I need to get back on track.......I have gain 25 back......almost 4 year out.......never got to goal.......I am gonna try 5DPT......any words of encouragement?

That will resize your pouch down to a manageable size..and then you can start over with your plan. Good job! Keep on working at it. It's totally do-able.

Thanks Dawn!

What is DPT?

Five Day Pouch Test...............Supposed to bring your pouch back to post surgery state, or as close as it can be..... Hoping it works.

When are you starting?  Are you looking fore a 5 day buddy. I have 20pounds to lose at 5 years out. aargh!  Sharon

Tomorrow........

Sure, could use a buddy! I am already talking myself out of it......Oh I will just try eating sesably again.......Oh through the Girl Scout Cookies out and I will be fine.......NO NO NO>>>>>>Gonna do it!

Starting tomorrow!

Andrea, I'm almost 4 years out and have regain. I'm practicing Mindful Eating. Below is a blog from my Eating Coach. Makes sense. We are all different but do what works for you. Diets don't work but we can change our eating habits. Slow changes, babysteps. We will be dealing with weight issues our whole life, it's not going away. Exercise, drink lots of water. Journal.
You will get those pounds off in time. Try not to stress out. YOU are normal! Hugs Debbie

It's all about how you USE the tools

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It's all about how you USE the tools Posted: 21 Feb 2011 02:57 AM PST Our biggest problems have no technological solution. We have come through the industrial age, the information age. Now we need to prepare ourselves for what I call the human engineering age and address the relationships which enable societies to work. What are our biggest problems?  Let's make this easier -- what are the top 3 issues in your life you would like solved?  List them really quick -- without putting too much thought into it. So....where does your weight fall into your list?  Is it on there is a straight forward fashion or is weight hidden in some other aspect. We are living in an age where most everyone I know understands what it means when I say "there's an app for that".  And yet, technology isn't providing solutions to our problems.  But here's what I think is interesting  about the quote above -- technology isn't supposed to provide the solutions to our problems -- it is supposed to provide new TOOLS to allow us to solve our problems. A diet is a tool -- not a solution.  Changing your behaviors is a solution. Weight loss surgery is a tool. Exercise is a tool. Mindfulness is a tool. Special K and Subway are tools -- they are not solutions.  Solutions to our problems come from within us -- when we see the tools available and make use of the ones that seem most sensible to us. A hammer won't facilitate the installation of a new picture unless you pick it up and swing it.  Neither will any weight loss tool wor****il you put it to work -- you are your own solution.

Thanks Debbie..........Everyday I try again.

Andrea, that is all you can do...just keep trying, never give up. Even if it turns into taking every hour day by day or even every minute sometimes. We have a tool but life gets in the way sometimes or most times! Hugs Debbie