QUESTION OF THE DAY

HI THERE GUYS :WAVE" HAPPY THURSDAY TO ALL OF YOU.. MY QUESTION IS ................... I ALWAYS THINK AFTER THE WEIGHT LOSS I WILL FAIL AS FAR AS MAINTAINING ALL OR MOST OF THE WEIGHT LOSS. DO ANY OF YOU GUYS THINK OF THAT..... LORRAINE

No....Right now I wonder if when I get to my goal weight, If I will be able to stop losing weight.

DARROL, FUNNY THING I WONDER THAT SAME THING ALSO SINCE I AM CLOSE TO MY GOAL .............LORRAINE. LETS JUST WAIT AND SEE TO ALL OF US ON THIS JOURNEY...

As my surgery was a revision from a banding to an rny I have already failed at WLS once. I already am feeling like a failure with this, and so the answer to your question is "yes" Good question

Hello Lorraine, I TRY to keep the negativity at bay, but of course I do get thouse thoughts that either as Darrol said, I'll not make it to goal weight or I won't be able to maintain. I now one thing though, I'm gonna TRY LIKE HELL! Tracy

Hi Lorraine, All I can do is try my best. I fail occassionally and try not to keep doing it over and over. Right now I exercise 45 min 5 days a week, which I NEVER did, had the WLS surgery and eat correctly most of the time. This is the best I can do and I hope and pray it will be successful. Lisa G

Lorraine, Quick note-- when you type in all caps it is considered YELLING online. But as far as maintaining.....for some reason I don't think about it much. I know it is a concern but since I am still just trying to consistenly LOSE in the first place I don't think about the long term. I hope that I can get used to small portions/increased exercise/improved lifestyle and stay in a normal range. I am barely 1/2 way there so it will be a good 9 months before I can consider maintaining.

It amazes me that people at 4 months are close to goal! I am still 62 lbs for my dr's goal and at least 72-77 from my own goal. (I honestly would love to be "normal" weight) for 15 minutes or so!! To be honest, I expect to regain a little after reaching goal, as that appears to be very common. I don't know on this question. I certainly don't INTEND to fail and I AM a very optimistic person but since I have never known anything but failure with "diets," it is hard to imagine being the weight I want to be for years at a time. I try to keep telling myself that my past (being obese) doesn't have to dictate my future now that I've had WLS, but I'm still convincing myself. Jenni -73