Feeling Lost

I feel so lost.  I had weight loss surgery January 2007 and I'm struggling trying to get back on track. I orginally lost over 100lbs. never reached my goal and I've regained thirty and still obese. When I had my surgery I was working over night and didn't have the temptations of office life and foods in my way.  It's been 4 years since I had to make the switch and I'm seeing my weight steadily climb. I'm sooo depressed and frustrated!  I need your support...I wish I could go back..there are so many things I would do differently.

I am right there with you.  I agree with the "what I would do differently" feeling.  All we can do is move forward and take each day as it comes.  Don't give up.  Go back to the basics.  Our heads need to get back in the game and stay focused.  We can co it!  Don't give up...

Many of us are in your position.  All we have to do is eat a little less and move a little more every day.  3 twenty minute cleaning sprees will burn an extra 250 calories.  If you eat 250 less calories that will add up to 500 calories that you burn off.  Ultimately you will weigh 50 lbs. less.  Conversely, if you move less and eat 250 calories more you will gain 50 lbs. slowly.  That is what I've done.  2000 calories a day rather than 1500 and up the scale goes.  This is a great group to follow and get motivation from.  We really can do this together.  Tri

Hugs.. You are here.  That's first step.  Read some old posts on here - see whast everyone is doing.  That may give you an idea what you need to do.  Not 2 of us follow the same eating and exercise routine.  

Beside my diet and exercise - whast REALY helps me is daily weight monitoring - the dreaded scale. Some days she is a friend, some days she is just pure cruel *****  But...seing the number helps me. I also record that number in MFP - so when I have days when my weight is just not moving - I look at the graph and I see that even though slowly - I am losing weight consistently.  

Beside the scale - coming here and posting almost daily helps me. The posting is for everyone - but it helps me to see exactly what I need to do.  Some days as I start recording - I realize that I need to replace one meal with a shake (that works for me) not only to limit calories - but to make sure I get enough proteins. 

Giving up starches and sugars (even fruits - I only eat berries maybe 1-3 times a week) really curbed my appetite.   I am not very hungry and 1 cup (8pz) or food are really more than enough for me this days (solid -dense food) 

I still can eat-  slowly - 1/2 bagg of chips with avocado salsa.   And I had some of that on Saturday.... But - that day it fit into my plan....because I got so busy that I forgot to east until app 4 pm.  But the extra carbs on Saturday made me hungry on Sunday.   

Good luck.  For me - it is about - one meal, one day. If I do or eat something I know it is not good for me - I try to go back to good eating the very next meal or next day.  

Thank you ladies so much for your input. Im having gall bladder surgery on Thursday so my activity will be kind of limited for a minute, but I'm hoping not to be down too long.  It's great when you have a support group such as this site. Here is where I belong, now let me see what I can do to get Back On Track.

Genie