You and me both Lisa! It's so very hard. It's a daily struggle for me to keep on track. I've maintained for over 6 months now but my eating habits just plain out suck!! The only way I've been maintaining is exercise..I exercise my heart out. I know if I didn't exercise, I'm sure my weight would be creeping back up. I've been reading the boards for WLS graduates and one person on there has the 8 week challenge going where you pick some things to work on and improve on them and see if you can make positive changes by Christmas and then reward yourself at the end. I'm trying so hard to stay on task but I keep messing it up with my poor food choices. Of course it doesn't help when my other half wants to go on junk food runs and I happily go along with it and indulge until I'm sick to my stomach and need to throw up. However, I was proud of myself this week though. I went grocery shopping and I bought nothing but healthy choices..lots of chicken, vegetables, brown rice and fruit. Starting Monday, I'm going to cook for the whole week for my lunches and dinners and eat only those things that I prepare. I'm going to see if I can stick to it. I just don't understand why thinga are getting harder and harder. I don't know about you but my appetite is back and I'm hungry all the time..even though I still can't eat much at one sitting. I'm not sure as to what our solutions should be on this Lisa?? Unless all of us on here who are having the same problems can check in here a few times a week and give each other the support and encouragement to keep going and not fall into long bouts of bad habits. It scares me to death that I could gain weight back..I don't want to go back to that!! It also scares me to read that alot of people gain at least 20-30 lbs 18-24 months post op. The further away from 200lbs I am..the happier and healthier I'll be! Keep your head up and hopefully if we can put all of our heads together we can get back on track! Take care! Bridgett

Hi all, I'm very unhappy with myself. For the last 2 months I have gotten so far off track I could cry. I think my old eating habits are catching up with me. I've been eating things that I'm not supposed to be eating. I still end up paying for it by going to the bathroom lots. But it's getting way out of hand. I am no where near goal. not sure what mine is supposed to be and not sure when I will get to it. Sorry all for all the complaining, but I need to vent a bit. Thanks, Lisa J. in Mass

hi deb its me linda youngblood i was in class with you and carrie and ? cant think of her name and i was to have my surgery after you but it did not work out that way cause you had a bad time so me and carrie had surgery that saturday yes saturday girl i new you when you have came a long way i am so proud of you and work so hard that 10 or 11 lb will come off keep up the hard work and you look great proud of you linda youngblood ps and some times i eat to when i am stress out or when i have a lot on my mind will good luck.****

hello again my insurance covered over hafe of my med i was just happy to get my surgery done linda youngblood

The board has been so quiet lately. How is everyone doing. Any new Wow moments? Is every on still losing. I am at goal. My doctor said to stop that I am at a good weight. I had a little problem but nothing caused from my surgery just my wt. loss. My bowel had a twist and took out my GB. I was referred for plastics but my insurance Says" I have to be 18mths out. My Panni must hang lower than my pubic area. I need documentation of skin and I must maintain the same wt for 6mths. Also I have to have lost 100lbs. I have Anthem. My skin lays on my lap when I sit. Half way to my knees but when I standmy pubic is not totally covered. So I have to wait few more months. They only cover the skin removal. They don't pay for the muscle to be tighten. My portion would be about 3500 to have the rest. Now not sure what I will do. Just thought I would check in with everyone. My BMI is 25 Yea Jane