Hey guys! I'm 3.5 weeks post surgery. I was just wondering what "rules for life" do you find to be the easiest to follow, and which rules for life do you find to be the hardest to follow?

Regular exercise. I'm trying to so hard to establish a routine but it's been difficult, especially since going back to work and picking back up all of my life responsibilities!! (5.5 weeks out here... vets please tell me it gets easier...

I forgot the easiest part! Well, I agree with someone who commented after me - eating smaller portions has been easier than I expected. And not going hog wild when there are sweets around me has been okay so far. Just trying to keep my eyes on the prize!

CJ

Edited October 8, 201510 yr by CJ Porter

The answer to that question has varied by year/timeframe.

currently it is the exercise but that is due to some other health issues i am having.

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Easy life lessons :

I will forever stay connected to support to keep myself on track.

Exercise and staying active is my new replacement for stress emotional eating.

Hardest to follow:

Keeping my old behaviors from slipping back. (making the excuse I'm at goal so I can eat extra calories even if they are healthy choices. Waking up in the middle of the night and heading to the refrigerator.)

I'm working on getting used to my new self. Its finally getting easier further out from surgery.

Well, hardest for me right now is drinking and exercising. I find it very hard to get in my 64oz of Fluid every single day. It has been a constant struggle for me.

Easiest - Honestly right now it's eating the smaller portions. I thought I would have a difficult time with only eating 1/4 cup of food at each meal. It's actually pretty easy.

My hardest rule (or philosophy) to follow is "just because i can doesn't mean i should", that apply to a lot of things such as eating more often than i should or choosing not to eat foods which I can tolerate that won't help with my weightloss.

My easiest is i got myself a VivoSmart (Gamin made wrist activity tracker) i was very inactive post op, but now my daily rule is to hit my step targets it sets for me everyday. I've found this a pleasure to do and i'm slowly but nearly working my way up to 10,000 steps per day - You go to start somewhere and i'm proud of myself for keeping this up and making sure i do it everyday without fail.

Edited October 9, 201510 yr by MsTwist