Anyone feel like the weight has come off too easy and they haven't worked hard enough

I'm sure many of you might think I am nuts for "complaining" about losing too easy but this is bothering me. I am 6 months and 1 week post-op and as of today I am down to 292 lbs for a loss of 150 lbs. I am not complaining but I feel like I haven't worked hard enough to be deserving of such a wonderful loss. <p>I see other people struggling so hard to get off plateaus, and exercise 5-7 days a week and complaining of being so hungry and having cravings and I can't say I have done or experienced any of that. I do structured exercise at most 2 days a week, which consists of 30 minutes of weights and 30 minutes of treadmilling. I do try to give it my all but it's only the 2 days. I am way more active in my everyday life and I know that helps but I am not getting in an equivalent of 30 minutes of walking 5-7 days of the week. I still find I have to kick myself in the butt to get out and cut grass etc, and I really don't mind it too much either, but nevertheless I have to push myself. I guess old lazy habits die hard! <p>I have followed the post-op eating plan quite strictly but have been eating more than the 4 ounces my plan calls for. I've been eating 3-6 ounces for about the last 30+ days, yet I still continue to lose quickly. I lost 6 pounds this week and even skipped my workout on Tuesday. <p>I guess what I am worried about is that since the weight has come off so easy have I truly learned the right habits that I will need for long term weight maintenance. In 94/95 I lost 200 lbs on my own but in the process became scale and exercise obsessed. I do not want to go there again so I only weigh when I work out and I had consciously limited my exercise to find something I could live with, but I assumed by now I would have to be increasing it. The 2+ hours I used to exercise per day is not normal and not something I could do for the rest of my life. My fibromyalgia laden body would never tolerate it any more. My feeling is that right now if I was to cut back to the 4 ounces I should be eating and increase the exercise to the level my surgeon wants that I would either lose so much faster that I would be unhealthy or that my body would revolt and try and protect itself and plateau etc. I'm just confused as to why I have not had to work as hard. I know I should shut up and just be happy. But I am a logical person and things need to make sense to me. <p>I belong to another on-line support group and there is a woman who truly embraces every minute of her new life and works so hard at doing the right things. She had been scooter bound for 10 years and is now able to do so many more things and she takes 100% advantage of those opportunities. Was I not sick enough to truly appreciate what has happened to me? People say to me that I should be so proud of the weight I lost but my feeling is I haven't done hardly anything. I am proud of my decision to take my life into my hands and chose surgery and chose to live. I am also proud of all the support I have given the local pre and post-ops as I know how I would have loved it before surgery. <p>I guess I'm feeling like only good things should come to those who have truly earned it. I'm used to having to work hard to be successful and I typically arose to the occassion. This hasn't been a huge challenge for me and I don't understand why. <p>Just to clarify I am in counseling and will be working on this with my counselor and I am on depression meds and it has been very well controlled for over 3 years, it's just that I am feeling a little vulnerable to not having truly changed for good. Maybe it's just the 6 months taking stock blues. Like I said I am very pleased with the progress I have made and wish the same success for everyone. I just have some things playing with my head right now and would love to know if anyone else has felt this way. Thanks, Chris

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