Hi - needing to get back on track..!

 Hi ..  I used to post here a few months ago, but not lately.   I had WLS one year ago and have not reached goal.  I lost about 80 pounds but not near what I need to lose.

I just thought I'd stop by and say hello .   I'm a bit depressed about not losing more.  I haven't been the model WLSer, that's for sure.   I haven't gained anything but boy I haven't lost nearly as much as I need to.

I am just starting to exercise again.  It's very hard to get my arse to the gym.   I hurt so much afterward - I have pretty bad arthritis in my hips and knees.   

I don't mean to whine.  It's my own damn fault.  I just wanted to pop in and say "hi" ... I also would like to know if anyone else has had to "get back on track".

Jeane

(((Jeane)))

It's *so* hard to get into the exercise groove when you're in pain.  I need to get back on track with exercise.  I was getting into swimming a bit ... at our nasty lake, which is free at least.  It's been so oppressively hot, though, that I haven't done any swimming at all since last month.  Swimming's about the only excercise I can handle that is pain free.  On good days, I can walk but haven't been for one since June because of the heat.

Does your gym have a pool?

 No but we have a pool (we are in Florida - everyone has a pool lol).
It's just that it needs some major work and isn't all that pleasant to go in.   (needs remarciting)
And, it is not private.   The fence that was betwen our house and the other has been torn down and a short fence in its place.   Until we get a large fence, I'm not gettin' in the pool.

Jeane

Trust me when I say that most of us are fighting to lose, or maintain, or re-lose.  Stick around and read a bit, and you'll see that you're not alone.

You just have to keep on, keeping on.  Go back to the basics that helped you lose the first 80 lbs.

And don't be a stranger.

Candy

 Thanks - I will stick around.   

Come join in on the What are you eating thread. Accountability really helps lots of us

 ok!  THanks

Jeane,

This is not a destination and done journey, it is a commitment to change and let's face it, change does not come easily to anyone, it takes a daily commitment and some days we just don't want to.  It's when those days string into multiples and become weeks, then months that we are really in trouble, so go back to what your surgeon or nutritionist told you to do and remember you are in this for the long haul and I just want to tell you that there is a woman on my home board, her name is Nan, she is 4 years post op and yesterday she posted that she had finally reached a point where she had no excess body fat, she does however suffer from lymphadema and so there are days when her legs swell terribly, this woman is amazing, she was over 400 lbs. when she started and has continued to lose to the point she is at today.  So please take heart and just recommit to the WLS way of living, the only one standing in your way is your thinking and that can be changed, with much effort on your part, but we here are full of encouragement for one another and perhaps you might seek out a local support group to aid you further on this journey.

I wish you well.

Hugs, Laureen

 Thank you !!   You are right.

I stopped losing weight for over a year and had to take a serious look at what I was doing.  My portions were too big, my carbs were too high and my protein was too high.  I rededicated myself to the protacol.  The scale started to move.  I can't say that I dedicated myself to exercise since I too have bad arthritis.  My chiropracter said NO EXERCISE other than swimming to take the pressure off the joints.  My vascular surgeon said NO SWIMMING, as it will aggrevate my Lymphedema.  So between a rock and a hard place I am and unable to do much other than my Tony Little machine.  Even that will make the knees sore.  But since I recommitted to the program in October of 2009, the scale has dropped 60#.  The last 20# happened over the period of 2 weeks when I had my kitchen remodeled without the use of a stove, microwave and sink for 2 weeks, all I could eat was cottage cheese, hard boiled eggs, and cheese sticks.  At work I would order out a salad.  There are many ways to reignite your fire.  One thing to do is change up all your foods and redetermine where you want to be.

 

By the way, my name is Nan, the woman Laureen told you about.