Bariatric Buddy
New to the group
Hi! I just wanted to introduce myself :)
I had a gastric bypass last February and lost a total of 140 pounds. I have never felt so great; however, things have taken a turn so I am looking for some much needed support. I did so well when the hunger was gone and honestly thought I had made permanent changes. Then the hunger returned and a lot of the same old behaviors are creeping back. I am making steps to ensure that I don't regain the weight and I realize now more than ever that this is a battle that I will always face. I am just going to take it one day at a time. I look foward to the resource that this group can be and hope I can give some others insight from my experience!
I had a gastric bypass last February and lost a total of 140 pounds. I have never felt so great; however, things have taken a turn so I am looking for some much needed support. I did so well when the hunger was gone and honestly thought I had made permanent changes. Then the hunger returned and a lot of the same old behaviors are creeping back. I am making steps to ensure that I don't regain the weight and I realize now more than ever that this is a battle that I will always face. I am just going to take it one day at a time. I look foward to the resource that this group can be and hope I can give some others insight from my experience!
Welcome to the group training. What is your first name? Congrats on your success after surgery. Now is the time to make sure that you are following the new habits that you developed after surgery. What challenges are you facing? Urges to eat things not appropriate? Feeding feelings? Needing to get up and out and exercise? We all have these urges, I wish there was a switch that I could turn on and off in my brain when it starts to urge me to sway from the planned path. This surgery gave me a wonderful wls tool. The pouch still works. I am thrilled with this.
I get my day to day support from this group and a couple of my coworkers, and my husband. The support means all the difference.
Today was one of those days, needed to exercise, body wanted to not exercise. The dogs wanted to walk and I know that walking is good for all off us. I leashed up the dogs, headed out with the plan to at least get around the block. Usually, I will get a few blocks and then the adrenaline from exercise keeps me going. Today, the adrenaline did not happen, but the dogs kept me heading forward. I walked for nearly an hour, when I was not keen on the idea. I arrived home, tired, but happy that I followed through on the exercise.
Make lists of things to do when temptation strikes. Cut the list into small slips of paper, put these papers into a container. When life starts to lead you astray, draw one to three of these slips of paper and do one of them for at least 10 minutes. Most urges will have passed by the 10 minutes and you will have done something appropriate. Post your thoughts, share what is happening, we will try our best to help. Hugs
I get my day to day support from this group and a couple of my coworkers, and my husband. The support means all the difference.
Today was one of those days, needed to exercise, body wanted to not exercise. The dogs wanted to walk and I know that walking is good for all off us. I leashed up the dogs, headed out with the plan to at least get around the block. Usually, I will get a few blocks and then the adrenaline from exercise keeps me going. Today, the adrenaline did not happen, but the dogs kept me heading forward. I walked for nearly an hour, when I was not keen on the idea. I arrived home, tired, but happy that I followed through on the exercise.
Make lists of things to do when temptation strikes. Cut the list into small slips of paper, put these papers into a container. When life starts to lead you astray, draw one to three of these slips of paper and do one of them for at least 10 minutes. Most urges will have passed by the 10 minutes and you will have done something appropriate. Post your thoughts, share what is happening, we will try our best to help. Hugs
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Come visit us at the bariatric buddy group http://www.obesityhelp.com/group/bariatricbuddy/welcome
Come visit us at the bariatric buddy group http://www.obesityhelp.com/group/bariatricbuddy/welcome
Thank you so much Kathy! My name is Elizabeth. I loved the slips of paper idea, I'll do this :)
I feel hungry all the time, I do ok during the day when I am at work and busy but when I get home all I can think about is eating. I try to keep healthy choices front and center but calories are calories. I have started using WW as a guide for my total calorie intake, before I had to remind myself to eat. It feels like a roller coaster and its so confusing.
I started training for a half marathon to keep my excited about excercise but have fallen off a bit. It seems that once you miss more than a day its hard to jump back in. I feel really sluggish so there is even less motivation to get going again. I should let my playful pups get me out more.
I got down to the lowest point of my healthy BMI range and then got sick and lost an additional 10 poinds. I loved the way I felt, but people sad I looked emaciated. I got better and gained weight back, then started feeling hungry all the time and gained some more. So I have gone from hearing "don't lose anymore weight" to "you don't want to gain anymore."
I feel like I have traded the problems of an obese woman for a whole other set of problems, now I just obsess about the prospect of failure. I have seen so many people gain it all back. On top of the fact that I would be personally devestated, I feel like everyone is watching me just waiting for me to fail.
I am going to search out support, focus on healthy nutrition, healthy thinking and excercise. That's all I know to do....
Thanks again~ Elizabeth
I feel hungry all the time, I do ok during the day when I am at work and busy but when I get home all I can think about is eating. I try to keep healthy choices front and center but calories are calories. I have started using WW as a guide for my total calorie intake, before I had to remind myself to eat. It feels like a roller coaster and its so confusing.
I started training for a half marathon to keep my excited about excercise but have fallen off a bit. It seems that once you miss more than a day its hard to jump back in. I feel really sluggish so there is even less motivation to get going again. I should let my playful pups get me out more.
I got down to the lowest point of my healthy BMI range and then got sick and lost an additional 10 poinds. I loved the way I felt, but people sad I looked emaciated. I got better and gained weight back, then started feeling hungry all the time and gained some more. So I have gone from hearing "don't lose anymore weight" to "you don't want to gain anymore."
I feel like I have traded the problems of an obese woman for a whole other set of problems, now I just obsess about the prospect of failure. I have seen so many people gain it all back. On top of the fact that I would be personally devestated, I feel like everyone is watching me just waiting for me to fail.
I am going to search out support, focus on healthy nutrition, healthy thinking and excercise. That's all I know to do....
Thanks again~ Elizabeth
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Patrece S.
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Kathy B.
Co- Leader