Slippery Slope

Well, it's happening to me like it could happen to anybody who is careless. I'm headed down that slippery slope. After several months of maintaining at above my goal, my weight has slowly started to creep up. I shouldn't really be surprised. I've been careless about my eating habits. It's hard to undo a lifetime of bad choices, and I shouldn't make excuses, but I do anyway. I'm tired today, I deserve a treat. Just one piece won't hurt. Etc, etc, I'm sure you're all familiar with the litany. I should know what to do, but I'd like to solicit some advice. How do you manage to keep on track? 218/208/138/115 4'11"

on the grads board I run an accountability thread each day. We chart our food intake and tell everyone there what we ate, the calories, carbs, fat and protein. it really helps to remain accountable for your actions.. give it a try.. it cant hurt can it.

I very much understand the slippery slope statement. I am just five months out, but I have people, mainly my husband, who say from time to time, "That extra [whatever] won't really hurt you." I made the decision a long time ago (when I was initially approved for surgery) that it was that extra whatever that caused me to need the surgery in the first place. Ultimately, I have made up my mind that I am going to continue to live a healthy existence. Even being this soon out, sometimes it can be difficult to make the right decision, but I continue to do so and don't think about what I am missing. The reward that I have is looking at myself in the mirror and seeing how much healthier I am. Something else that I use as an impetus to keep me on target is the picture from my driver's license, which shows me at my top weight of 368 pounds. I looked horrible and miserable (actually, everyone looks that way in his or her driver's license pictures!). Whenever I want to make a pit stop at Burger King for a small fry, I take out the picture and look at it for a bit. I find then that I have no issues driving by and getting home and preparing something healthy for me. I'll keep you in my thoughts. You have been successful thus far, and I know you can continue the path of success. Make up your mind that you are going to be for healthy living and not destructive eating habits.

I am right there with you!!! I have been riding the rollercoaster for about five months now. Bigger portions and grazing have been huge issues for me. I have been back and forth between 215 and 210. I get a newsletter everymonth from a site called Living after WLS. It was an article called 'Is my pouch Broken?" It gave a very distinct program to get back on track, shrink the pouch, and get back to WLS portions. I started this yesterday, and lost 3 pounds. 2 days of liquid protien (afterall, we all had to endure this longer in the pre-op phase) 2 days of soft protien; eggs, cottage cheese. 2 days of solid protien; chicken, turkey, fish. By this time your pouch should be back to feeling full after a few bites. Mind the portions...no more than 1/2 cup during this phase. After one day, I feel like I am back in control. Give it a try...what can it hurt???? Make sure you are returning to the basics too...water and vitamins!!! Good Luck! Joy