Weight gain after surgery
I am 6 years out and I went off track last year right up until May of this year....I gained 30 lbs.
How? I went back to eating the way I did that made me overweight to begin with, I love junk food, cookies, cake, candy bars..I found that Dunkin Donuts have a survey on the back of the recipt and everyday I went for an Ice Coffee, the ice coffee was ok, I had it with skim milk, BUT the Free Donut daily AND the servers gave me recipts that others did not want, Also I was alloowed 1 Donut per order but the workers who became my DD friends, let me use 3 receipts at 1 time.......So long story short , I was eating donut after donut after donut.....
How did I break that habit? When I had to go up 1 size in jeans which had a slight stretch to them and they were even getting tight. So I bit the bullet and MAY 1st I went back to basics, I said Good Bye to my DD friends 
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I gained 30 lbs as mentioned, from 121ish to 148, a tight 148...I was disgusted with myself and I truly was scared that I would NOT be able to break my junk food habit, after all I ate that way most of my Adult life....
I am very proud to say that I have not looked back since May 1st....I am down to 127 
and I remeber now how sweet oranges are, how delicious blueberries or strawberries in greek yogur taste , ....Vegetables with smidgen of butter.....PROTEIN ....Steak, Pork, Chicken....I have not had any bread,crackers, pasta, cereal....
Belive me if I can do it, ANYONE can do it!!!
Believe in yourself and go back to basics!! Stock up on the foods you ate for the 1st few weeks, and go from there.....
GOOD LUCK!! Belive in yourself, you can do it!! Food does NOT control you!!
I wish you well....
Jennifer
RNY 5/30/08
S/W 236
C/W 115
