Not too panic'ed ...thanks to this forum and WLS
Ok....Well over the past 10 days, the scale went up. This is the first time the scale has gone the other way since my surgery 19 months ago. I seemed to have gained 6 lbs. What I wanted to share is this is the first time I'm not panicking over it after gaining during a weight loss effort. Also, this is the first time I feel like I haven't lost control and haven't had feelings of 'giving up'. I'm not sure all the gain is 'real' - that is no****er related or something - but I'm sure I didn't eat an extra 20,000 calories over the past 10 days. Still some gain is probably real. Today I looked at the scale and said to myself, well - I have been eating some extra carbs. I CAN stop doing that. All day today, I have watched what I'm eating closely and made a point to not 'snack' on carbs. I've chewed some gum (sugar free) and ate some cheese as snacks. I'm doing well so far. I read posts a lot hear the mantra of go back to basics and after having surgery, I CAN do that. Pre-surgery, I really had a HARD time stopping. I seem to be able to stop now. This is day one and early but I really feel in control so far. I'm very grateful for this forum - hearing everyone's past experiences and coping methods - and I'm very happy this surgery has helped me take back some control.
Wishing everyone a happy Friday and great weekend.
