Argnewcan

I'm three months post-op and have lost 30 pounds. My doctor thinks this is too slow but I nicely told him he was full of beans. The first six weeks the weight came off quickly because I was healing and eating very little. Once I was ready for real food, the weight loss slowed. I find that I still have the old habits and mindset about food that made me overweight in the first place. It's going to take time to make new habits. My smaller stomach means that while I adjust my mind, my body keeps working at losing weight. I'm eating at least half of what I use to eat; most days I have around 1000 calories. I've had to buy smaller clothes. People tell me I look good. What the scale says is only one measure of success. I take it one meal, one day at time. I get better every day at making the best choice. If I never lose another pound I will be happy--because I have stopped the inevitable progression of gaining more weight until I am dead. I feel liberated!

I'm three months post-op and have lost 30 pounds. My doctor thinks this is too slow but I nicely told him he was full of beans. The first six weeks the weight came off quickly because I was healing and eating very little. Once I was ready for real food, the weight loss slowed. I find that I still have the old habits and mindset about food that made me overweight in the first place. It's going to take time to make new habits. My smaller stomach means that while I adjust my mind, my body keeps working at losing weight. I'm eating at least half of what I use to eat; most days I have around 1000 calories. I've had to buy smaller clothes. People tell me I look good. What the scale says is only one measure of success. I take it one meal, one day at time. I get better every day at making the best choice. If I never lose another pound I will be happy--because I have stopped the inevitable progression of gaining more weight until I am dead. I feel liberated!