Was this anyone's "first time" with weight loss success?
How many of you had previous success with diets (but always regained of course) and how many never had success at all?
I am in the latter camp. I've never known until now what it's actually like to lose weight (more than a few lbs, never enough leave the "morbidly obese" category.)
It's a strange experience!
Robin
on 1/21/11 7:27 am
While losing weight feels so good, deep down inside I'm scared that once I get to goal, I'll gain it back like last time. That's one of the big reasons why I'm trying to do this very slow and controlled over a few years to try and train myself into thinking this new way of living is normal and I should always do it. I don't want to view this time post surgery as a diet that I will fall off of one day.
Trixie
on 1/21/11 7:35 am
Over the years, I lost 30 - 50 pounds with Weigh****cher's several times and stopped and regained.
I think that 'lose and re-gain' is why some people in our lives are reluctant to believe that this time will be different -------- I know it feels different to me this time (I actually reached and have gone a little below goal) ---- but I don't doubt that there are people in my life who are waiting to see if this weight loss sticks
on 1/21/11 8:12 am - Des Moines, IA
BEFORE the band I had lost over 300 pounds over the years. I could lose the weight and never keep it off for more than a day. SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO, I'm thrilled with the band. I have 20 some pounds to go, but have been at about the same weight for about 4 months, I go up a few and down a few, but it's because I'm eating calories to maintain. I'm thrilled that I haven't had the regain when I'm not trying so hard to lose. I'm in the best physical shape with exercising 5-6 hours a week. People say I look like I'm losing again and I tell them it's from doing the 30 day Shred, the exercise bike and another exercise DVD etc.
Oh I could always lose!
Of the diets I can remember (over 40 years I can't rmember every time!) I remember losing
100lbs
80lbs
90lbs
60lbs
many many 30-40lbs.
Then, of course, regain plus extra. The only successful time was the year pre-band (and not a pre-op diet, totally unconnected with the band) when I went from 298 to 248 and stayed there. I kept that off for a year and I was 248 when i started the band proceedings.
So maintaining (with one blip) for 3 years is BLISSFUL!
Kate
Highest 290, Banded - 248 Lowest 139 (too thin!). Comfort zone 155-165.
Happily banded since May 2006. Regain of 28lbs 2013-14. ALL GONE!
But some has returned! Up to 175, argh! Off we go again,