long time no see

Well, I had my surgery in November 2005 and I ned to remind myself how I got there in the first place- my stomach is hurting right now from a midday binge and I am trying to gain perspective.  I have done incredibly well and love the varied lifestyle options that the weight loss has given me- but sometimes I just FORGET and the old behaviors sneak in. I am eating alot of candy- I am sure that prior to the surgery I said good bye to all my faves thinking we'd never meet again- wrong!  How naive!!!!  All the grads told me stuff like this could happen- but no- I wasn't going to let that happen to me blah blah.  And here I am ... I have been fortunate in that I have not gained mych weight- probably fluctuate up and down 5 lbs or so- I don't weigh myself but can tell with my clothes.  I wear a comfortable 10/12 and have some size 8 dresses- I am very lucky.  It may sound pathetic but I hover at about 175 lbs (lots of muscle) and could probably lose more but, honestly- I don't want to lose my breasts and I know that they will disappear.  I suffer on occassion from reverse hypoglycemia but that only happens with the extra sugar (ie. candy) and I know I can control that. Anyway- just wanted to check in- good to real all the posts as usual.  It's so true that the surgery doesn't cure what is between the ears!

Well, too late for me on losing the breasts but oh well. I didn't think they were all that great anyway.. I don't know anyone on the grads board that doesn't totally agree that it's all mental now. Er, or is that I'M ALL MENTAL NOW? LOL.  Stop by more often. we could learn alot from you!

Karen, yea as newbies we tend to "think" we've kicked the habits of a pre-op and the first couple of years it does seem to be easier to be compliant, it's amazing how things change so quickly when we can eat more, tend to test the waters again *sigh*, how off track we can become.

I'm a little off track myself at the moment.  I just gave in to fighting it with so much going on right now in my life...I have no time or energy to fight the urges. I gave in and now I gotta get back in the right mind set...I always do...but it gets harder and harder each time I fall off track. I feel ya! I'm with you on the boobs and the butt. I don't mind being a heavyweight at all...I prefer it...but that means that I have no wiggle room for gaining! So it's a challenge.  Congrats though....you did great and you look fantastic.  Welcome back. Yep...that brain is a pain...I'm actually ready to get off this sugar/carb binge...Don't let it get too far away from you...It's entirely too easy sometimes... Hugs