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 Hi, again.  Yes, it's me...the one who is always afraid of her weight...whether it's up or down.  Today, it's up as it has been steadily rising for tthe last couple of weeks.  The funny (strange) thing is i am still below my original goal.  However, that doesn't really help as it not the exact number that freaks me out...it's the TREND of weight movement.  I am trending upward now.

Btw, i have not posted because i could not figure out how to post a NEW topic on this board; all i saw was a place to respond to an already posted topic.  Be that as it may, i finally figured out how to do it and so i am here.  I WILL be posting regularly (or as reguarly as i always post) because i usually feel as though i really have nothing to add to the discussion.  I mean why post my great original thoughts when they have already been posted by ten other people before me?  This actually sounds sick even to me and i am writing it...lol.

Okay, so i am very worried about my weight.  I just passed my 2 yr. surgiversary and i am still under goal.  But, as i said, i am TRENDING upward.  In the past approximately two - three weeks i have gained 7 pounds. Very, very scary.  I still weigh every morning and write down everthing (or almost everything) i eat but i am doing all the old things in my mind...like...i will start a diet today.  DIET???  Wtf???  Or, i won't eat such and such but i do anyway.   And the things i am eating are not necessarily my old triggers.  I was never a sweet eater..always a carboholic...but now i want chocolate.  I feel fat.  I know that in reality i don't LOOK fat but so what...i FEEL fat.  Bad...very bad.  I know i need to get back on track because i am starting to do all the old things i used to do...all the old thoughts...feelings...grazing....excuses, etc.

HHHEEELLLPPPP!!!!!

Hi, Susan:

Like you, I am struggling because my weight has inched up over the last 5-6 months, and I can't figure it out.  I am working out regularly (3-5 times a week), I am getting fluids in, protein, etc. etc. etc.  I did go through a period where I was eating more carbs than I probably should have, but I have stopped that too.  To say it is frustrating and frightening is an understatement.

I wish I could offer some wonderful insight, but I am still trying to find the magic combination to make things turn around so I can go back to losing again.  I just want to lose what I put on and stabilize like I was. 

Best of luck to you...keep working at it....don't give up!  :)

Yes, the MAGIC COMBINATION...if only.  Life would be so much easier.  I sometimes feel like it is so unfair...having gone through all of this and STILL worrying about diet and weight.  On the other hand, no one said this was going to be easy and quick.  I knew from the beginning that this was a lifetime thing but i guess i never REALLY believed it.  I believe it now.  This is forever.

However, u sound like u usually have it all together with exercise, water, etc.  Good luck on ur search for what will now be known as:  TMC (The Magic Combination).  I will continue to look, as well, and let all know if i find anything helpful.  Thank u for ur response.

Good luck to you as well, Susan!  We will get there...it is a matter of not giving up and being determined, I think.  Unfortunately, you are right, there were no promises given with this surgery.  We all know that it is a tool, not a magic pill.  That honeymoon period really spoils us, I think....not having to do anything and the weight just falls off.  However, that is not real life...what we are in is definitely "real living," having to manage day to day and making those life changes that will sustain us in the future.

Hang in there, and please let me know if you figure out TMC (I love the acronym!!!  lol)...and I will do the same.

Take care.

Hi,

Like  the both of you I am also struggling on a daily  basis. I know what to do it is just doing it. I seem to have forgotten how many carbs we should be eating a day. I know to stay under a certain amount of fat grams and I know how much protein I need. But, what about the carbs!!
Any suggestion in this area would be of great help to me.

Best of luck to you also.

 Hello.  When i first had my surgery, carbs were  not an issue.  Protien was the most important thing and HAD to be eaten before anything else.  Since i could only fit the very smallest amount of food in, once i ate my protein i really had very little room for anything else.  

Now, it is a little different.  I follow a guide that tells me how many carbs, calories, fats, protein i need to eat to maintain my "ideal" weight.  Since that weight is different for everyone, ur amount of carbs may not be the same as mine.  Do u have access to a nutritionist who could help u figure out how many carbs u need in order to maintain?   I suggest that is the best route to go.