Its me who is my enemy...me who beats me up...

Thanks Jan! can you email me her contact info? (anyway we can talk her into a south county area meeting?)

Jan

Can you email me the information please to [email protected]?

Thanks

Sheryl

Hi Jan,
I will have the pleasure of meeting you in the flesh tomorrow. See you in FV.

Rachel

Hi there!

I would be willing to bet that 99.99% of us "moldy oldies" are in the same boat.  I know I am.  I am too in the middle of the 5 day.  It seems not  too hard to lose it but maintaining is not something I feel I have accomplished yet, and I will be 5 years out this month on the 28th.  Thinking of you!!!

Huge hugs!!

Hey Jillie,
Hope all is well! I've put aside trying to maintain (for now). I know for me, I'm either losing or gaining, and that's just where I am right now. That IS maintaining for right now. Hopefully, one day, I'll get a handle on my relationship with food, but I can tell you, this is not the day.

Big hugs,
Rachel

 im in the same boat as you after the Christmas holiday and all,,, Im glad I came here tonight as I was feeling like a jackass for having the surgery and gaining 5 pounds,, told myself I didnt go thru all of this to gain back,, dont want to be fat again,, so then I caught myself saying, tomorrow this, and tomorrow that,, same as I used to pre op. I had ugly thoughts in my head about myself,, started to cry and thought man,, just get back on track, cant be that hard, just eat right,, still can eat much so thats a good thing it just matters now what I stick in my mouth.
Im  almost 3 years out, and this is not the first time the scale went the other way, but not 5 pounds, only 3.

So with that said, instead of waiting to start tomorrow, I started today! Im much happier at the moment!

Hang in there,  I think lots of us go thru this 

Marie

Hi Marie,
Wow, only 3 lbs in three years...that's great. Ah...but if you are like me, its the mindset more than the read on the scale.

I'm glad my post could help you get on a better track. My mantra since this surgery is 'every moment is another moment to make a better decision.'

Thanks for the uplifting words!
Rachel

     Stop beating yourself up honey!!! We are all human and we will make mistakes, but we pick ourselves up. I too gained 5 pounds during the holidays and ate lots of sweets. Just last night at work I ate a piece of carrot cake. Did it make me sickly, dumping? YUP, but I did it anyway! 
Good for you for talking out loud and sharing with us and making us do the same!!!! We are ALL in this TOGETHER!!!!!
  bigg huggs, Becky

Hey Becky!
Actually, I'm not beating myself up. My post is an effort to get a jump on the demons that will surely be rearing their heads if I don't get a handle on it (and six becomes 12 etc...)

So...saying it out loud before they start to whisperin' in my ear. (Gosh...I sound like Sybil or something.)

....the people...the people...

Joking aside, thank you for your constant support!

xo,
Rachel