LIFE HAPPENED (x post)

I used to be very active here on the forum but I got over confident, stepped away from a valuable support tool and WHAM, Life Happened!

Injury and then grief put me back on the sidelines I swore I would never sit on again. 13 months later, I am battling a 20 pound weight gain and a sedentary lifestyle. So I beat myself up for a little while and then decided to celebrate that this time I put the brakes on this destructive train ride at 20 pounds rather than the 125 overweight I allowed myself before RNY November 2010. I went back and read my journals to remind myself of what was in my 'toolbox' when I was at the top of my game. So here I am again.

Have started a beginner's runner program with plans to be running 5k's by the spring. I am going back to the basics: quality protein first, limited (if any) processed carbs and LOTS of water.

To those who are post-op - and still rocking this a few years out, I say THANK YOU for being motivators and role models!

To those who are post-op and struggling, I remind us to remember all our 'tool's and use them. We got this!

To those who are pre-op or newly post-op, I urge to remember and follow the rules. This is a lifetime commitment. Most everyone has amazing success the first year but it is at years 2 and 3 that the work starts to stay the course for a lifetime of health.

Cheers!

Welcome back, Pam.  Kudos to you for stopping this NOW instead of sticking your head in the sand and denying you have gotten somewhat off plan.  It's much easier to reverse the trend at this point then 30-40-50 lbs more. 

Good for you!   

welcome home:) you got this!!!

Good Luck!  This is why I try to read this site daily, if possible, I never want to get too far ahead of myself.  Regain happens when you stop paying attention, its hard to not pay attention when it is right there in your face every day.  That's why I never hid the fact I had surgery, and that is why I always keep myself grounded in the reality of where I came from.

Very inspiring that you're not throwing in the towel - you can do this! As those of us who've been there (and face it, who hasn't?), losing twenty pounds is something you've done before and you can do it again! Go You!