So, who has been SUCCEEDING at getting BOT??

I am 9 years out. Gained about 35 of my 120 pounds lost back. I KNOW what to do. I know what NOT to do. I have made up my mind that come January 1 I am BOT and will lose it. I have a long list of things to do.

Quit smoking.

Walk these 4 dogs I have every day.

Drink my protein again.

Dont drink when I eat.

NO NO NO GRAZING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

But  I need to know WHO on here has succeeded???

TIA

Well....I haven't "succeeded" but I am succeeding!  I am losing again, and so freaking happy about it because honestly I totally lost faith for a long time that I could do it! So while I am not back at goal, here's how I've lost ten of the twenty I gained: protein first if I can't think of a protein I want to eat then I am not truly hungry, carbs and sugars are just too easy to grab and go.  Grazing was a killer - now if it isn't planned it's not in my hand. I only do a chocolate shake in the morning with coffee added to make a mocha as a replacement for my venti Starbucks latte habit that was way too many carbs leading to lots of issues.  I drink water like a fish, and it has to ice cold, weird but it works for me. I have one ounce of chocolate almost every day, and I eat fruit.  I don't aim for "ketosis" by eliminating food groups, but I do limit my carbs to veggies. I never eat bread, rice or pasta, but only because my pouch simply won't tolerate it at all.  Yet the dang thing let's me eat a lot of sugar so I have to watch that and not let it creep in. Vitamins are critical, if I miss them, I notice it a lot. I never drink and eat at the same time.

You can do it!!! Don't let anyone tell you you can't. It feels so amazing to be losing again, it totally reinvigorates and motivates.  The depression I had when I was gaining was devastating.  Meal by meal, I am coming back on track, it's taken several months, but totally worth it.

Thanks for the reply. Today, I start gathering all my goodies to get BOT.

I do- sort off. Due to RH and dealing with that I gained 30 lbs. 10-15 - I really needed to gain, but the other 15 came together due to RH, before I figure out what I need to do to stop the crazy low blood sugars.

Once I stabilized my BS - I was able to lose 10 lbs.   I am now app 20 lbs above my "goal" but only 10 lbs from where I would like to be.  I know I can do it - if I want to... but the motivation is not there: I still look good, my face does not look "sunken" into, I have nice butt (I can sit on a hard surface for 30 min with no major pains), I still can fit in size 6-10 (depends on the brand) so really - maybe that is OK?

 But I would like to be able to fit again in my 4's and comfortably in my 6's. Have a little "buffer" that I can gain (like for holidays, vacations)

BTW: when I start BOTT - I start with every meal, any day.   No excuses.

I went a bit "crazy" over the Christmas 4 day weekend, but "restarted" the good diet back on Wednesday, the 26 .... I may allow myself some extra freedom on New Year - 2 days, but it will not be some really crazy - I may chose to get more wine, maybe even some dessert (very little and only after a major meal - late a day)

What I plan to do - is to start exercise... new year. I have a lot of running around before holidays and in between, that was as much exercise as I could handle.

Why do you need to wait till 1st to start BOTT? why not today? not now?  Maybe pick one thing from the list... like extra proteins.

In the past - before WLS -I would plan to start Diet and exercise "tomorrow" or "next Monday", or "on the 1st of the month".  That made me gain up to 250lbs. Now - when I realize that I need to BOTT - I start right then, that day , the first meal to follow. For me - small steps works better that "mega changes"..