Blew it Already!

I'm guilty as well...tried to begin the 5 days again today and blew it this afternoon.  I'll also join you on Wednesday...we can do it! Patti

Tracy Listen to me hon...you are such an inspiration to me every time you post I make sure to read it. You have not blown anything. You just had an off day and tomorrow is another one.  Its a life struggle and today,,well candy won.  But tomorrow start off with the protein and it will be better. We are women and are ruled by hormones, gravity, and well, chocolate.....don't beat  yourself up. Your Number 1 to me.

Like Scarlet said "After all, tomorrow is another day." Pick yourself up, dust yourself off and give it another try. You can do this...It's not a month...It's not a year...It's only five days...It will go so quickly...Keep yourself moving and drink tons of liquid... Think of this start as a pre-start. You were just practicing..Now you can do it seriously...

I didn't make it either!  I finally gave in to popcorn and then decided since I had blown it had some eggs.  I am going to try again tomorrow.  I should be able to do this since I did liquid days before my surgery!  I am disappointed in myself.

OK you have not "blown" anything.  The hardest thing I am fighting right now (because I have gained weight) is not going back to the old thinking I had when I was 280 pounds - the oh well I blew it so might as well enjoy it. - or worse - I'm just a failure I'll never be able to control my wieght. Know that you have suceeded and stop those damaging thoughts.  I did ok yesterday - I'm on day 2 of the 5 day diet and sitting here drinking a shake - but it was so hard last night...I'm a night grazer.   But I have to tell you - yesterday I was walking back into the building after "lunch" (yea like soup, jello, protein shake,etc...) and it came to my memory that what I have allowed to get into my mind the past few months were the OLD thoughts that.  So I started to change my thoughts - I am not a failure ... I've just gained 20 pounds - just like a thin person who has overeaten I just need to watch what I eat...doing this for 5 days is not the end of the world, I will be able to eat again...I am a success and I can do this... Watch your thoughts - remember, you are a success...you've just gained a little weight...and a mess up is just that - nothing critical because today is another day....it is ok

I'm on day two of the 5 day pouch test and while i've got a splitting headache (I'm drinking a cup of tea while I write, hoping it will help), I'm actually doing surprisingly well.  When I've felt the need to 'chew' something, I grab a stick of gum and that seems to help.  It was actually something I did a lot in the early days after my surgery, can't think why I got away from that habit.  I've regained about 25 pounds from my lowest weight, but even then I hadn't reached my doctor's goal.  I put on about 15 pounds virtually overnight in the spring and have remained there since, regardless of diet or exercise, I'm hoping the pouch test will move things a bit, as I know I was grazing and eating more than I thought.  My pcp believes I've got "hashimoto's disease" which is where your thyroid basically attacks itself, which would account for the random weight gain, lots of other symptoms with it, so I'm following up with an endocrinologist next month.  To everyone else who's on the pouch test, keep up the good work, you took the steps to change your life when you had surgery, you have the strength and fortitude to get through this temporary setback.  As I told people when I chose to have the surgery, I'm not making a decision to have  surgery and not be successful!  Minor setbacks are what they are, and it's been a valuable reminder to me that I can't eat and drink like everyone else.  I've chosen my path to be healthy and live a long life (Hopefully!) and I know what I need to do! 

Hey there- just  a sidenote- I have hashimotos, and it is totally liveable. once you get that thyroid taken care of, and get on proper medicines, that weight should come off (it is harder to lose with thyroid disease, but still doable). I've been living with Hashimoto's for most of my life. Good luck!

Thank you everyone for your support and kind words!!!!! I am going to try it again tomorrow (wed) and see what happens. If anyone else is starting wednesday please let me know and we can support each other! I did it once so I "should" be able to do it again~right?!?!?!?! At least I've been sticking with back to basics yesterday and today so I don't feel too terrible about myself!

I will start (again) with you all on Wed...