The insanity of losing weight never gets easier!

Hey Fellow RNY'ers,

Had to come here and vent....remember the bad old days when we would lose and gain, lose and gain?  But the best of times was when we were doing all the "right" things and would not lose?  I am defining losing by the number on the scale.  This insanity derailed so many of our effort to lose on our own. Then we were blessed with the gift of weight loss surgery.  We physically could not eat the wrong things and weight came off.  When we reached goal we hugged it so tight and never wanted to let it go.  We never wanted to get back on that merry go round of insanity of gaining and losing, gaining and losing.

I am so proud of my lasts 7 days.  Eating clean, and my numbers are where I want to be. More importantly I hit the gym again. Key for me with losing and getting back to goal.  I am doing my cardio and starting back with my weights.  WooHoo me!   

But......

Not only have I not lost, I gained a pound  

Thank God I am experienced in this insanity and know if I keep eating like this and keep moving I WILL LOSE!  But the insanity of it all  

Daily Totals

• 7.3 (g)net carbs
• 107.3 (g)protein
• 33.7 (g)fat
• 779calories
• 6 (g)fiber

I guess it just never really ends... 

Which means I should just get used to it now and just commit to all of the steps I need to take!

Thanks for sharing, you know in your heart that scale will move again, just hang in there until it cooperates!

When you are as far out as I am, I KNOW it works.  You just have to play the heads games and override your human instinct to give up.  Stay with the basics and  you will be fine!  It seems around 18 months out we get kinda complacent and think we got this and don't need to do all the things that got us to goal and keep us there.  Don't fall into that hole!  

Thanks for sharing Kathy! I can't wait but I hope as I get further out, I will remember all the words of wisdom that you are all so great at sharing. I'll just have to stay active on here. :)

If you know you are eating right and moving you know you will lose.  I had a 9 week stahl that almost drove me over the edge LOL    But I was writing down everything and working my butt off.  Thankfully when the scale started moving again it never stopped until I hit goal.  Also, I knew I was losing inches, and gaining strength and that is just as important if not more so than a number on a scale!  

Take photos every month.  Do your measurements, and make a note of how better you feel, and how much more you can do!  We are here for ya!  

I know! You guys are awesome. I'm not enjoying the wait for surgery but apparently it's a lot worse in other provinces so I'm just trying to make the best of it. 

Kathy - I was never even able to lose before.  For me it was all gain, gain, gain.  The most I could do was stop the gain when I "dieted".  I'd cut down on my intake enough to maintain whatever weight I was at, but never had significant loss before.  

You know how it goes better than I do.  You've been chugging along for years.  I am inspired that you come here everyday to encourage us all, even through your own troubles.  Thanks for being here for me. (for all of us).  Keep on, keeping on!

Awww Deanna thank you for such an nice post.  It just cracked me up when I got on the scale and said I had gained. Thank goodness I know better and just laughed.  I have to remember too I am 12 years older now OMG, did I just type that?  From when I had surgery before.....  We shall see, but you guys keep me going so thank you!!!!  

Thank you for your honesty!

Hi Kathy,

It really sucks that as we age we need fewer calories to live.  Who decided this?  Seems so unfair.  I eat very few different foods and as I go up in age it seems like I consume less and less to just stay the same.  I am active but not an exerciser so burning calories comes from mainly walking.  Last weekend we did the regatta in bullhead city and we did some walking but I get sick in the heat, so I have to avoid too much outdoor activity.  

Good luck with your weight loss efforts.  I couldn't deal with doing everything right and gaining so no scale unless I am at a doctors or I feel super thin.  I still have the same clothes since 2007.  lol.