Daily Maintenance weigh in- Thursday Oct 31, 2013

Happy Halloween!

182.5 - dropping back to my "non-international travel" weight.  In a week I'll be back into training full swing... hoping for a little nice weather this weekend to get out and stretch my legs, but we'll see.

Have a temptation-free night!

Trunk-or-Treat in the park tonight- emphasis on GIVING candy away- no intentions of taking any home.  146.8 down from the last few days a couple of pounds.  Ok with me!  Happy Halloween everybody!

123.3 today. Do ya'll subscribe to set point theory?

I used to believe in it.  Seems like I could lose down to about 260 or so if I put my mind to it- but then could go no further.  Quickly thereafter I would bounce right back up to my highest weight.  I'm calling shenanigans on that idea now.  For one thing, it implies I have no control and am a victim of my past weight and doomed to repeat and fail again.  For another, I believe now the reason I couldn't seemingly get below 260 was because I stopped trying AND that I regained because I started eating the way a person who weighs 345 pounds eats.  Ya eat it, ya live it, and I don't want to live that way any more.

Yes, I see what you are saying but I am wondering when I am already at low end of BMI range adjusted for age, if what I am experiencing is something I am not going to overcome. Let me give the details here. I am 5 ft 2 inches and 53 yrs old. My lowest weight since VSG is 118, and I was only at 118 for one morning and then bounced back up into 120's. When I tasted 118, I wanted more, I wanted to see how I looked and felt at 115. I bounce between 121 and 125 and no matter what I do with calories and exercise, it seems my body rebels and will only stay in the range of 121-125. Now, please understand, I am so thankful to be able to say that. I would much rather be here than even at 130 or 150 or 170 or 200. Am I treading dangerous waters to continue thinking I am not satisfied til I get to 115? Or am I giving up on myself if I accept that I am destined to be in this current weight range?

Wow, pretty interesting situation!  I've seen some discussion on the board concerning the importance of balancing where your body "wants to be" against the effort it might take to force and keep your weight lower than that.  We're talking about 7 pounds or so, right?  I dont think it is necessarily dangerous to explore a lower weight if you feel good and like the look, but I do think it might be exhausting and stressful to stay there if your bod dosen't want to be there.  Finding that happy place between body , soul, and mind is an exercise worth pursuing.  As you explore this - keep in mind there is no judgment in it- no failure one way or the other- You are such a success already and simply looking for the cherry on top, as it were.  Smiles your way today, pretty girl!

Good point about what it will take to stay at 115 if I were to get there. I already know my metabolism is so jacked that I can only take 1200 calories or less to maintain 123. Imagine if I wanted to maintain at 115. Would I be able to maintain the lower calories or further increase in exercise to maintain at 115? Life may not be that fun.

My answer to this question is a very noncommittal...yes and no.

I've read quite a bit of science behind the idea that our bodies are constantly wanting to find a new "normal" -- thus the stair step approach to losing weight that seems to happen to many of us. Also, I've read articles that said that our bodies tend to consider losing weight as a bad thing. It goes against our hunter/gatherer history of eating whatever you find because you don't know when you will get another meal.

The part of the set point theory that I don't agree with is that I believe that we mentally allow ourselves to fall into this line of thinking. I think that there is a portion of this phenomenon that we can control. The thing is, the part we can control forces us to make tough decisions. For instance, if I want to get down to 140, I believe that I will have to stop all protein bars and be very regimented about what I eat, calories, protein, veggies, etc. I will also have to keep my water intake high. This idea makes me sigh and ask myself how badly I want to get to 140. I want it, but how much do I want it. I also would have to up my workouts--which would be easy because I haven't been doing any since my surgeries in August and September.

So, this is why it is a yes and no answer for me. I believe that I have the power to break my body's constant need to find a weight to stay at for a while.

121. where did that pound come from? oh well, halloween party here tonight. we get a zillion kids. making pumpkin soup. guests are bringing candy so i don't have it around too long. and i bought junk i hate like Dots. and the rest is stored in a car that we never drive anymore. its become our storage locker and wine cellar. lots to do to get ready for this shindig like clean the house which i do once a year whether it needs it or not.  and pick up hubby's custom made star trek uniform which will debut this evening. will post a pic if i can figure out how.    diane

147.4

I'm feeling better this am. At least, my nose has started to run which is releasing the pressure in my sinuses. TMI - I know.

I have to return some phone calls that I don't want to deal with. Ugh. Sooner than later is better. Get it over with...orrrr....do the dishes. Dishes first - then...