Inside Out

As weight loss surgery patients, we are focused on our physical changes. After having surgery, we are losing weight, busting through plateaus, working out our food regime, and reaching our weight loss goal.

Then, we contemplate having plastic surgery to further improve on the results of our surgery. Some of us have plastic surgery and some don't. However, we are still focused on our physical bodies.

At what point do you look inside? We've made the physical changes which are important but equally, if not more important are the emotional and mental changes. Just because we've lost weight doesn't mean that the reasons why we turn to food, fight head hunger, have food triggers and required weight loss surgery don't go away. They may not come up right away but they will come up. They come up in the way of regaining weight, feeling out of control with food, white knuckling head hunger and emotional eating.

Congratulations on having surgery and the physical changes we've made in our lives. Take the next step and solidify those physical changes by working on the emotional and mental parts that make us turn to food and caused our unhealthy abuse of food. I believe, and have seen it play out hundreds and hundreds of members that the key is to go inside. Once you are healthy inside, the external/physical will take care of itself.

Believe In Yourself,
Cathy, CLC
Certified Life Coach, Weight Loss Surgery Coach
Back On Track Facilitator