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Thanks Barbara.  I am doing great.  As of my January 13th weighin I lost 37 lbs.  My procedure is scheduled for February 20th.  Looking forward to the new me.

Hi, my name is Sean.  I live in the central New York State area.  I started the bariatric surgery thing last week with my intake visit at Ellis Bariatric Center.  Thinking about doing the Gastric Bypass.  Started the Lean and Green diet.  Tonight I have to go to my Facility Christmas Party.  Since I am the party chairman, there's no getting out of it.  I know I'll be fine because this is something I really want.  I figure I'll eat the salad and a little roastbeef and stay away from the bar and dessert.  

Dasie

I think that we many of us lied to ourselves for years by using mirrors that only allow us to see ourselves from the neck up. I also never really paid attention to the 'value' of what I was consuming because to be honest, I didn't want to know. I know that if I was paying attention to the value of what I was eating that I wouldn't allow myself the indulgence, so unfortunately, I preferred the relative bliss of ignorance. Of course, we know that that relative bliss came with a very heavy cost... no pun intended. When I was losing weight I journaled heavily so that I could learn the value of what I was eating. After I hit maintenance, I found that I don't need to do it unless my weight goes up (or down) out of the maintenance range I'm comfortable. One of my in person support group members shared that they log their intake before consume food. Whenever I need to log my intake, I do this because I find that I make better choices when I see the impact of my choice.

Thanks for sharing and I wish you continued success,

Awesome message and reminder. Actually the only way I can be accountable is to document everything I put in my mouth. I use MyFitnessPal. If I don't do that it's only a matter of days that I completely lose control (I'm pre op). After reading this I'm going to get back to MFP. I've been off course lately focusing on researching WLS and getting approval for the surgery. That's a poor excuse but that has been my focus but not anymore. Thank you.

Hi Jackie,

Congratulations on your many successes thus far in your journey. I know that the tools that I used when I was losing my excess weight were somewhat different than the tools I now use in maintenance; that said, they are all related. Like you, I find that it helps to have an upper limit threshold. If you can nip regain in the bud, when it's a small bud rather than a full bushel of weight it's much easier to manage. Studies have shown that those who stay in touch with their support groups tend to do very well in the long term.

Wishing you all the best and continued success,