lanad
Yet again and still
Sep 18, 2010
Another year and about the same weight. I have so many excuses and explanations but the fact is I am fat and unless I find a way to turn this around I will be back where I was 10 years ago.
So WW isnt the answer, Counseling, been there done that, OA, surgery, marathoning and compulsive exercise. I have done it all but here I am again. And still.
Lana
September 18, 2010
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So WW isnt the answer, Counseling, been there done that, OA, surgery, marathoning and compulsive exercise. I have done it all but here I am again. And still.
Lana
September 18, 2010
8 years later- Still Seeking Sanity
Aug 28, 2009
I said the same thing last year, and I had a year of fighting the truth. I am ready now to admit...although I lost two hundred pounds, maintained it for 5 years, I am fat again. I have in the past couple of years gained weight until I am now considered obese at 214.
I have revisited the tools I used to lose and maintain the weight then, and have written myself a contract for the upcoming eight years, assuming I have that many left. I am using the Weight Watcher Program because its the closest to what I did after my surgery, when I resumed eating after recovering from the gastric surgery.
I know this will likely be unsettling for anyone waiting for or recently having surgery. Sorry to tell you the bad news, but the surgery will not cure your weight problem. Many, if not most of those having had the surgery, lost a lot of weight, perhaps even changing lifestyles and maintaining the weight for awhile, will go through a period where weight is gained again. In my case it happened when life changed, I had surgery, problems with family and work caused lifestyle changes and I didnt adjust my eating to reflect a loss of activity. I also then began to forget that it was through exercise and healthy living that I was able to manage my stress. I sto;pped the very things that had assured my success. Trust me after a few years, you CAN overeat. I know, however, how to do this. And my surgery is still there to help. So I have returned to "hard" food, stopped grazing, stopped sugar (yes dumping stops after awhile) and have return ed to walking and going to the gym. And prayer...lots and lots of prayer
I will be ok.
Hope you will be too
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I have revisited the tools I used to lose and maintain the weight then, and have written myself a contract for the upcoming eight years, assuming I have that many left. I am using the Weight Watcher Program because its the closest to what I did after my surgery, when I resumed eating after recovering from the gastric surgery.
I know this will likely be unsettling for anyone waiting for or recently having surgery. Sorry to tell you the bad news, but the surgery will not cure your weight problem. Many, if not most of those having had the surgery, lost a lot of weight, perhaps even changing lifestyles and maintaining the weight for awhile, will go through a period where weight is gained again. In my case it happened when life changed, I had surgery, problems with family and work caused lifestyle changes and I didnt adjust my eating to reflect a loss of activity. I also then began to forget that it was through exercise and healthy living that I was able to manage my stress. I sto;pped the very things that had assured my success. Trust me after a few years, you CAN overeat. I know, however, how to do this. And my surgery is still there to help. So I have returned to "hard" food, stopped grazing, stopped sugar (yes dumping stops after awhile) and have return ed to walking and going to the gym. And prayer...lots and lots of prayer
I will be ok.
Hope you will be too
returning to sanity
Jun 22, 2008
June 20, 2008
Its been almost seven years since my surgery. While I dont know exactly how much I weigh, I know that I have gained about 45 pounds from my lowest weight a couple of years ago. I was doing so great...several marathons, active, happy. Then I had surgery...donated a kidney to a cousin. Then I had a knee replaced. I am really struggling to get my activity level back and to feel good again. I graze too much, and eat the wrong things, and seem to be back fighting with myself.
Gad I thought I would never be here again. I lost almost 200 pounds. I cant let myself go back there!!!! I had 5 good years free of the obsession. Part of it was recovering from the gastric bypass, but I went beyond that to real recovery of my spirit. I didnt seem to have the tenacity in the face of not being able to stay active. But here I am, me.
One more time trying to get it right.
Its been almost seven years since my surgery. While I dont know exactly how much I weigh, I know that I have gained about 45 pounds from my lowest weight a couple of years ago. I was doing so great...several marathons, active, happy. Then I had surgery...donated a kidney to a cousin. Then I had a knee replaced. I am really struggling to get my activity level back and to feel good again. I graze too much, and eat the wrong things, and seem to be back fighting with myself.
Gad I thought I would never be here again. I lost almost 200 pounds. I cant let myself go back there!!!! I had 5 good years free of the obsession. Part of it was recovering from the gastric bypass, but I went beyond that to real recovery of my spirit. I didnt seem to have the tenacity in the face of not being able to stay active. But here I am, me.
One more time trying to get it right.
