ksangster

Hi everyone, I am 5 months postop and feeling kind of down. I had surgery on 5/3/12. I was soo excited and scared but I knew that this was what i needed to do for so many reasons. sleep apnea, heart condition, and so on...the surgery went extremely well and I have lost some weight. Unable to tell just how much because I have not been weighing myself consistently. Matter of fact, I only weigh when I go to my doctor appts and there have only been two since the surgery. I have another appt this month, 9/12. I have gone from a size 28 to a size 24 but I am back to my old eating habits. I did the liquid fast for two weeks before surgery and I did the gradual return to solid foods after surgery. I have not exercised as much as I should and not really understanding why I don't have the motivation to do better. I do have more energy than I had before the surgery and I am walking farther distances but I just can't seem to stick with any type of disciplined food and exercise regimen. The surgery was the tool I needed to help but I must find the mental tools to complete the weight loss. I am a receptionist and I sit at a desk all day and want to snack on anything and everything that is not good for me. It's like I know what I need to do but don't have the will power to do it. As I write this I am crying inside and out because I know nothing is easy and nothing worth having comes easy. I know I must put in the work but ......anyone ben where I am?? Please give me some words of encouragement and support and thanks for listening

To ksangster, we are here for you. I get in a slump from time to time, especially this stall that I am now in. I have not lost a pound in 2 weeks. So to depress myself further, I have been eating pringles, ice cream, Cookies and greasy soul food. I forgot to mention the moscato. But, the upside to that is I didn't gain, but the way I'm going, I will not reach my 6 month goal. So, starting Sunday, I'm going back to the Protein Shakes and baked fish. Absolutely no snacking nor drinking wine. So come on, let's do this together. We have accomplished the hardest part, the surgery! We can do this!

I confess too that I think about food way more than I want to.
I confess that I don't exercise as much as I should.
I confess that I drink Sonic caffeinated several times a week and love every drink of it.
I confess that I weigh myself every day.......at least once.
I confess that I'm never hungry and sometimes eat Snacks because I'm craving something.
I confess I spend too much time VST when I should be doing other things.

hello my name is Jason and Im an alchoholic, no wait. wrong web site, yes I lust for the baconader at wendy and a giant Dr Pepper and snickers and fried fish and popcorn ect. but PEOPLE that is the food that made our jea ns tight and our t shirts tight and underwear tight and I can only speak for myself, but I refuse to go back to that.

I confess that I too, think about food way too much, but I know Im not really hungry.
I confess, because of number 1, that I am totally addicted to sunflower seeds
I confess that I drink caffeinated coffee everyday, but add Unjury unflavored to it.
I confess that since I quit smoking in December, I still think about smokes everyday. (prolly explains #2)
I confess I eat chocolate once in a while, but I think that is why I DON'T eat it everyday.
I confess that I USED to get upset about missing my old eating habits, but now Im proud of the fact that I don't give a crap about it anymore
I confess that I lie to my husband when he wants to go out to eat and I don't. I tell him I don't feel like it. The truth is, I have better things to do than to sit and watch him and the boys make 5 trips to the buffet.
I confess that I am secretly amused when my husband eats a big plate of carbs and fat... I just think "Keep going skinny man, one day you wont fit into that chair".
I confess that I am proud of the fact that I am forty something and getting physically fit. I make sure everyone in the house knows I just came from the gym.
I confess that I looked in the mirror way too much today, the first day I have worn size 14s.

1. I confess that I think about food way more than I should.
2. I confess that I drink caffeinated coffee on occasion
3. I confess that I have sucked on a tiny peice of chocolate and let it melt in my mouth because I'm on soft foods
4. I confes that I have cried until I can't cry anymore about how much I miss my old eating habits
5. I confess that I secretly am angry when my husband eats a big plate of carbs and fat....

I'm always being asked how or what I did to get to where I am now. I'm always happy to answer any questions anyone brings to me, because I completely understand. I mean, I've been through it - the ups, the downs, the in-betweens... and I had even considered writing up a huge novel-like post to spell it all out.
But life got in the way, and here I am today.
Time got away from me and my project fell off the map. That's okay because I think that made the picture in my mind that I was trying to canvass a lot more clear. I'm seeing the forest for the trees now - and I have to tell you, the secret of my success is far more simple than I ever thought.
Finally early this morning as I was getting ready for work I started to simplify all the things I did that worked for me, and here is what I came up with:
The 5 P's to my success: Positivity. Patience. Persistence. Push Fluids. Protein First.

Minding my Q's: Quit the Salt. Quit the Sugar. Quit the Excuses. Quit the Denial.

Avoiding the C's: candy, Crackers, Cakes, chocolate, Cookies, chips, popcorn, iceCream.

When it comes down to it, these are the things that got me to where I am today. Seriously, nothing more and nothing less. I mean sure, I worked out and a lot - but I've got that covered with Persistence AND Quit the Excuses...
Blessings to you all. You'll get there, just keep doing all the right things!! I know, I say that all the time, and you ask - "well, what's that"?? Now, I've got "All the right things" written out on your screen.
THE KEYS OF SUCCESS.doc