I think I am thinking too much
Am I ever glad I could finally get on line! I've been going crazy since Friday and the darn live-ins needed the internet for research papers and house looking....hooked up a wireless router, so i'm back up and going....I'm happier now!
Anyway....So Tuesday I weighed and I hadn't lost any. Wed I weighed and I lost .2 pounds. Thursday I weighed and had gained the .2 pounds. Friday I stayed the same. Saturday I lost 1 pound. This morning I stayed the same. yes, I know I shouldn't weigh everyday, but it's almost become a habit. I wasn't too concerned early on because I was starting to walk more and starting to finally be able to drink more liquids. Water was really bothering me, so I have to do crystal lights and poweraids and stuff to help replenish. My excercise length is increasing and I've hit my 40 pound mark and it's just shortly after my 1 month mark....So over all, the big picture, i've been doing great.
However....I'm concerned over the stall of weight loss. I'm thinking I'm not eating enough calories, but when I try to boost it, then I feel like I'm over eating/indulging. I'm trying to add calories with my drinks...like drinking a couple cups of milk per day and possibly adding carnation breakfast (sugar free of course) in it for added protien and cals. And I got some strawberry smoothies to try that are from Lite and fit that are like 60 cals and only has a few carbs. My breakfast is either cottage cheese or an egg. Then the rest of my meals are either meat (chicken or beef) or cottage cheese. I'm finally up to about a quart or so of water a day. I just feel like I'm doing something wrong. When I started fresh out of the hospital, my dr wanted me to measure everything...now he's like "just listen to your pouch". I can eat about 1/2 cup of cottage cheese in 30 min or so....and only about an ounce of meat at a time (not in the same sitting.....just using as an example of what i eat).
Am I over thinking this and just need to calm down???? I'm thinking I'm thinking too much! I guess I'm just scared that the WLS actually working is too good to be true and I'm waiting for that other boot to drop....or things to stop working.....does this make sense?
Sucess is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts. - Winston Churchill
For the first 2 months after surgery, I worried about everything. It seems to have gotten better over time. I too weigh myself everyday. Over time, I have become less obsessed - recognizing the normal ups and downs. For me, I am not very habit or routine based in life so I am really trying to add some from all I have learned during this journey - weighing, tracking food, portions etc.. I only measure and weigh food intermittently - sometimes still surprised by my wrong guess. So, give yourself a break, see what new habits are easy and make sense long term. And cast away, those that cause stress (except exercise). I have tried to keep up with the ones that I am entertained by, mostly involving playing with my laptop.
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That is exactly what happens...I find it so funny how the body tries to rebel against us in the beginning, until it realizes it is not really starving.As everyone else said, you are doing fine. Just follow your doctors recommendation, get in your water, and be as active as you can, and the weight will begin to drop.
I think ALL WLS doctors should hand out "WLS for Dummies" to everyone even thinking about it. It gives you EVERY scenario almost possible.
Good luck and keep using this board!
