Fear of Regain.....
HAPPY SURGIVERSARY NESSA!!!
I hear ya with the regain fear! I'm up 10 lbs from my lowest weight of 135 and 5 lbs up from my goal weight. I DO look much better at 145 than I did at 135, but psychologically it freaks me out to see the higher number (especially because there is a part of me that wishes I could weigh 110). I'm also freaked out by the amount of food I can eat. In reality, it's not a huge amount of food, but compared to what I was eating in the early post-op days, it scares me sometimes.
Wishing you all the best in maintenance! It can be a scary ride sometimes.
I hear ya with the regain fear! I'm up 10 lbs from my lowest weight of 135 and 5 lbs up from my goal weight. I DO look much better at 145 than I did at 135, but psychologically it freaks me out to see the higher number (especially because there is a part of me that wishes I could weigh 110). I'm also freaked out by the amount of food I can eat. In reality, it's not a huge amount of food, but compared to what I was eating in the early post-op days, it scares me sometimes.
Wishing you all the best in maintenance! It can be a scary ride sometimes.
Michelle 
(OH member since 2004 - new user name)
HW 285 / SW 270 / GW 140 / LW 135 / CW 185
RNY 6/8/2009 
Starting size 26/28, now size 12/14
"Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever." -Hebrews 13:8
thanks so much!
and I do get it about wanting to weigh one thing but looking sickly at it... I know that this morning at nearly 139 my sternum is showing... my wrists are bony and if I got sick I have no fat reserves to help me.... I'm at a decent weight for my height.. I just keep hoping the padding will shift a bit...
I would love to weigh 125 but that's nearly 15 pounds and I don't have that to lose....
ever since my ulcer repair i can really chow down... how sick is it that i almost wish for the ulcer back... (granted I was pretty symptom free till the perforation)
and I do get it about wanting to weigh one thing but looking sickly at it... I know that this morning at nearly 139 my sternum is showing... my wrists are bony and if I got sick I have no fat reserves to help me.... I'm at a decent weight for my height.. I just keep hoping the padding will shift a bit...
I would love to weigh 125 but that's nearly 15 pounds and I don't have that to lose....
ever since my ulcer repair i can really chow down... how sick is it that i almost wish for the ulcer back... (granted I was pretty symptom free till the perforation)
Nessa
Ticker is from Day of Surgery.. weight goal is personal preference as I've MET my doctor's goal
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HG/SW/CW/GW
286/253/150/151
Ticker is from Day of Surgery.. weight goal is personal preference as I've MET my doctor's goal
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HG/SW/CW/GW
286/253/150/151
I'm pretty strict with my daily regimen, hopefully to avoid both regain and long term complications. I'm 5'3" and weigh 119 this morning. I weigh daily to keep myself honest and on track.
I'm loving my new lease on life, and sure don't want anything to mess it up! I like what Kelly said about acknowledging the fear and keep on working it!
I'm loving my new lease on life, and sure don't want anything to mess it up! I like what Kelly said about acknowledging the fear and keep on working it!
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