14 years and Back on Track

I am 14 years out, got pregnant at 13 months out. Lost 130 pounds prior to pg. Only gained a little bit with pregnancy but have gained 67 pounds from my lowest. Last weekend I went on a company Christmas Cruise and saw a picture of myself I was not thrilled with. Needless to say Monday I got my mind in the game and got Back On Track. I did a protein shake reset and glad to see my tool is still functioning. In 5 days I am down 8 pounds, I will take it! I signed back on here as its probably been 9 years since the last time I did. I am confident I can get this under control again, I just had to get my head in the game. I am back and ready to ROCK IT!!! 

i am 13 years out  i had open rny and gained 68 pounds... i need help..... i am now 211 pounds. u just had my first child 2 years ago.

maybe we can help each other...... anita

Of course! Let's do it!!! On Monday I did a pouch reset. I did 5 protein shakes all day, Tuesday I did protein shakes   And had Costco chicken. I was able to eat 5 ounces and I  was done. Now I have been found 4 shakes a day and a high protein dinner... So far so good... 8 pounds down and not hungry... The whole family have enjoyed the dinners I have cooked and I'm enjoying new awesome dinners... what plans have you tried?

There is a forum on here called "Back on Track", feel free to check it out. Always nice to get as much support and tips from others as possible. 

Will look again... I couldn't find it yesterday...

There is a daily RNY menu thread on the RNY forum you might find helpful...get ideas as well accountability with posting your menus...

Always glad to see people coming back and still working at this thing called life after WLS.

Hi Julie,

You have already taken the hardest step by saying enough is enough and now I want to get back on track.  Here are some steps I hope will help you. They helped me...  

Planning/Preparing

Remember when we were preparing for surgery?  How many meetings, classes and such did we attend?  We were told the more prepared we were the better our chances were for success.  And they were right. Go through the house, car and work place and get rid of trigger foods.  Stock up on foods that will keep you on track. I removed every bad carb/sugar temptation and replaced it with lots of protein, veggies, grains and fruits. 

Journaling

Get back to journaling.  This will help you identify when you feel like eating, stress factors and any triggers in your life.  Once you identify these factors, this will help you put tools in place to keep you from eating.  It became clear I was not taking time for me anymore. I worked my day job and then spent the rest of my time caring for my husband.  It was easy to reach for fast, prepackaged food.  Since I purged my home I have to eat clean as there are no other options LOL

Use a tool to track you're eating and exercise like Getting Started with Health Tracker.  Once I started to track ever bite and drink it became clear why I had gained.

Goals/Rewards

Make a list of goals for yourself.  Make them realistic and small.  Some of mine were move more, purge all junk from my home, eat more protein.

Food

In general, a long term post-weight loss surgery eating plan includes foods that are high in protein, and low in fat?, calories, and sugar. Important, vitamins and minerals are provided as supplements. (if you had a different surgery adjust this to your food plan).

Water

Water is our Best Friend. I have to say I never went back to pop or any bad drinks, however I was drinking tea like crazy. What is wrong with drinking tea?  I was either using sugar or 3 equals and 3 sweet n lows per 32 ounce glass.  So I was either pushing to be diabetic or get cancer.  I found once I started carrying a bottle of water around 24/7 (yes had one at my bedside) I lost the cravings for the sugar and I KNOW those artificial sweeteners are not good for me. Look I am old and if you add up all the artificial sweeteners I have consumed I am sure I am at the rat in the lab getting cancer threshold.

MOVE!

I can't say enough about how key this was for me. The reason I kept my weight off for almost 10 years was no matter what, I kept moving.  If I could not go to the gym I would walk. I loved Zumba, bootcamp workouts, lifting weights. When I stopped, the weight started coming back.  So for me I am starting slow to avoid injury by walking and using some of the workouts on my Demand TV.  Find something you love to do and it won't feel like a pain in the *** to do daily.

Support

If it's an option "run" don't walk to a support group.

Keep me posted on how you are doing.

Here is the link to Back On Track Group.  

http://www.obesityhelp.com/group/backontracktogether/