making some changes ya'll

Hey guys, just holding myself accountable. I am coming quickly up on 1 yr post op, and I'm trying to get in the 160's. thats means I'll take 169. My weight this week has fluctutated between 175-181 (I have no freekin clue...this is between Sat-Wed) Anyway I'm not going back to basics, I'm not doin the plateau buster diet, I'm not steppin up cardio, I'm not doing weigh****chers. I'm not even stopping my Monday night happy hr But here's what I will do: I will eat only when hungry I will do some form of psyhical activity every day I will not go to a vending machine unless its for water I will not eat anything other than a salad from a fast food restaurant. These are honestly some behaviors that I feel I can control, and to me its all about baby steps. I guess we'll always be learning...but its funny i yr later I only know feel like I'm getting it. I am grateful for my 85 pounds lost, and I WILL make my goal...eventually I will hold myself accountable for

I hear ya, dear Aliya! I hear ya. I need to do something. I'm 173. Was 167 for 4 days in a row and then bounced back up to my usual 170ish and then just went up to 175 without a reason. Now I'm down 2 of that. I'm all over the place but not making any progress anymore. I weigh what I weighed at Christmas. I see so many still losing and it is very disappointing. I know I've come such a far way but I was 7 lbs from goal and now I'm 13 lbs from goal. There is no movement in the right direction anymore. I do not necessarily believe I will ever get to goal. Not the way things have gone over the past 3+ months. I am battling health issues but still... I do not think I'm overeating and I am going to the gym at least 4 days a week if not more. What gives? This is tough. Very tough. I understand the need to make changes. I really do. Just not sure what to change at this point. Hugs, Kathy

Can I get a AMEN! I have had it pretty smooth sailing until about the last month or so and man Ive been struggling something awful. I agree with you on the baby steps. I am a major planner and an organizer, always looking into the future. Now I only focus on what is at hand, even if that means hour by hour. I am currently getting help with controlling my behaviors. I can do this, we can do this! Hang in there girl, we got the rest of our lives to do this, no hurry. Candy(who is getting up and dusting herself off)

AMEN!

Aliya, I'm right there with you!!! I haven't really lost anything in a few months. I've been going back and forth between the same 4 lbs and still have 40+lbs to lose! It's very frustrating. I have increased my fluid intake and am hoping with the golf season starting next week (and yard work) the plateau will end!! WE WILL MAKE IT TO OUR GOALS!! Hang in there. Sue McD 306/198/150?

Sue, You sure look great!! Have fun golfing. Eileen

I was also stuck for a couple of weeks and finally the scale moved... I changed my workout a little and added more of a variety to shake things up a little. I also had to be honest with myself and I realized I was having way to many "BLT's" (bites, licks and tastes) I just needed to check myself and then the scale started moving again, not fast but it's moving Shaun

BLT's.... LOVE THAT... Perhaps that explains a 2-3 lb gain overnight... Kathy

Thank you so much for posting! I was going through some things last night and I came across the goal chart that my surgeon drew for me last year. I have to lose 6 pounds in the next month to reach my one year goal, and y'all...I'm not even in ONEderland with you yet! Starting off with such a high weight seemed great at the beginning, when I lost faster than most, but where does it leave me now, when I'm still nearly 40 pounds from "goal?!" LOL Thank God for Overeaters Anonymous. Working allllllll of my tools at once (the physical ones thanks to WLS combined with the spiritual/emotional ones from OA) seems to be just what I need to get through this struggle. I've lost 12 pounds in the past few weeks since I returned to OA, and it feels great. I don't expect it to be smooth sailing, and indeed, it hasn't been, but it has been great compared to the despair I was feeling last month when I felt like a failure because I'd gained several pounds back. I was so full of self-loathing and anger. Now, I'm just grumpy from withdrawl of my favorite foods. Love to you all! ~Julie~ 391/206/170

guys, it feels good to know that Im not alone. My changes are going pretty well execpt for the fast food part:I've been on the road for 2 days straight, and really had no time to eat salad, as I was trying to make time, so i had a chili one night, and a chicken sandwich the other. The whole thing of have been avoided had I had some portable protein with me!