Daily Post--1/2/08

Hi Lea, I'm definitely am worried ~ as to what I'm doing about it??? I just try and stay within my calories and protein for the day... Water.... well that's another thing ~ I'm not so good on the water or exercise! HELP!! Doris

i don't know that i would say scared- specially since i KNOW it can happen- somewhere i mentioned having regained 30 # when my hubby got deathly ill in 2005- i was within 25# of goal-well- i am still struggling to get that regain off--it took mostly changing my job and stress level in order to see a breakthrough no matter how "good" i was in my protein water exercise etc.... i am aware that i will always have to monitor my weight since i am obvioulsy prone to being MO and SMO (in my family documented before my birth) right now; being sick. i am worried about keeping fluids in.... my goal is still to reach 125 # on the scale and then determine where i feel healthiest/most comfortable. i also want to be sure not to be one of those who cannot stop losing- there are those out there! i want to give myself a cushion of a few pounds. not sure if i answered the questions at all..i think it's the drugs....finally went to the doc last nite!

OMG everyday it's on my mind at some point of the day. I know it's all up to me to keep my weight off and to continue on the program of eating that I've learned. I can't say that I'm perfect at it but I do give it my best effort.

I plan on staying a member of obesity help. I need the support.

Gaining it all back scares the beegeezees out of me! I have even asked my surgeon's PA about it and she said not to worry that as long as I did what I was supposed to I would be OK. I am starting to exercise. I have been really lax in that area. I am also making better food choices and trying hard to get in all my water!

Im a new Post Op, so I haven't thought about it...much .. other than gainign 20% back will be better than being where I was. Im changing my eating habits and making a LIFESTYLE Change.

It scares me like crazy. I am mostly scared that I will never reach my goal weight and just regain the weight before I ever see goal. If I see myself going back to old habits I try to remind myself that it is those habits that got me here in the first place and no one but me has the power to stop that bad habit. I do try to exercise though, even though I hate it with a passion. That is another whole topic for another whole day though.......lol. Sally

Am I afraid....HELL YES!!! and for good reason....because I did at one point in my WLS quest I started my WLS journey by having the Lap Band back on 1/9/04 and I must admit I did great I went from 288lbs down to 176lbs in 15 months. I did the PS thing too! But as fate would have it...my band slipped after 3 1/2 years and erotedinto my stomach. I had to have emergency removal surgery and I managed to gain 40 lbs!! So now I had a revision to RNY on 10/1/07, down the weight I gained and feel GREAT again!! So it's always in the back of my mind that "something"might happen to me again