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Thanks for sharing your experience!  Your comment about it not being feasible to go back to the immediate post-op protocol is so true.  I've tried to do it several times (unsuccessfully) and went down the road of guilt and feeling like a failure because I was physically hungry and had the need to eat more, but my weird-WLS-whacked-sense-of-portion-control kept telling me I should only be eating so many ounces, etc.  This is one of the issues I'm working on with my eating disorders therapist (the head game "rules" I've set up and thinking that I should be eating tiny amounts like I did the first year postop).  Like you, I'm trying to put the focus more on having whole foods and dense items that will fill me up, rather than relying on soft proteins (yogurt, chili, soups, etc) that move out of my pouch fairly quickly.  My pouch was rather sensitive the first couple of years so I got into the bad habit of using more soft, slider foods or crunchy/crispy things (like melba toast/crackers).

I also had PCOS for many years prior to WLS and stopped taking metformin once I had my surgery.  I see my PCP at the end of February and need to get those labs taken as I've been concerned the PCOS may be playing a part into some of the regain I've had and the distibrutiion of it on my body (mainly abdomen and waist).  I'm hearing more and more long term posties who had PCOS commenting that they are going back on metformin.

Thanks again for sharing your journey!

Good Friday Everyone,

Last night I was pondering on this BECAUSE, its a new year, I set my plan to get back on course & BLAM, I slipped a little yesterday (already ) and almost immediately I started "stinkin' thinkin' ",...The food demon in my head was whispering just like the old fat days, it said, " OK you slipped a little today, - its already close to the end of the week, just go ahead and eat whatever for the next few days and restart your plan on Sunday - after all you've got that party Saturday night, you'll want to taste all the food & have a few drinks too -  it won't hurt and you can be back on plan again in no time"...

SLAP to the front of the head, reality checkI'm not listening...Back to the plan TODAY, IMMEDIATELY, this is how I got to really overweight in the first place and I'm not going there again...I've worked to hard and come a long way from the pre-surgery me...

Do you ever do this, I know I'm not the only one?  Lots of positive self-talk & setting up eating for the day is how I'm going to kick that demon to the curb...How about you?

 

I am so frustrated with the horrible winter weather this year.  We have so much snow it is in 5 and 6 feet piles.  And it is still snowing.  And blowing.  And freezing (I wi**** were just freezing!  Wind chills of negative 40 this morning.)  It makes me so trapped feeling.  I hate getting out in it (guess why), so only go out to get to work and home.  I am not one who likes being stuck at home at the best of times.  Even with surgery, I can only take two weeks of being home bound. 

It makes  not grazing very difficult.  I try to keep myself busy but it really is difficult to stay motivated when one's mood is so foul.  I've even started looking for work in southern states! 

I know what to do, so this is more just a whine than anything else. 

No more "winter wonderland" songs for me--ever!

As today's high is only going to be negative 1, I'm not all that sympathetic with your coldness:)  I grew up in Houston where 30 was considered artic--only wish I were fussing about it being 30 now.  I've got to move south.  My dog, a sheltie, loves the snow.  He could stay out in it all day if I'd let him, except when the wind gets too bad.   (this morning's wind chill is negative 40.) 

Stay warm

Looks like fun!