awful!!!! gained

I have gained five pds this week. I know it is the damn christmas cookies. It is bad enough I am losing so slow, but now I have gained five pds. I know it is my own fault. I hate this, I thought this would be easier. It seems as if everyone else is losing good and I am still have so much to lose. And not losing hardly at all. Only to gain. I guess I just need somewhere to vent. It is like I have never had surgery. I still feel as if I am dieting all the time. What am I doing wrong? please help.

Please dont get so down on your self. You can step back take a deep breath and start over again. My surgeon recommends going back on liquids to re shrink your stomach. Also think about the reasons you had this surgery and get back to eating your protein first, and then other foods. I had a christmas party tonight to go to that was a pot luck. I ate some pot roast I had taken (I knew the meat would be tender enough to go down well.), I had a little ham, then a few bites of vegetables, then moved away from the food. When everyone else had desserts I found someone to sit and talk to and did not touch the desserts, But ohh did they scream for me to come taste them. But now I feel good about my self control. You CAN do it for YOURSELF. Cathy

Don't be so hard on your self sweetie I also gained around 4 pounds last month and I swore that I was the worst weight loss patient ever. After a few days of sulking I decided to follow Groucheta's path and give weigh****chers a try. I am happy to report that I lost 6 pounds in a week. Perhaps this is something you can try? With ww I don't fill like I am dieting at all, I sometimes have a hard time getting in all my points. Best of luck xoxoxoxo Corinna

How does weigh****chers work. I have never used it.

I just emailed you

Don't feel bad I have gained 12lbs in three weeks. And I am execrsining every day as I contune to train for the marathoen that I will be competeing in this april. I saw my dr and he said that it was normal to not woory about it but I can't. I still worry so I say don't be to hard on your self and I know it is easyer said than done. Doug.

Marie, remember that post I posted about feeling something stuck in my throat? Well guess why? I was eating wayyyy to much. I had to step back and watch myself carefully. It's so hard now to not take that extra bite or eat that little piece of candy because I don't dump. I never have. I always have to remind myself that I'm on a mission and I haven't accomplished it so I need to be watchful of what I eat. A lot of people think I'm dieting but you know what I've gotten used to the way I eat. It's not a diet it's a lifestyle I chose it and I'm very happy with it. Don't get me wrong I have a treat here and there but I always remind myself that "moderation is the key". *Hugs* I am certain you'll lose those extra pounds. Elisa

{{{hugs}}} Marie. Don't beat yourself up over it. Take it for what it's worth. If you know there are things you can change you just have to make up your mind to work on them. For what it's worth, NORMAL people gain over the holidays. Then they look at the scale and decide to buckle down and diet. Don't fall back into the old fat person mentality where you say 'gee, I gained 5 pounds, I failed - so I may as well keep eating.' That's what got us where we were 10 months ago. Old habits die hard but remember you are worth good things! I have to say that this month in particular, since Thanksgiving really, I have found it sooooo easy to EAT. I don't dump and I think my portions seem kind of big. On one hand, I don't want to FEEL like I am dieting all of the time either, but then I remember that I am not to goal and I WANT to lose more weight and I am WORTH the effort. I dunno, maybe I am going to have to be the kind of person who is 'dieting' all the time ... so be it. Like I said, I think we are worth it!!! I try to review the rules of the pouch every week. I am doing WW so that I keep my calories in check even when I give in to the carb monster. I am doing the treadmill a lot, last week I did 15 miles. This week I have started going slower on the highest incline. I can't say what you are doing wrong, if anything. 5 pounds in a week sounds like it could be water weight, maybe you had a lot of salt last week or are hormonal? Or maybe you just didn't follow the rules as good as you could, and that's OK none of us is perfect. Or maybe your body is just happy at the weight it is now, that might be something you have to come to terms with. But I bet it's just an off week, a tough time of year for LOTS of us. Pick yourself up, dust yourself off and remember tomorrow is another day. You can do it! xoxo