Need some advice on how to get back on track...
I am a year and half out. I lost 110 lbs , but since the winter/holidays I started gaining - I am up about 7-9 lbs and starting to feel so out of control. I don't overeat, but do eat things here and there all dang day. I don't want to do this, but having a hard time getting back on track. Any suggestions? Anyone else having this problem? I didn't do this surgery lightly, so I am asking for help/advice before it get totally out of hand.
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Your reaching out for help and support and we can give you that but you have to do the rest. You have to decide what and how much you put in your mouth and whether or not you regularly exercise. There are tools out there like OH for support and www.myfitnesspal.com for support and as a food and exercise diary but again you have to chose to use them. I hope you chose to use these tools as well as your pouch to help you live life in a healthy state. Good luck! Let me know if you need anything else. Feel free to friend me and ask me questions. If I do not know the answer I will help you find it. Take care!
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Thanks for your support. I definitely know I have to work my body. I have been so good until the winter hit and for some reason, I used that as an excuse. I am an exerciser so I just need to commit again. My son already said he would grab me early tomorrow morning and we would go walk/run before school and work. :) I have such a support system- I am just off track. I will check out the fitness pal and start tracking- That is a wonderful idea!
You have taken the first big step by admitting you are off track and asking for help. I am a bit ahead of you at 19 months post op so by no means am I an expert. That said I have been maintaining at the bottom of a normal bmi for 10 months. I measure every bite that I eat at home and record it all in a journal along with my daily (yes daily) exercise. I know that each day is a series of choices and only I can make them. I must hold myself accountable and post my food intake under the thread on here almost daily as well as weigh daily. I make wise choices probably 98% of the time and am honest with myself when I don't. You can do this and get back on track one choice at a time. And you will feel so much better for it!
Thanks Karen. I was like that before the winter hit...then for some reason, I just slid downward and can't seem to recover. I am going to take your lead (and other supporters) and just make myself accountable for everything that enters my mouth, no more mindless eating...and to get moving again. I felt soooo great doing so. One choice at a time- I like that. :)
What's making it hard to get back on track? Really, you just do it, one choice at a time. If you're eating here and there all day, stop doing that. Make a meal plan and stick to it. Get rid of whatever munchy things you're eating here and there so that all you have available to you (or in the house, anyway) is stuff for your planned meals.
And if you're not attending a WLS support group, start.
Kelly
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I know it is that easy. I will start planning my meals/snacks and stick to them. That is my goal to get back where I want to be. I love my life now and want to continue to do so. I will do this. No more mindless eating- it stops NOW. Thanks for the support. I haven't been going to the WLS group... I will check that out again- and am thinking one is next week. This is a commitment I must follow through with. Thanks again.
