My dearest, SWEET Marsha... 

We all get down on ourselves, but girlfriend - you take the prize!  You've gained 20 pounds?  That sucks.  But you've kept over 115 OFF - THAT'S AWESOME!  NEVER, EVER lose sight of how far you have come! 

Does a regain of 20 pounds make you a failure?  Hell no - according to WLS statistics, that makes you NORMAL.  Remember how exciting it was, once the fat started to disappear, when you actually FELT "normal"???  I know I do! 

I've gained back almost 20 from my lowest weight myself.  And yes, it sucks, and yes, my smallest sizes are tighter than I'd like them to be, thus giving me more of a muffin top than I'd care to sport.  But I've managed to keep 150# off, and I REFUSE to ignore that.  I know I have my tool, and I know it's up to me to respect and USE my tool if I want to shave more weight off (which, of course, I DO!).  I KNOW I CAN DO IT - AND I KNOW YOU CAN, TOO.

My point here is, you've had more than your fair share of stress.  You have a history of using food to deal with stress, so it's really no surprise that it has played something of a role yet again.  Sucks, but - it is what it is.  You know I've dealt with plenty myself, and if I've learned one thing, it's that I, too, am a stress eater. 

That's why support is so vital to our success.  To keep us mindful, to keep us encouraged, to be understood when we struggle.

I love you, Marsha.  Be a little kinder to yourself, or I may have to march out to Hutch and kick you in the ass. 

   

 Is it OK if I join in?  I'm a West Central MN habitant.  Been lurking on OBH for awhile and only posting a few times.  

Surgery:  June 17, 2008..Lapband

Starting weight was 249lbs.  I lost a total of 136lbs.  Have maintained since hitting goal six months after LB surgery.  (Lost over 50lbs prior on ins. co. required medically supervised diet).  

Would be nice to get to know you all.

Last week: 249.0
This week: 246.6

Lost 2.4 pounds this week.  I'm good with that.  I find now that I'm falling back into bad habits (a cookie here or there.. or I'm loving frozen yogurt lately and I realize that I should be eating better things.  However, I will admit that even if I do 'cheat' it's SO much less than I used to eat, so that makes me feel a bit better.  1 cookie won't absolutely kill me it's way better than the dozen I would have eaten before!)

~Jen

When did Minnesota turn into Washington?  Did manage 2 trips to the lake and caught lots of fish and they still taste good:)  then played in 2 bags tourneys on Saturday and took 1st and 2nd.  ****ty weather but great weekend