Driver's license weight...will it ever be right?

Hello all BOTT members and thank you for having this group.
March 22 will be my 3 year anniversary.  My one goal when I had my RNY in 2006 was to FINALLY be the same weight that has been on my driver's license for 35 years.  The closest I got was 211#.  It's good to have goals.  It's better to achieve goals.  So here I am...been waayyyy off track for a year or so.  I needed to lose 200#. I got close-losing 162# in 18 months and going to my graduation from my program.  I knew what I was doing wrong.  Eating too many carbs, not eating enough protein, not exercising.  After about a 40# weight gain (afraid to get on a scale again-sigh), I found this group and the 5DPT.  I just finished it.  My pouch is working again; more importantly, I am working my program again. 

I fly to Virginia on Sunday for a work assignment.  I'm scared to death that due to living in a hotel for 6 weeks that I will resort right back to my destructive behaviors.  But at least now I can fit in the airplane seat AND latch the seat belt. (baby steps)      I will be on here often, seeking out words of encouragement and help from all of you during those weak moments.  I really want my actual weight to match what has been on my driver's license for 35 years.  But I will take  it one day at a time.  Starting with my jeans being loose on me again.  195 here I come!!!  
Thanks for letting me vent.  It really does help.
                                                     Barb

Welcome Barb,

This is a great place for encouragment and accountability. One thing I do to stay focused on what I eat is to journal on www.fitday.com It really helps to see it in writing and you can track nutrition to make sure you are getting what you need from what you are eating. I look forward to hearing of your success.

I sure don't think being able to fit in an airplane seat is a baby step.  I don't fly very often and when I needed to know I did not know I could ask for an extension for the seat belt (don't know if I would have asked even if I had known) so I would put my coat over the seat belt strap so the steward would not know it wasn't fastened.  The first time I flew after I had lost enough I could really fasten it, I almost cried.

Speaking of driver's license weights reminds me a something funny I did.  This is the 3rd time I've lost 100 pounds (first time I've ever not started regaining in less than a month) and it so happened my driver's license was due for renewal - well, thrilled, I put my new 100-pound less weight on it.  Then came the next time it was due for renewal - don't remember how much I weighed then but at least +50 pounds.  The clerk very kindly asked if my weight was the same (a blind person could have seen it wasn't) and I smiled and sweetly replied, "Yes".

WE CAN DO THIS TOGETHER, YES WE CAN

I did the coat  AND purse on my lap thing as well the first few times I flew, and didn't know about seat belt extensions either. 
My dad, also my guardian angel,  was with me when I went for my license when I was 17.  He guesstimated my weight then and I've left it at that, even when I weighed in at 373#.   

Isn't it amazing the things we do?  I'm so glad you're one of us BOTTers - we need each other

One of these days, your license weight will be right - maybe even too high.   

Good luck with hotel living

I too have had to spend extended time living in hotels for work.  Depending on which hotel you are staying in, many will give you a mini fridge and microwave at no cost for an extended stay.  Also, I recently had to travel cross country and purchased a cooler that would plug in to both the car and hotel room so I was able to travel with yogurt, protein shakes, etc.  Also, try stocking up on healthy snacks such as fruit and nuts, that way you will be less tempted by vending machines, fast food, and room service.

Thanks for the info Daizyblue.  I just checked in to the hotel-full kitchen-fridge, microwave, dishwasher, and a 2-burner electric stovetop.  I'll go shopping tomorrow as soon as I find out where it is.  This may not be as bad as I anticipated.
                                                             Barb