Sunday Weigh In

Didn't post lat week but I was 112.4.  This morning 111.4.

Getting closer back to my 105 comfort weight.  If Krav hadn't totally kicked my butt this week I might have dropped more.  Oh well...there's always next week.

Yeah, well...you recognized the cravings. Good going.

Last week 109.4
This week 108
Total loss 1.4
I don't even know what to say.  I did get down to 107.4 this week.  To say I am getting nervous is an understatement.  I started tracking my food again and found out I was only getting about 1000 to 1200 calories a day.  I really thought I was eating around 1400.  People are commenting and it's not good.  Making a concentrated effort to eat more but it isn't as easy as I thought.
I have found myself trying to talk myself into into refined carbs, at least trying to rationalize it.  I really don't want to go there.  I know that once I start I won't be able to stop.  I have increased my complex carbs.  People are just saying things like "Eat a donut" or "Have a cheeseburger".  That is like telling an alcoholic to have a beer.
I hate hearing people on a WLS board complaining about losing too much and I know I won't get much support.  I do not believe I am anorexic, although it is suggested that I am.  I am also asked if I am bulimic.  I have no fear of food (other then things with sugar and wheat).  I do not like being so thin.  I was perfectly happy at 135 lbs.  Although I know tha****ching the scale move up won't be much fun I'm not avoiding it.  
The ironic thing is that I have no doubt that I will regain.  That is my history and it seems inevitable.  I feel like I am gradually able to eat more and that eventually I will bounce back.  Maybe it is just too soon.  Another irony is that I have been nagged to exercise for so long and now that I finally am I enjoy it and  my depression feels better but it is probably contributing to my weight loss.  I wish I had done it from the beginning.
I guess I am just feeling the need to vent.  It is hard to get support about losing too much weight.  It is like complaining about having too much money to some people but it is like being out of control with gaining weight.  You think you have a handle on it and you find out you don't have the control you thought.

Ladytazz,

Don't panic!  I know what you're feeling.  I got down to 97 pounds at one point and I was really scared.  But the thing is...I wasn't sick.  I wasn't out of control.  I wasn't anorexic.

It was just my body trying to figure out where it wanted to be.  I lasted about a day at 97 pounds and then my body re-adjusted and settled at 103 for the longest time.

I was very happy at 103-105.

Over a 6 month period of time I quit weighing and I crept up to 118!  It's taken me about 6 weeks to get back down to 111 and my goal is to get back to 105.  I have no doubt that I wll get there in another month or two.

It's a never-ending battle but we've got a tool that will always be there to use and help us out.

Don't let people's comments force you into eating things that you know will derail your hard work.  Let your body figure it out naturally.  Keep up on your protein and water and the rest will fall into place.

Thank you, that really helps.  I know I am still early in the game and there will be a lot of changes.  I am pretty good with my fluids.  I always get in at least 80 oz although I strive for 100 oz or more.  And I always get in at least 100 grams of protein.
I also feel pretty good physically.  And my body fat is 23%.  I eat pretty good, too.  Lot's of meat, dairy, fruits and vegies and some whole grains.  I know I will bounce back.

Ladytazz, your body will figure out where it needs to be as long as you get all your protein, enough calories, and all your fluid and vitamins.

It may go down before the bounce back...but it will settle in.

Liz

last week 164
this week 160.5
3.5 down

Hopefully that's my stall breaking up to let the sunshine through!
But my inch loss this month is baffling (and amazing) me: how does one lose 14 inches in a month, but only one pound?  

Um....not that I'm complaining.
tracey

Who knows...one of life's mysteries when it comes to WLS.

Congrats on the lost weight and the missing inches.

#(*(#*^(*#^$O#*@)&(*@^*&%#^q$(*$(*^q#*&%(@*$^@_......This is how I feel about my scale! I either need to step up some working out,tweak something with foods or just throw my hands in the air and realize that I am DONE losing..... What makes me upset though, is I am not "normal" yet. I dont think I will ever get normal...Anyway for the 4th week straight I an still 127...Saw 124 the other day but I am sure it was a fluke in my scale...

oh Stacey, I was so THERE last week--but for me it was not practicing enough care with the food, and the stress.

Who was it that told me they lost 1/2 lb a month for several months at the end before they hit goal?  Was it Gina, or Jody? One of the long term LW Goddesses....