Back to Basics

Hi All, Well, after 4 months of maintaining goal I've now gained about 6 pounds in the last 2 weeks. After going to Support Group last night and it being the "your new body & owner's manual" lesson I've decided I need a 2-week refresher course. I'm posting this here so that I can have you guys help me hold myself accountable as I post what I eat/drink for the next 2 weeks (well - starting Monday as that's my official weigh-in day) and in case there's anyone else who wants to join me. The "Back to Basic" plan is - for me - 3 meals a day - and if it's not cottage cheese, cheese or some type of meat - it's a no-go. Also, get in my minimum of 8 glasses of water. Wish me luck resetting the ol' body and mind. Dawn 258/135/141

Dawn, Sounds like you have great support groups. Did you get any handouts at that meeting? Sounds interesting. So it's pretty much all protein for your Back to Basic's plan? I look forward to hearing how you do. I'll be here to help you through it. Good luck Tammy

Hi Tammy, Yes, there are usually handouts which is nice. This one included what our anatomy looks like now. It was even suggested we give a copy of it to our PCPs for our file since a lot of them don't know either. Thanks for the support - as of this morning - 139.4lbs and breakfast was 2 hardboiled eggs and about 1/4 c cottage cheese. Water's doing well as well. Day one is usually the easiest mindset wise. Oh, and yes, basically just protein. It's what I had to do for the 1st 6 weeks post-op, though my protein choices are a lot wider now. About 2-3 weeks of this and your body goes back into burning ketones, major weight loss. I'm hoping since I only have to lose 4-5 lbs I don't have to go that long to actually lose the weight, but I need to get back out of the habit of snacking, so I'm going to stick to it for the whole 2 weeks and then decide what needs to happen then. Dawn 258/135/139.4

LOVE the new pic Dawn! Lori PS Good luck with your back to basics plan! Let us know how you do!

Hey Dawn, I would love to "Get Back to Basics" with you. I had a really bad summer and unfortunately, my weight shows it. I lost 8 punds in July when my chaos started and then in August lost 1 pound and so far for September, I've GAINED 6 pounds. I asked my doctor to take me off Effexor and changed me to Cymbalta (anti-depressants) so hopefully that will help, but I really need to stop the stress eating. I'm much better than I used to be, but still catch myslef heading to the kitchen when I am upset! I have 3 small kids so it's hard to head to the treadmill unless they are in bed, so maybe I just need to head to the computer when I get upset instead! Anyway, since i am just now reading this post, I will start 5 minutes from now! 3 basic protein meals per day and plenty of water. Hopefully my last 30 pounds will come off before the end of the year! Debbi 289/180/186/160

Welcome aboard! Computer is good for stress - unless you're trying to get something accomplished in a hurry! I'll post a daily Back to Basics - Monday type thing for us to list how we did on food/water and our weight - though we're not SUPPOSED to weigh daily. Here's to back on track with behavior and you losing those last 30 lbs!! Dawn