe was because I was allowing myself to eat processed carb-y and sugary things when I was hungry. The sliders. The evil sliders You don't really get full and they have an addictive way of making you want more. But! the whole thing was a learning experience for me so that I now know it's true what they say: eat the Protein first and you'll feel the restriction. I believe, that for the rest of my life, when I need to, I can use my sleeve as a tool by eating the dense protein first.
Other things that I've picked up on the boards in addition to protein first:
1) don't drink any beverage for at least 30 minutes after you eat
2) overall, try to limit (or eliminate) bread, Pasta, rice, sugar
3) get your exercise -- doesn't have to be hard core from the get-go, just try to always do a little more than you did before. Get moving
4) think about why you might be eating too much or the wrong things. If it's perhaps rooted in emotion, consider seeking counseling. there is no shame in getting help to sort things out. It's a wise investment!
5) Once you get to goal -- and I truly believe you can get back there! --- weigh yourself regularly. Allow a small "bounce" range of 5 lbs or so, and don't let yourself go beyond that. The sooner you catch the regain the better. I think we all know that if we allow 5 lbs to be 'ok', then pretty soon it can turn into more. That has been the story of my life. So for me, no more sticking my head in the sand and being in denial about my weight.
And hey! Congrats on losing the weight in the first place -- don't get too down about the regain. You're absolutely doing the right thing by addressing it now. I really think we will all ALWAYS have to fight this battle. It's all a learning process -- for the rest of our lives. I know that's cliche, but it's true.
You can do this!
best of luck

Started with 265 and 8 mos later was 150. Now its two years later n u am back to 195. I need help n a reminder how we all lost that weight so fast in the beginning. I forgot n I need to get back to that 150. Thanks...

265 pre sleeve. 150lb 8 months later. Now two years out and unfortunately back to 200. I'm so mad at myself for letting this happen n It's so out of control I have no idea how to get back to that 150. Such a shame

Bottom line: All you will need most is a promise to yourself you will commit to maintaining your wieghtloss and not sabotage all you go through to get there!