Julia H.

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So it's been a month since I decided to recommit to following the rules...this after 8 years and I've lost a about 7 lbs, which I am super proud of. I know it's not much,  but it's a start.  I've also went to my first EVER support group meeting. I think I'm going to try to see the dietitian soon. I also started back journaling. I use My Fitness Pal religiously and I've cut back tremendously. If I could just stay focused that one be great. Some days I'm all in and some days I'm kinda in. It's hats,  but I'm seriously trying. Any advise is greatly appreciated.

Gosh, I haven't been on here in forever. Well the other day I was feeling all sad and depressed about my weight. I started looking up all kinds of stuff and finally I found a book called, "Back on Track with Weight Loss Surgery: It's not too late! Loss Your Weight for Good This Time." This book was a true eye opener and the motivation and reminder I needed to get back to what I am supposed to be doing. I started following all the rules again on Sunday and by Wednesday I had already lost 5.2 lbs. I can't wait for Sunday, my official weigh in day. I guess sometimes you just need a reminder and need to go back to the basics.

Yesterday was my 3 year post op anniversary. When I hoped on the scale I wasn't very please, but I'm still working on it. I will never regret my surgery I just wish I would have made some better choices along the way. This has truthly been a learning experience for me, but I'm still determined! Haven't given up yet.

My new motto for this year is "No More Excuses!" I have all the tools I need for weight loss and getting in shape, now I just have to use them and continue to use them. After this popped in my head tonight I worked out for 2 hours. I have no excuse for being overweight. I know how I'm suppose to be eating and I have no physical ailments preventing me from working out so from now own I'll just have to get 'er done! By the way I have been exercising, I was just thinking about being lazy today when it came to mind.

To help me stay motivated I decided to get my family together and start our own support group. All the members that are trying to lose weight will all be getting together weekly, weighing in, and discussing our trials and successes throughout the week. I felt this was a way for my family to get together and support each other instead of us trying to go at it alone.

I weighed today and looked at how many pounds I had to lose to reach my goal weight. And to the average person 107 lbs would seem like a lot, but to me it seems very attainable. Like I can picture me losing it right now. I decided to break it down into small, mini goals so my first mini goal is to lose 27 pounds by April 16th. That seems very reasonable to me so that's 13 weeks from now, 2 lbs/week. I know what I have to do and now I'm going to do it...wish me luck

So I think I figured out what works for me best to do what I need in order to reach my goal weight. For me, it's easier to count calories. I know I should eat between 900 - 1200 calories a day and so I monitor what I eat by inputing it on my phone in a calorie counter program. It also helps me to keep my carbohydrates at bay and make sure I get enough protein. I'm eager to get back on track. I went back to the basics and started with liquids and now I'm working on soft foods as well. I hope everything goes as planned :o)

So I stopped getting on here and pretty much lost my motivation. I have gained 40 lbs over a year and a half and now I'm feeling like I'm starting all over again because I'm finally refocused. I know this is going to be a challenging road, but I got myself into this and I'm going to get out of it I just maybe need a little help. I'm very disappointed in myself and I can think of a million excuses to give for gaining the weight back but it all boiled down to "I got too comfortable." Some encouragement every now and then might help for a start. And I'm thinking maybe I might need to really try a support group for once. I have never been to one :o(

So today I'm one year out. I'm not where I want to be, but I'm far from where I was so I'm happy about that. I think I've learned from just these last 24 hours that I need to stop obsessing about my weight. I might not be little but inches do count. I can fit a size 14 pants in some cloths, so I should be happy because I can't remember when I could ever wear that other than elementary school. I also learned that if I stop stressing about my weight it will come off. My goals now is to stop weighing myself every week and only do it once a month, to get all my protein in, to exercise, and to drink plenty of water. That's pretty much all I'm thinking about (I have no problems with the vitamins. I take them religiously.) I realized not to long ago that something was really wrong with my thinking cause I was still sitting here trying to count my calories to make sure I wasn't getting too much so I'm working on my frame of mind. Hopefully, I'll reach my goal soon, but if I don't it's no big deal I know that I'm trying my best and that some times it's the small things that count and not always that big number on the scale. Be blessed my OH Fam!!

I have to decided to start writing my blogs when I reach a milestone instead of every month now. So today I got on the scale and I've lost 75 lbs. The only thing in my head is that song "mighty long way, mighty long way, Lord, you brought me from a mighty long way oh mighty long way mighty long way you brought me from a mighty long way..."