15 Months Post Op

Jul 26, 2009

Not a lot to write about lately.  My weight loss has ready plateaued over the last few months.  I'm sure the summertime BBQ's, vacations, get togethers, etc are one part of the problem, while my lowered will power is the main cause.  I simply don't have the dedicated focus that I did last summer, when I was 3 mos post-op.  Seeing the scale weigh in about the same for weeks and months causes a little loss in dedication, when it should in fact spur more motivation.  While I still avoid eating full orders of junk food I find myself nibbling more and more on other people's junk food. 

Most people tell me I don't need to lose any more weight, but I still disagree.  I've said several times before that this journey does take it's toll mentally on you.  I continue to see fat rolls on my mid-section and still only see my flaws more than my successes in the mirror.  When people tell me I should be good now I almost argue with them about me being too overweight.  I guess it's the old cliche about never having too much of a good thing.  No matter how successful I've been I seem to need to do a little better in order to feel good about it.

I know this wasn't a very motiviational blog for any of you that followed my journey.  I'm trying to keep my focus through the good and bad.  I'm still hitting the gym and hopefully tomorrow's weigh in will finally hit the 180's to make me feel better.  For you newbie's don't forget to keep a log of your weight.  I do mine every Monday as my official weigh in date.  At this point of the journey it's nice to look back and see how far you've come.

Andy

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