Checking in for Support
Hello everyone. I've never been to this particular forum before today. I've always looked at the VSG forum before now. Most of the people on that forum are researching surgeries or just recently out of surgery so I didn't want to post my need for support there. I may go on there just to let others know the struggles further out, but for now I am seeking support from others who are further away from surgery. I initially lost most of my weight pretty fast, within 6 ot 8 months from surgery and my weight loss stalled between 15-20 pounds from goal. I was not upset that much that I had stalled because I could wear a size 12 jeans and have worn that same size for almost two years now. Just since the holidays have I gained an additional 5 pounds so that those size 12 jeans are screaming on me now, but I have refused to go buy a larger size. That's what I always did before surgery. I just gave up and went out and got those larger pants or shirt, or whatever and just gave up. That is not an option any more. So I am reaching out for support from this site. I'd be open to all suggestions to get back on track. - Cheryl
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on 3/3/11 10:49 am
on 3/3/11 10:49 am
I'm not familiar with vsg but you are well within range to correct this. just double check all the stuff you know to do. water, exercise and monitor what you eat. i also crept upwards of 25lbs beyond goal. i really liked the OH food tracker to help me monitor my intake. just get back with what you know, you will do fine.
You are wise to nip it now and not opt for buying bigger clothes. You just need to do a "gut check".
I've posted this in response to others needing support--my 2 cents for what it is worth:
1) Eat at least 1,200 calories per day (more if you exercise strenuously) and 100 grams of protein minimum--the rest should be good fats and complex carbs. Eat 6 small meals a day--this set my metabolism on fire! The biggest mistake people make when trying to lose again is that they try to go back to the starvation amounts from year 1--this is guaranteed to shut down your metabolism. If you get hungry between meals, drink hot tea--works like a miracle for me.
2) EXERCISE!! And I mean vigorously 5x a week-you must mix cardio with weight training--you must develop muscles! The body needs more fuel to support muscle tissue so you will burn more of what you eat if you are supporting muscles.
3) Journal your food and exercise EVERYDAY. This is a must to determine you are getting enough nutrition. Drink your water every day.
4) Only weigh once a week. Same time, same scale.
5) Do not drink sodas and do not drink while eating or for 30 mins after eating.
6) Make yourself a priority. You DO have time to plan meals, you DO have time to exercise--if you make yourself a priority. If you don't take care of you, who will??
You have so much long term success under your belt......you can do this!!
I've posted this in response to others needing support--my 2 cents for what it is worth:
1) Eat at least 1,200 calories per day (more if you exercise strenuously) and 100 grams of protein minimum--the rest should be good fats and complex carbs. Eat 6 small meals a day--this set my metabolism on fire! The biggest mistake people make when trying to lose again is that they try to go back to the starvation amounts from year 1--this is guaranteed to shut down your metabolism. If you get hungry between meals, drink hot tea--works like a miracle for me.
2) EXERCISE!! And I mean vigorously 5x a week-you must mix cardio with weight training--you must develop muscles! The body needs more fuel to support muscle tissue so you will burn more of what you eat if you are supporting muscles.
3) Journal your food and exercise EVERYDAY. This is a must to determine you are getting enough nutrition. Drink your water every day.
4) Only weigh once a week. Same time, same scale.
5) Do not drink sodas and do not drink while eating or for 30 mins after eating.
6) Make yourself a priority. You DO have time to plan meals, you DO have time to exercise--if you make yourself a priority. If you don't take care of you, who will??
You have so much long term success under your belt......you can do this!!
Hello Sweet Friend,
Looks like we are in the same boat! I, too am struggling. I have gained about twenty pounds since the summer. I am in a size bigger pants as well. I am eating like a pig and can't stop. I know I am back to where I used to be. I think for two years I have tried to sabotage my weight loss because on some level I thought if I was "fat' again, Bobby would return to me. He is now married to the thing he left me for - she weighes about four hundred pounds! Point being, I have gotten used to eating more and eating the wrong things. I seriously need support too. Let's get together. I am considering going to jazzercise in Reno. Wanna do that together? I am now journaling my food and searching for a new therapist. It is all emotional. I miss the honeymoon where I could eat whatever and not gain. Those days are gone for us. Now we have to get serious about our issues. Stay in touch with me....hang in there.
Sheila
Looks like we are in the same boat! I, too am struggling. I have gained about twenty pounds since the summer. I am in a size bigger pants as well. I am eating like a pig and can't stop. I know I am back to where I used to be. I think for two years I have tried to sabotage my weight loss because on some level I thought if I was "fat' again, Bobby would return to me. He is now married to the thing he left me for - she weighes about four hundred pounds! Point being, I have gotten used to eating more and eating the wrong things. I seriously need support too. Let's get together. I am considering going to jazzercise in Reno. Wanna do that together? I am now journaling my food and searching for a new therapist. It is all emotional. I miss the honeymoon where I could eat whatever and not gain. Those days are gone for us. Now we have to get serious about our issues. Stay in touch with me....hang in there.
Sheila
Well hello back Friend!
Yes I have let down on my guard for the past few months and have done some slipping up in watching the bad calories that I have allowed back into my diet. I have added some simple carbs like cookies and bread which I know I can't tolerate. I can eat those things and be at one number on the scale and wake up the next morning and be 2 or 3 pounds heavier. If I quit eating them, the weight drops right back down, but I've done this behavior a few too many times because the scale has inched up since the holidays and the more I try to diet and stop the behaviors the worse I seem to be getting. I know it is all old emotional eating behaviors that I need to really finally deal with and learn to deal with stress, upset, disappointment without turning to food. If you find a good therapist, let me know. That is what I am considering doing next because even though I'm much smaller, my head is still "fat". I have been working out at the gym for the past 2 and 1/2 years so working out is not my problem. If you do want to take the Jazzercise class in Reno, find out when it is, I will see if I can fit it in my schedule. I have always loved to do Jazzercise. I used to do that when I worked downtown Fort Worth.
Girl, you are way too good for that louse of a man who left you for another woman. You just need to figure that out. You will make a wonderful wife for someone who truly loves you for you just as you are. I know that realizing that is harder to do than it is for me to say. If I were you, I would concentrate on making myself happy and raising your son and leave that man in the barditch where he belongs. He does not deserve such a wonderful woman as you.
I would get onto E-Harmony if you are ready to see men again, and get out there and socialize again or just focus on being a happy single woman and find friends who are in the same situation and spend some time on you, maybe taking a trip to Europe this summer with a group of women who like to travel. I don't know, get creative and get your mind spinning forward towards a new goal. My cousin's dad is a first generation American with his father and mother immigrating from Italy He has decided that he is going to learn the language of Italian and I believe he is nearly 60 or maybe a little older. So we can learn new things and find new interests. That's what I am trying to do. I want to learn to have passion for something other than food, lol!!
Let me know about the Jazz class. Even if it won't work for my schedule, let's meet sometime for coffee maybe on a Saturday morning or something. - Cheryl
Yes I have let down on my guard for the past few months and have done some slipping up in watching the bad calories that I have allowed back into my diet. I have added some simple carbs like cookies and bread which I know I can't tolerate. I can eat those things and be at one number on the scale and wake up the next morning and be 2 or 3 pounds heavier. If I quit eating them, the weight drops right back down, but I've done this behavior a few too many times because the scale has inched up since the holidays and the more I try to diet and stop the behaviors the worse I seem to be getting. I know it is all old emotional eating behaviors that I need to really finally deal with and learn to deal with stress, upset, disappointment without turning to food. If you find a good therapist, let me know. That is what I am considering doing next because even though I'm much smaller, my head is still "fat". I have been working out at the gym for the past 2 and 1/2 years so working out is not my problem. If you do want to take the Jazzercise class in Reno, find out when it is, I will see if I can fit it in my schedule. I have always loved to do Jazzercise. I used to do that when I worked downtown Fort Worth.
Girl, you are way too good for that louse of a man who left you for another woman. You just need to figure that out. You will make a wonderful wife for someone who truly loves you for you just as you are. I know that realizing that is harder to do than it is for me to say. If I were you, I would concentrate on making myself happy and raising your son and leave that man in the barditch where he belongs. He does not deserve such a wonderful woman as you.
I would get onto E-Harmony if you are ready to see men again, and get out there and socialize again or just focus on being a happy single woman and find friends who are in the same situation and spend some time on you, maybe taking a trip to Europe this summer with a group of women who like to travel. I don't know, get creative and get your mind spinning forward towards a new goal. My cousin's dad is a first generation American with his father and mother immigrating from Italy He has decided that he is going to learn the language of Italian and I believe he is nearly 60 or maybe a little older. So we can learn new things and find new interests. That's what I am trying to do. I want to learn to have passion for something other than food, lol!!
Let me know about the Jazz class. Even if it won't work for my schedule, let's meet sometime for coffee maybe on a Saturday morning or something. - Cheryl
Kim, this is great advice and I thank you for it.. You are an inspiration and beautiful. My surgery was May 4, 2009 and I have been about 18 pounds from goal for so long and have made many mistakes such as trying to eat nothing like in year one. Thanks for setting me straight and helping me get back on track.
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