6 year Sugiversary- There and Back Again
Thanks for sharing your story and showing that even if you have regain it can be lost again. I think too many people just give up. This is definitely a marathon and not a sprint. Congrats!!
Laura
Laura
Laura in Texas
53 years old; 5'7" tall; HW: 339 (BMI=53); GW: 140 CW: 170 (BMI=27)
RNY: 09-17-08 Dr. Garth Davis
brachioplasty: 12-18-09 Dr. Wainwright; lbl/bl: 06-28-11 Dr. LoMonaco
"May your choices reflect your hopes and not your fears."
Thank you Laura. I hope everybody can take that away from my journey. Regain can be overcome but can not be rush. It still takes one day at a time, 1 pound at a time.
Tess
Starting Wt 306; Losing Wt 155; Goal Wt 145: Regain Wt 225; Current Wt 157
PS: FDL Tummy Tuck, Hernia Repair 5/17/12, TT Revision, Butt and Thigh Lift 4/18/13
Mary Catherine
on 3/14/12 12:18 am, edited 3/14/12 12:19 am
on 3/14/12 12:18 am, edited 3/14/12 12:19 am
Thank you for sharing this wonderful story. Along with diet and exercise, my biggest help in overcoming regain is daily weighing. Today I am three pounds over goal. That means I am going to work hard for the next few days to get that three pounds off. Realistically I am giving myself three weeks to do that.
I weigh daily, believe what the scale says, factor in things like salt and water, but know that once I allow myself to feel "this is good enough" about a higher weight, then I am setting myself up to go higher and higher. Regain can be addressed and stopped at anytime. But it will not go away until it is addressed and stopped.
I weigh daily, believe what the scale says, factor in things like salt and water, but know that once I allow myself to feel "this is good enough" about a higher weight, then I am setting myself up to go higher and higher. Regain can be addressed and stopped at anytime. But it will not go away until it is addressed and stopped.
I also weigh in daily. I know how to read my ups and down on the scale by looking at what I ate that day or that TOM. It is easier to continue to lose than it is to maintenance and I know that is where my big battle will begin again. Thank you.
Tess
Starting Wt 306; Losing Wt 155; Goal Wt 145: Regain Wt 225; Current Wt 157
PS: FDL Tummy Tuck, Hernia Repair 5/17/12, TT Revision, Butt and Thigh Lift 4/18/13
Wow, congratulations! Thank you so much for sharing and that it's possible to still lose. I had ubilical hernia surgery last Aug. with a panni removal, then my thighs and lower back/tush done a week later and it threw me out of whack for like 3-4 months. All I wanted was carbs and I didn't exercise. I gained about 20-30 pounds which I'm now working at getting off again. For me, it's recording again everything I eat and getting back into the exercise routine I had before surgery. Lost 9 pounds so far. Love hearing how you were able to do it.
Jan
Jan
Bay to Breakers 12K May 15, 2011 (1:54:40) First 5K 5/23/11 (41:22)
Half Marathons: Napa: 7/18/10 (4:11:21) 7/17/11 (3:30:58) 7/15/12 (3:13:11.5)
SJ Rock and Roll: 10/2/10 (3:58:22) Run Surf City: 2/6/11 (3:19:54)
Diva: 5/6/12 (3:35:00)
HW/SW/CW 349/326/176
"Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds." - Albert Einstein
Half Marathons: Napa: 7/18/10 (4:11:21) 7/17/11 (3:30:58) 7/15/12 (3:13:11.5)
SJ Rock and Roll: 10/2/10 (3:58:22) Run Surf City: 2/6/11 (3:19:54)
Diva: 5/6/12 (3:35:00)
HW/SW/CW 349/326/176
"Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds." - Albert Einstein
Thank you very much. I pretty much stay on track with the Back on track together group. I journal each day and in the beginning, I just try to capture what it felt like to be a newbie again at 700-800 calories a day until I worked my way back up to 1200 calories a day. I walk daily and do not drink with my meals and I cut out all white starches, no flour, no pasta, no pototoes, no sugar or anything sweet. I got my proteins up between 90-100 grams a day and eat mostly protein based foods with green vegetables and 1-2 fruits a day. I drink at least 64 ounces of fluid a day. My food sin is that I did not give up my diet pepsi's this time and I still managed to lose the weight. Kelly helped me get my vitamins all straighten out and my labs have been excellent since then. I thank the good Lord that he allow me the opportunity to take a second chance and really appreciate it this time. If I can help you any other way, just let me know.
Tess
Starting Wt 306; Losing Wt 155; Goal Wt 145: Regain Wt 225; Current Wt 157
PS: FDL Tummy Tuck, Hernia Repair 5/17/12, TT Revision, Butt and Thigh Lift 4/18/13
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