The work doesn't end ...

Sep 24, 2010

Once the surgery is done and the weight comes off,  the work doesn't end.

At my two year follow up the surgeon noted that I had crept up 10 pounds from my low - putting my net loss at 120 pounds.   He'd like to see me lose somewhere between 30-40 more pounds.   Since I know that I'm still struggling with some behavioral challenges he suggested I work with the psychologist.

There are a lot of good resources that offer up strategies for changing a life time of habits and emotional attachments around food.      Before seeing the psychologist - I had been working through those tools and I've changed a lot of my habits and put good things in place over the two years.    The one thing that was pretty clear to me was that there are times when I was deliberately choosing to self-medicate with food in moments of stress when the other stress relieving options weren't available or didn't work.     Counseling sessions have been affirming.      I can see that I am near or past the tipping point in making postiive behavior changes - but I also had to realize that  there are other chemical alternatives to medicating with food.  And while part of me feels weak for needing help dealing with life,  the part of me that wants to staty strong and healthy is willing to put pride aside and get the assistance I need.

Bottom line - use the tools that are available to get and stay helathy.

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