Pressure

Is anyone else under pressure?  What’s your plan to maintain?  Right now, I’m motivated and active as hell.  But will I still be in 2011?  2012?  Etc???  Will you??




I weigh every day.  I keep WLS friendly food in my pantry, office and refrigerator to make it convenient for me to eat right.  When I eat out, I try to choose the healthiest selections from the menu.  I don't over-stuff my pouch.  I stop eating the minute I feel that my pouch is full.  I eat mostly lean meat, eggs, legumes and cheese to get in my protein.  I also eat healthy carbs like veggies and fruit.  Every once in a blue moon I will eat a bite or two of something off my program if I have a craving for it.  I don't deprive myself, but I watch portions.

Do I ever slip up?  Sure!  BUT the thing is to focus on is doing damage control immediately.  That's why I weigh so often.  If I ate something yesterday and my weight is up 2 pounds today, then I need to do something TODAY, not wait until a month from now when it's up 15 pounds.

The WLS process is exciting while the pounds are dropping off and you are working toward a goal.  Once you reach that goal, losing weight is not the center of your universe anymore.  Other things in life start to gain more attention from you.  It's easy to become complacent and stop doing what you were doing to get to goal in the first place.

I'll be 5 years out next month.  I had a brief period of regain while going through the stress of some family issues, but I got it back off by going back to my original program.   It takes perseverance.  The tool works.  It's up to you to have the self discipline to do what you KNOW you need to do.  How badly do you want this?  What are you willing to do to make it happen?  That will determine how successful you are long term.