What a funny fish man be

My grandmother used to say that and I would respond with, "But Mamaw, a man's not a fish"  But now that I'm a psychologist, I sure know what she meant!!!!  And I'm my best example.

I'm at goal weight and, for the first time in my life, I feel confident I can maintain my weight loss this time as I know what I need to do.  I have allowed myself a 3 lb cushion zone above and below my goal weight before I take corrective action.  Well, for the first time since I reached my goal (again) after my surgery 3 1/2 + years ago on August 31 I have been out of my cushion zone.  I was a pound under my under-goal-weight cushion zone.  Dis I panic, did I fall into a deep depression, did I think I should add a ton of calories to correct it, did I even see it as a problem - of course not!!!!  On the other hand, should that have been a pound over my over-goal-weight cushion zone, I would have done all those things (well, not add a ton of calories, but cut back my calorie intack drastically).  Instead I saw it as some kind of fluke and decided to continue my planned adding 50 calories for the day (I'm adding 50 calories a day until I get to my maintenance goal of 1500 calories a day - I'm at 1400 on my way to 1500)  My goal is to quit thinking of up as bad and down as good and just accept the fluctuations as normal (provided, of course they are within my cushion zones)  I'm not there yet, but I'm working on it.  Tomorrow I may go up and have to test my resolve.

Anyone else like this?

Hey Happy, how r u today? I am not there yet but you are very inspirational with that kind of thinking. I have been trying to get my pouch back to working or rather to start using my tool again and listening to it. I found a website here about getting back on track and for 5 days you do this pouch test. Day 1 & 2 only protein shakes and water or other SF bevs. Day 3- soft protein like tuna and canned chicken added Day 4-add cheese and harder meats-like hamburger or fish. low fat of course.  Day 5-add meats like steak and chicken. No carbs.If you have a problem with the no carbs you can add a peice of fruit like melon. No slider type foods. I tried to start the shake only part,  and did really great till the evening and then I just wanted to eat! It has really opened my eyes to how many carbs I have added back into my diet. So, I am on it SISTER! I am gonna keep trying till I get that resove that I need to get me off of this stall that I have been on for about 2 months, really. Up and down with the same few. 184-186.
Anyways I hope you have a Beautiful Sunday down in Florida. I think we are here in Texas. TTYL!

Annette - I've found that the resolve comes second - first I have to DO IT ANYWAY.  Several here have had good success with doing the 5-day pouch test.  Hope it works well for you!  If you're comfortable, post often and allow us to share your journey