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One of the hardest struggles on this path

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Cangel76

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I am loosing weight, but every time I step on the scale I am expecting to put weight back on, or be at a dead stop. I lost 5 lbs when I had the stomach virus and gained 3lbs back and freaked out. I totally hate that part of the mentality. The expecting that this is all the weight I am going to loose or it is going to come all back at once. Like one morning I am going to wake up and be a size 18 and then the next morning I am going to be a 24. It is a challange to get rid of clothes that no longer fit because I keep thinking, "what if I get fat again?" Truth is, I am only going to gain the weight back if I forget that this is a life time journey and I can't go back to the way I was or I will. Truth is, I am just baffled and amazed that I can not accept that I have lost this weight. I have gone from a 24-18 and the nurse at the office thinks I will be in a 14 by the end of January. Really, how is that possible?

 

I should recognize that it isn't JUST the band that brought me this far. The band hardly has any restriction right now. It is a lot of hard work on my part. I am careful what I eat and I am exercising my butt literally off. I have lost inches and I should be proud, not fearful that it is all coming back. It is really silly isn't it?

 

When you are overweight and spend years yo yoing with your weight up and down and down and up and over and up and,....... Well you understand, when you keep having these moments, it's like, "Hey, what if the same thing happens again." Truthfully one of the only ways it can go back to the way it was is if A. WE allow it to or B. We have something medically not working for us. With the band for once in our lives we can be in control of our destiny.

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You must forget the scale - it is not your friend. Look at how you clothes are fitting and how you are feeling. The band is a tool, you are the one who is in charge of your destiny. You eat right, you exercise, you don't cheat and you will lose the weight. Trust yourself to do the right thing and remember this is a life long journey - not just a week, a month or a year. It took a long time to put the weight on and it will take a while to get it off. Good luck.

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Bklynike, that is what my post is about, it says, "I will gain the weight back if I forget this is a life time journey." Truth is, it is hard when you have lost and gained weight so much in your life. I think getting rid of that yo yo dieting mentality is hard. In a year I will be at a point hopefully where I am leveled off and worked through these stupid mental fears that pop up. They are irrational, because if I do gain weight, it's my fault.

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