VSG Maintenance Group
When am I going to wake up?
First, I relate to your joy. I am so happy for you. So far my main weapon for maintenance has been weighing myself every day and eating according to the scale. If I am up a few pounds, I go back to eating mostly protein three times a day, for a few days. The pounds fall off, and I go back to normal eating. I do not journal my food now, or weigh it. But I would go back to all the old rules if the weight went to 5 pounds above my comfort zone. And I also use this sight to stay on track and keep my motivation up.
Thank you all for your ideas around maintenance and of course, your encouragement, too!
So far, I weigh every day and my Doc told me at the 6 month mark that was THE key to successful maintenance. I'm still losing about 2 lbs a month but expect that to stop at some point in the not too distant future.
Frankly, I eat alright. I do stick with protein first, but I also eat candy every day. I do not eat breakfast. I am just not very hungry anymore so I wait for lunch, which is always sensible, then eat dinner and then have like 8 mild duds as a sweet treat every nights.
I still drink diet coke. But, I never drink while I am eating. I'll drink before (dont wait 30 min) but after I eat I always wait 30 min and usually longer...it definitely helps keep me full.
So, basically, I am no angel but I do follow the rules that work for me...
All my best to you all!~
So far, I weigh every day and my Doc told me at the 6 month mark that was THE key to successful maintenance. I'm still losing about 2 lbs a month but expect that to stop at some point in the not too distant future.
Frankly, I eat alright. I do stick with protein first, but I also eat candy every day. I do not eat breakfast. I am just not very hungry anymore so I wait for lunch, which is always sensible, then eat dinner and then have like 8 mild duds as a sweet treat every nights.
I still drink diet coke. But, I never drink while I am eating. I'll drink before (dont wait 30 min) but after I eat I always wait 30 min and usually longer...it definitely helps keep me full.
So, basically, I am no angel but I do follow the rules that work for me...
All my best to you all!~
Whooot!! I am so proud of you!!
I know what you mean about clothes, the first time I ordered britches in the size I wear, I was suspicious that they would not fit, like they were only that size locally. I keep walking in and picking up britches to try them on, thinking "no way are they going to fit" but they do! yaaay!
Having pants that I can wear for more than 1 season because I have not worn the thighs out from the rub? Priceless! :}
For me - maintenance has been simple - maybe too high maintenance for someone else's tastes, which I can understand :} but it works for me, and I am a big believer in DO WHAT WORKS THAT YOU CAN SUSTAIN AND MAINTAIN!! Losing was never the problem for me - gaining it back once I touched or nearly touched goal was.
I weigh and log it, log foods, log exercise, and exercise at least once a day (I hike the dogs, lift and take zumba) during the week. I let myself be a slug on weekends if I want to - Saturday is my only real day off - and Sunday is a work day for me, but not for the house, so I like to be able to have a bit of "weekend" on that day too.
I cannot forget that I have been heavy for so long and really do have years and years of mindgames with food instead of feelings to deal with, which is aokay! I have books I cycle through to help me to "remember" the tools I need to be using, and USE them :}
For me, my sleeve helps "some" to be enough, but definitely does not babysit me. What I mean by that is, I could eat a LOT MORE than what I DO eat, (which is not good or bad! its just how I am and I am aokay as long as I am TRUTHFUL WITH MYSELF), so I still eat portioned out food.
I have guards that I have set up for myself about triggers foods, I have "boxed in" times when I can have a meal with as many as I like, once or maybe twice a month if its a holiday month. Not everyone needs to have guards up, but again - with me? Too many years of using food and a serious junkie gene have made for interesting labarynthine mind games :} that try and get me back to "using" food instead of just feeding myself well with it, or enjoying it mindlessly.
So in short
Logging weight, food, exercise.
5 out of 7 days of purposeful exercise
Being mindful about mindgames and changing self talk when they come up
Having guards set in place about trigger food.
Course, eating nutritiously and GETTING ENOUGH SLEEP is the best foundation for all of that. :}
Those are the keys for me and honestly, those were the keys for me while on the loss portion too so - go figure!!
Go girlie! Good job!
I know what you mean about clothes, the first time I ordered britches in the size I wear, I was suspicious that they would not fit, like they were only that size locally. I keep walking in and picking up britches to try them on, thinking "no way are they going to fit" but they do! yaaay!
Having pants that I can wear for more than 1 season because I have not worn the thighs out from the rub? Priceless! :}
For me - maintenance has been simple - maybe too high maintenance for someone else's tastes, which I can understand :} but it works for me, and I am a big believer in DO WHAT WORKS THAT YOU CAN SUSTAIN AND MAINTAIN!! Losing was never the problem for me - gaining it back once I touched or nearly touched goal was.
I weigh and log it, log foods, log exercise, and exercise at least once a day (I hike the dogs, lift and take zumba) during the week. I let myself be a slug on weekends if I want to - Saturday is my only real day off - and Sunday is a work day for me, but not for the house, so I like to be able to have a bit of "weekend" on that day too.
I cannot forget that I have been heavy for so long and really do have years and years of mindgames with food instead of feelings to deal with, which is aokay! I have books I cycle through to help me to "remember" the tools I need to be using, and USE them :}
For me, my sleeve helps "some" to be enough, but definitely does not babysit me. What I mean by that is, I could eat a LOT MORE than what I DO eat, (which is not good or bad! its just how I am and I am aokay as long as I am TRUTHFUL WITH MYSELF), so I still eat portioned out food.
I have guards that I have set up for myself about triggers foods, I have "boxed in" times when I can have a meal with as many as I like, once or maybe twice a month if its a holiday month. Not everyone needs to have guards up, but again - with me? Too many years of using food and a serious junkie gene have made for interesting labarynthine mind games :} that try and get me back to "using" food instead of just feeding myself well with it, or enjoying it mindlessly.
So in short
Logging weight, food, exercise.
5 out of 7 days of purposeful exercise
Being mindful about mindgames and changing self talk when they come up
Having guards set in place about trigger food.
Course, eating nutritiously and GETTING ENOUGH SLEEP is the best foundation for all of that. :}
Those are the keys for me and honestly, those were the keys for me while on the loss portion too so - go figure!!
Go girlie! Good job!
