HELPPPPP!

I am almost 18 mths out and I had lost around 70 lbs...Well needless to say Ive gained back about 7 lbs. I am freaking now. i cant go back. I had stopped exercising and wasnt eating right. All my fault I know. Can someone help me get back on track???/

Allow me to introduce you to the person to get you back on track - step up to the closest mirror and say hello!

You know what you need to do - you have the tool.  No judgment - just some hard work ahead of you!  

One suggestion I have to help you get past the carb addiction that has no doubt set back in is do the 5 day pouch test - you do 2 days of protein shakes, a day of mushies, a day of soft proteins and a day of solids.  It gets the carbs out of your system and helps you feel restriction again.  Here is a link for a site with more info:  http://www.5daypouchtest.com/plan/theplan.html

You got this - you had it in you to get the surgery, so I know you have it in you to get right back on track!

Thanks...thats a good idea

no don't use a mirror use a camera , you see yourself like you think you look in a mirror but see yourself as you really are in a photo ,just get back on plan and start exercising again and all will be good

As of a month ago, I had gained back 15 lbs from my rock-bottom (132), and 10 lbs from my comfort range.  So I went on the Whole 30, essentially a fairly restrictive 30-day Paleo food plan, really intended to be an elimination diet to help people figure out what foods they react to.  There's a blog, Whole 9, that has the Whole 30 program, or you can buy a book, It Starts With Food.

Within 3 weeks I had lost 12 lbs, and by the end of the 30 days I had lost 14.  And feeling really great, energetic and much less arthritis pain.  I'm now past the 30 days but still eating pretty much the same as I was on the program.  I will likely add back in some bacon (which is off plan for the 30 days because it contains sugar), and possibly a bit of cheese as a condiment, like Parmesan or feta.  (But no longer the meal-based cheese I ate before, mostly Gr yogurt and cottage cheese for breakfast).

Even if you don't do a Paleo-style plan, going back to basics will help.  Journal what you eat (and be ruthlessly honest), stick to mostly proteins, veggies, healthy fats and a little fruit, establish a calorie limit.  You can do this!

What is the Whole 30 program

Here's a link:  http://whole9life.com/category/whole-30/