Lifetime Journey

Jun 20, 2012

The reality of weight loss surgery is that "they fix your stomach....they don't fix your head"!

I am continuing to struggle with eating too much, craving sweet and salty, looking for something to graze on and late night snacking. I am almost never hungry, but then I wasn't hungry before surgery, either. (Then, I stayed full from eating all the time!) Now, I am not hungry due to a small pouch, but I am eating something almost every 2 hours, just because I want it.

I have gained about 7-8 pounds from my lowest weight and need to get down a total of 20 pounds to not be "overweight", i.e., have a BMI of 25 or less. My waist band is snug on size 10 jeans and a medium top is getting tighter. Wow, what a wake-up call.

As the months roll by, I wonder if I will ever be there. I feel good and look so much better, that the motivation isn't really there to push myself. This is a dangerous position to be in since I am rife for losing control totally. So many folks that have had surgery are now back up to almost pre-surgical weight (see the 600 pound Virgin!)

God help me! I want to have peace that comes from normal, healthy eating and not spending every waking minute thinking of something to eat or what meal is next. One of my friends told me that she was told to go back on protein shakes until she lost the weight. I may try this. That would be a way to avoid continuing to stretch the pouch further.

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