Daily Post--1/2/08

Actually, I'm terrified. I am paranoid that I will not lose all that I need to lose before my body adjusts for the malabsorption in 18 months or so. Knowing myself like I do, I fear that that would discourage me enough to start feeling sorry for myself and begin self-pity eating again. I have a few mental things I'd like to work out between now and then to avoid this being an issue. I plan to remain an active member of OH and seek support whenever I can to help me get past any snags before they become too large to handle.

I was and am terrified, almost to a point of developing an eating disorder. Of course as soon as i let my guard down i have gained 15 lbs. Which i am determined to lose. Advice to the newbies, don't even try sweets... your body adjusts to them and although may initially dump eventually stops exercise!!!!! This is key Lose as much as you can initially, it does slow down Drink your water and limit the amounts of food you eat, just because you can eat it doesn't mean you should.

Thank you Melody! I have really been struggling with an urge to test my pouch. I have steered clear of sweets, and will continue to. I am also paying much closer attention to how full I'm feeling and pushing away at first sign.

See, and I'm scared to test my pouch, which I think is a good thing. I'm afraid of finding out "where the line is".

I'm not really afraid of regaining the weight - I'm afraid of not losing it to start with. I'm still newly out of surgery and the weight is coming off nicely, but I need more success before I can worry about later failures Leslie

Hey Lea! Right now at this point in the game (6 months out) I'm not as worried about gaining it back as I am about... when am I going to stop losing... is this it... now what. Ya know! I know that I will continue to lose past this but when I have a stall now... it gets so discouraging. In the beginning I could handle it cuz I knew that my body was getting used to it and now i'm like... ok whats the excuse now. I know its absolutely silly! I think that in order to prevent regain, you just have to stick to your guns about the foods that you eat and the choices you make. If you keep up that exercise, keep up eating right, you wont gain it back, you'll be mentally prepared to maintain long term. Krissy A.K.A NavyWife25

I worry every day about regaining the weight...... I did gain back about 10 pounds depending on the day. What am I doing I am starting the new year with watching my carb intake and upping my water intake back to where I was a year ago. I did not have this surgery to regain the weight back, I love my new clothes, I love being vain and having people tell me I look awesome! I do not want to go back to where I was ever! Exercise for me is going to be the key for the new year. I wish everyone the best of luck..... This morning the scale was down to 159!

I am not so much afraid of gaining it back as to what I am going to look like (skin wise) when I lose to my goal. I may or may not gain a bit back but after being 427lbs lol a few pounds up and down are fine with me. I have a whole new attitude about life this time down the scale. Odds are against me ever seeing the poundage I once saw. I think my biggest "preventative measure" is never dieting again. Never having a "no no list" and never falling prey to the "wagon" theory again. *huggles* Felicia =0)

I think everyone worries about this. I'm only 9 pounds from goal, and have been thinking about this a lot. I did not spend all that money on wls just to end up at 260 again. Of course, I also know many people who went below their goal. Now, if I go below goal, and gain back up to goal, then I'm good. That won't bother me. But if I ever gain all my weight back, I'm gonna need some serious counseling. As far as preventing the regain, I just have to keep focused on the basics, water, protein and exercise. It really does boil down to those 3 things. Denise

I worry so much that it is a daily thought. Except today because I have the flu.