going on 3 years
ABSOLUTELY!
I've done the regain thing because I didn't get the whole eat like this forever thing. I've a few pounds more to get off and it's been quite a journey, but one I have absolutely no regrets over! I've learned more about my disordered eating because of VSG than I ever would have without it, and truly believe I have the tools to stay at a healthy weight for the rest of my life.
Some of us just take a little longer to "get it".
Ugh. I so agree. Starting over again.
At least VSG gave me a chance, the only chance I had. And it was easy...for a while. But now some days I feel helpless. Like so much as a glace at something fried will send the scale soaring.
One thing that keeps me going is knowing that I am in maintenance and I will be, hopefully, for life. So I must get up every day and keep on keepin' on. Whereas dieting it was like--one more day of food fest and food funeral before I start NEXT MONDAY.
No real insight here except yeah, we're going to have to work to be a healthy weight. It sucks. Like really really sucks. And it's unfair. And I KNOW not everyone has to work this hard. And it's insanely crazy to me that I could have a large part of my stomach removed and paid exorbitant costs to do this thing and I still have to diet. I have spent the better part of 4 years having this argument with myself. And it doesn't help. You can't argue with reality.
The good news is: I LOST THE WEIGHT AND SO CAN YOU! And I know that if losing and maintaining is hard with the "tool" it would've been impossible on my own. So it's doable now. Hard. But doable.
