Maintenance Struggle is Real

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The hard truth is my eating has been awful at best. I have been trying to control it but to no avail. I am going to try to go back to the star****er, logging, vitamins..not going to focus on scale but on following the program of post op WLS.

I had gone in last Wednesday for an incision hernia. It was not good. Dr informed me that I didn't have a hernia but may be an old hernia that is the problem. Going in to have a CAT scan to see how to proceed. Now I have a hump where incisional site is that is agitated ?

Food-F

Water-D

Vitamins-A

Exercise-B

NSV-Although I am struggling I am not giving up!!!!

I"m sorry about the hernia; sounds painful.  I hope they'll be able to repair it.

It sounds like you have a good handle on what you need to do to lose the regain.  Good luck; you've got this. You lost so much weight already; you can definitely lose those last pounds.

Not giving up is a GREAT NSV! Good job for being honest with yourself. You know what you have to do. Just don't let your mind play games with you and you'll be back on track.  Good luck!

Good luck, Bill. I know if anyone can do it, you can. 

Seeling the scale move up is disheartening.  Posting about a new beginning is a planned attack.  You caught it before it got out of hand.  It is a challenge, but manageable.  You will be in shape by spring. Post in the morning food thread to plan your food.  I am on a six week schedule to lose 6 pounds.  I cooked all day yesterday to have food available this week.  You can do it, plan and execute.

Thank you for your honest post. Great thing is you are catching before it is out of control. You know what to do. You can do it. 

I'm sorry- I'm seeing how hard it is now 14 months out. I'm starting to see a therapist.

Good luck with your hernia tests.

You are right!!!  

I'm 19mths and I can feel the change.....the party time is definately over.......the real work begins !!!!  I have always weighed everyday which is helpful so far in keeping on track give or take 5lbs.

Hi billmacc7,

I am so sorry you hare struggling   WE have all been there and done that and come through and so will you!  

You have already taken the hardest step by saying enough is enough and now I want to get back on track.  Here are some steps I hope will help you. They helped me...  

Planning/Preparing

Remember when we were preparing for surgery?  How many meetings, classes and such did we attend?  We were told the more prepared we were the better our chances were for success.  And they were right. Go through the house, car and work place and get rid of trigger foods.  Stock up on foods that will keep you on track. I removed every bad carb/sugar temptation and replaced it with lots of protein, veggies, grains and fruits. 

Journaling

Get back to journaling.  This will help you identify when you feel like eating, stress factors and any triggers in your life.  Once you identify these factors, this will help you put tools in place to keep you from eating.  It became clear I was not taking time for me anymore. I worked my day job and then spent the rest of my time caring for my husband.  It was easy to reach for fast, prepackaged food.  Since I purged my home I have to eat clean as there are no other options LOL

Use a tool to track you're eating and exercise like Getting Started with Health Tracker.  Once I started to track ever bite and drink it became clear why I had gained.

Goals/Rewards

Make a list of goals for yourself.  Make them realistic and small.  Some of mine were move more, purge all junk from my home, eat more protein.

Food

In general, a long term post-weight loss surgery eating plan includes foods that are high in protein, and low in fat?, calories, and sugar. Important, vitamins and minerals are provided as supplements. (if you had a different surgery adjust this to your food plan).

Water

Water is our Best Friend. I have to say I never went back to pop or any bad drinks, however I was drinking tea like crazy. What is wrong with drinking tea?  I was either using sugar or 3 equals and 3 sweet n lows per 32 ounce glass.  So I was either pushing to be diabetic or get cancer.  I found once I started carrying a bottle of water around 24/7 (yes had one at my bedside) I lost the cravings for the sugar and I KNOW those artificial sweeteners are not good for me. Look I am old and if you add up all the artificial sweeteners I have consumed I am sure I am at the rat in the lab getting cancer threshold.

MOVE!

I can't say enough about how key this was for me. The reason I kept my weight off for almost 10 years was no matter what, I kept moving.  If I could not go to the gym I would walk. I loved Zumba, bootcamp workouts, lifting weights. When I stopped, the weight started coming back.  So for me I am starting slow to avoid injury by walking and using some of the workouts on my Demand TV.  Find something you love to do and it won't feel like a pain in the *** to do daily.

Support

If it's an option "run" don't walk to a support group.

Keep me posted on how you are doing.

TY For the response and support!!