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I am so happy to hear you are having a better week. I saw your 'failure' post and I just wanted to say, do not beat yourself up about failing in the past. You have today, right now, this hour, to succeed. Take one step, one meal at a time. That is all we can control right now. Once you have experienced success, it will motivate you for the next meal. I think planning a meal is good, I know, its not living in the now, but its responsible behavior to assist you with your goal. I also don't say, I am gonna walk a half hour today. I say, I am gonna walk as much as I can today. Which is better than trying to reach a goal and giving up. Start slow, you need to retrain your brain to adapt as much to habitual behavior, as you did with the non-compliant behavior.
I hope you don't take this post as preaching, because I struggle with the same issues. But, I tell myself I will do the best I can today. Sometimes I don't do so great, sometimes I do a good job. I take each success as a gift, because it really is hard work. Try to stay positive, yeah yeah, easier said than done, because we are used to putting ourselves down. But maybe try a short positive statement in the morning while looking in the mirror. I say, you have lost 100 lbs and , you CAN DO THIS! well, something like that anyway.
Best of luck, and check in often. You can use this forum as a 'journal' of sorts. Its important to put your feelings out there. Then you can see what triggers you to make the wrong food decisions. Which are very much feeling driven. Lets see what you can do for yourself. Make sure you plan something each day to do something you enjoy. You need to take care of your mind and body, not just your body as they effect eachother.
bm
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Punching a bag is to much like punching a face he says.
LMAO.
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"Never Let People,Places,Or Things Stand In Your Way Of Fulfilling Your Goals And Living Out Your Dreams." Teena Adler
You see prior to my WLS I had to sit at home while my husband and MIL took my son to his first Disneyland trip.. I was too fat to keep up with the walking and to fit on any rides and I wasn't going to go and humiliate everyone in one of those carts.
On top of that I paid for the whole trip as a birthday gift for my husband and MIL and I couldn't even enjoy what I spent my money on as a side bar. Not being able to go to Disneyland with my son, who is my whole world, was one of the worst and most painful fat experiences I've ever had.
My goal is to take him to Disneyland this October for his 7th birthday. Now that I've been going to the amusement park locally on a regular basis I feel confident I'll be able to meet my October dream goal.
Start weight: 388, Current Weight: 185, Goal Weight: 180, Weight Lost: 203 lbs
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I heard that you can do that for a pouch that is stretched and you can get it tightened up so you have more restriction again. I know that doesn't fix the head part but sometimes you need help physically to get a handle on the mental stuff.
Start weight: 388, Current Weight: 185, Goal Weight: 180, Weight Lost: 203 lbs
Certified Nutritionist ♥ VSG FAQ♥ sublimate: To elevate or uplift.
3/2012 Plastics: LBL, 3 Hernias Fixed, BL/BA, Rhinoplasty & Septum Fix. 6/2013 Plastics: Arm and thigh lift
Start weight: 388, Current Weight: 185, Goal Weight: 180, Weight Lost: 203 lbs
Certified Nutritionist ♥ VSG FAQ♥ sublimate: To elevate or uplift.
3/2012 Plastics: LBL, 3 Hernias Fixed, BL/BA, Rhinoplasty & Septum Fix. 6/2013 Plastics: Arm and thigh lift
hope it goes well. know how it is when you feel too blah to doing anything, including posting on a message board! (((((((((((((hugs))))))))))
Ann 
Thank you for keeping the posts coming. I appreciate it. I know I am late on the response. But you know how it can be when you get a bit overwhelmed.
I am continuing to attend my 'stress' center's day program. My Dr. determined that I was more depressed lately and thought I needed the program to work out some issues I have been having. Its a great program. The morning consists of part education on mental illness, coping skills and then group therapy. The afternoon contains more coping skills w/ an open discussion and some leisure time. I usually listen to music and veg. Its meant to put us in a good mindset before heading home. This is certainly a better way of dealing with issues than the alternative treatment, which is inpatient care. I hate that option!!!!
Has anyone else been through a Day Program? Just wondering if the experience is the same....
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Boxermom
290/190/160 TT done
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I know what you mean about the meds and mindset affecting your weight loss. I gained 30 lbs in 6wks on Luvox. 30 lbs I thought were gone forever. My Dr. even put me on "Adipex" health.yahoo.net/goldcontent/phentermine to counter the effects of my meds. Unfortunately, this exacerbates my anxiety disorder. I found this article about ssri's which I am sure we all know by now:
"What causes Luvox weight gain? Why do you gain weight taking Luvox?"
According to the studies, Luvox weight gain usually happens after you most likely experienced an initial weight loss. You may have enjoyed this initial weight loss but then all of a sudden, you started gaining weight. Why?
Luvox is a Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor (SSRI). There are currently five SSRIs available in the United States: Prozac (fluoxetine), Zoloft (sertraline), Paxil (paroxetine), Luvox (fluvoxamine), and Celexa (citalopram).
These SSRIs increase serotonin in your brain and serotonin makes you feel satisfied or sometimes overfed. This may sound like a good thing. But, long term Luvox starts to cause weight gain.
"How does Luvox weight gain happen if it first caused weight loss?"
Unfortunately your brain starts to adapt. Your brain begins to grow less ‘serotonin recepters’ if it is exposed to an SSRI. Since you have to have a certain number of these receptors occupied to feel full, and you have fewer of them, you now need to have even higher levels of serotonin in your brain.
"What does that mean?"
Simply, you eat more, and usually crave carbohydrates which you eat to pump in tryptophan to make serotonin. When you eat more, you gain weight, and it is an ongoing process since your brain will always adapt this way when you take Luvox or any SSRI. "So, what do you do to prevent Luvox weight gain?"
Well, when I read the medical journals, they tell me that antidepressants are a means to an end. The best antidepressant by far has been proven to be exercise and proper nutrition along with therapy.
If anyone has any suggestions to help us with this issue, please please post. My problem is not exercise or protein intake, its 3am grazing... bm
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290/190/160 TT done
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