5 months out and panicking

[foevlo 21]

I am down 84lbs since I started this journey in April but I am having so much trouble staying on track now that I am losing slower. I have met all my goals until now but afraid that I won't continue. Old habits are sneaking back into my life and along with them some beliefs that I'll never make it where I want to be and that is under 200lbs. I am 266 now and still need to lose 67lbs to hit my goal.

The staff at the Bariatric clinic tell me not to expect to lose that much and I don't want to believe them when they tell me I probably won't. I want to keep losing at least 5lbs a month at this point am I being crazy having these goals or what?!

How do I get these negative thoughts out of my head! Everyone around me is so supportive but it's me i'm worried about.

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[Caribear 184]

@@foevlo have you seen a counselor? They can help you understand the reason behind the old habits and the uncomfortable feelings, and help you put good coping mechanisms in place. Your surgeon's office may be able to recommend a good one.

Edited to add: Set your own goals! Don't be discouraged if the ones your doctor sets are not what you want. I think they use statistics to choose a goal for you, but don't let that limit you or define you!

Edited August 29, 2016 by Caribear

[GeekMomChanging 48]

Don't give up. Even if it takes you years to get to goal, keep trying. It took me two years to get to goal.

I did get a therapist to help me keep focused once I was getting really frustrated.

[madadams 130]

What bad habits do you mean? I'm 6 months out and things have slowed down so I've changed when/ what I eat to keep things going at a steady pace. Tell us what you're eating so we can try and help. Stay positive x

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Edited August 29, 2016 by madadams

[NOLEZGIRL87 12]

I had my surgery in april i have lost 64 lbs and feel like i hit a stall i started taking adipex 3 times a week and its helping im loosing around 2 lbs a week

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[foevlo 21]

Thanks for your feedback, my bad habits are snacking on sweets, grazing when I am not hungry and worst of all not tracking what I am eating. I have decided that today I am going to commit to tracking my food in a food journal ( that is right I am going old school and using a pen and paper) I have a meeting on the 16th of September at the bariatric clinic for what is supposed to be my 3 month follow up and I will be almost 6 months post op when I get there. They like us to bring our food journals so I am going to track from now to then at least and see if I can reign in the grazing and senseless snacking.

As far as counselling goes, I used to see an awesome girl that kept me on point. She left so I haven't been seeing anyone in her place, I am going to talk to my family doctor and see about starting counselling again.

I am grateful for your comments and support.

[Dub 9,922]

The journal sounds like a good idea.

When I've felt like I was doing poorly I would track my food intake. Seeing the calorie & macro breakdown was really helpful to let me know the impact of my grazing and straying off plan.

I'll tell you another thing that really helps, too.....is getting on the treadmill or elliptical and punching your weight and watch the calorie burn at the end of your session. When you feel how much work it takes to burn 500 calories......you'll think twice about grazing. You can trust & believe that you'll think twice.