Member Poll: What Gets You Back on Track?

[Alex Brecher 10,498]

We already asked what gets you off track on your weight loss surgery journey. In this poll, we want to know what gets you back on track! How and when do you get up once you’ve fallen?

• I make myself get back on track immediately, as soon as I realize I’ve eaten something I shouldn’t have, or I’ve been slipping on my exercise.
• I give myself a deadline, such as “tomorrow” or “the end of vacation,” to get back on track.
• I call/text a friend or family member to figure out a strategy to get myself back into the groove.
• I come to BariatricPal to see how other people handle their mistakes, and try to get ideas for what I should do.
• Other. Read my answer in the conversation below!

Let us know by marking your answer above and giving the details in the conversation below. We all need a little help getting back on track!

[bikrchk 1,313]

I don't consider myself "off track" solely by what I'm eating as I'm no longer on a "diet" with those kinds of "rules". I have a Protein, Vitamin and exercise habit that I don't often deviate from, but occasionally I get a little too sloppy and need to re-focus. Off track, for me happens if I creep outside my healthy weight zone of 135-145 pounds. If that happens, I return to logging food and exercise until I'm comfortably back down where I belong, (typically the next week). So far, that's been enough to do the trick.

[enjoythetime 1,457]

I completely agree with @bikrchk. This isn't a diet this a way of living for me now. I like that you've given yourself a range. If I deviate from my plan and step on the scale to see I've gone up a couple of lbs. I freak out and beat myself up about it, so I like that you've set yourself a healthy range and once you go over that it's back to basics.

[7 Bites_Jen 479]

I go back and re-read my nutritionists packet from surgery, then I go and watch some of my OLLLLLD YouTube Videos pre-surgery. It reminds me what I need to be doing and why I'm doing it!

[barbarahadz1 84]

My first step is to start weighing myself daily again. That seems to work best for me.

The next step is to come back to Bariatric Pal and become more active on the site. I usually just read but I will start posting (something that is not easy for me).

Next will be get my food and Water on track.

and last but not least get my exercise in every day (something, anything, just move)

I really didn't think I would be back at the beginning again but here I am. The difference this time is that I know I can do it.

[VSGAnn2014 12,992]

Not certain what "on track" means, but if you mean "making good food choices" then planning and recording my daily menus on www.myfitnesspal.com helps me do that. And if you mean "making good exercise choices" my Fitbit helps me do that.

[2twinkle 86]

My local Bariatric support group is great. It was started by a RNY community member, a nut and a shrink.

I also go to BariatricPal,

and try to exercise smarter.

Last time,

I added a yoga class, and

increased my time at the gym.

Then I used a trainer to teach me a basic free-weight routine.

Then I started online trackers and reminder apps.