Am I eating too much? Am I slipping into old habits? Is this one treat the start of a slippery slope? Am I stretching my sleeve? Am I going to end up like I was? Will this flabby middle ever go away? Can I ever eat what I want without feeling guilt and failure and the dread that it's the start of backsliding? Is this as good as it gets? Will I always feel like this?

Am I the only one who goes through these thought every-single-day?

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I will tell you advice that I am bad taking myself lol. Be kind to yourself!

Your worries are my group 2 concerns! I am constantly worried about complications... will the acid reflux get worse, will my stomach get kinked etc etc.

We can only live and do our very best.

Again, advice I should take lol.

1 hour ago, ryan_86 said:

Am I eating too much? Am I slipping into old habits? Is this one treat the start of a slippery slope? Am I stretching my sleeve? Am I going to end up like I was? Will this flabby middle ever go away? Can I ever eat what I want without feeling guilt and failure and the dread that it's the start of backsliding? Is this as good as it gets? Will I always feel like this?

Am I the only one who goes through these thought every-single-day?

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Wondering if you're eating too much can be solved by tracking and measuring your intake.

One treat once in a while shouldn't derail you. Allowing a treat evert day? That's when it needs to be reeled in again.

Sleeves don't stretch. Besides, the benefits of the tool wane over time anyway, so changing your habits is your best bet for success in the long run.

You'll only end up like you were if you go back to doing the stuff you were doing before. If you are following your plan 90% of the time, you'll be good.

Your flabby middle may not go away. Not the end of the world. That's what Spanx or surgery is for.

You shouldn't be able to eat whatever you want. Doing that is what got us fat. Eating a healthy diet of protien and veggies 90% of the time is the best way to lose and keep the weight off.

You yourself are in complete control of how good your life gets, and no, you won't always feel like that. You'll get into somewhat of a routine to where you feel comfortable that you've got some control of your life again as time goes on. You won't lose the fear of regain, but you'll feel you have more control about whether it happens or not.

How's that?

Edited February 19, 20179 yr by Greensleevie

What greensleevie said.

Don't be afraid of limiting your food choices at first. Create the "perfect" template meal, get comfortable with that. Then gradually exchange out the pieces of that meal for equivalencies.

For example: starting meal is grilled skinless chicken, green beans, sweet potatoes.

Equivalent meal: Salmon, boiled spinach, rice

During the weight loss phase it may be best to leave out the sweet potatoes and rice.

Create a week of meals, then cycle through. When you get bored, make a new menu.

Spend the time shopping and planning 1 day a week, so you needn't think about it the other 6. After a few months or years it will become second nature.

Good luck!