sandrap31

Sandrap31, I feel your pain. I was reading through many post and it has given me hope that I can not only get back on track but continue to loose more weight I was 264 when the door open for me to do the sleeve and I lost down to 176 but now I’m sitting at 204, and to be honest I’ve gotten back into eating processed foods and sugar. So I’m going to turn around and track eating and enjoy some exercise.

Im 64, and been on a diet wagon since having babies. I’m not a big exercise person either.
You read my right when you say not wanting to be on a diet. But...lm not giving up. I don’t want to continue down this road because it’s stressful to me and my body to carry the excess weight. But I cannot seem to say on a diet.
Just watched Dr V and he said morning smoothie, lunch big salad, dinner meat and veggies. I think it might be simple enough for me to restart loosing again.

I am almost 7 years out. I lost 148lbs now I’ve gained about 40 back. So I’m desperately trying not to sink.... I have also been thinking about a revision however I would like to try fitness and back to calorie counting.

at 2-3 years out, many of us put on 10-20 lbs, unfortunately (some gain much more, but that 10-20 lb bounce back happens to most of us, it seems). I gained 10 during that period, and then put on 10 more over the last year or two. I'm trying to lose that last 10 (I don't want to take off all 20 because I got too thin for awhile). The simple answer is to cut calories and/or increase your activity (and preferable both) - but I know that's easier said than done.
I still track my food at almost six years out. I know from tracking that if I stay within the 1500-1700 calorie range, I can maintain my weight. So to lose weight, I have to eat around 1500 pretty consistently (or better yet, under it - but that's tough). Looking back at my records, I'd been eating at the high end of that pretty consistently, and often a bit over. So I had to gradually pull myself back. It's easiest to do it if you just cut 100 calories at a time - do that for two or three weeks, and then cut another 100. You don't notice the drop as much if you do it gradually.