Swimmer

Well at seven years out I still have that pattern. I eat very little at a time and am routinely hungry again in a couple of hours. Stick to healthy choices. Eating will never be the same way it was and that is a good thing. It feels like punishment now, but after a little bit of time you just don't think about it and accept it. Your focus changes to other things besides food and life gets pretty great.

I had a pattern all the way down after three months where I would rapidly lose in one week, go up a pound and maintain for three weeks and have a big drop again over one week. It was bizarre and frustrating. Good news is with this I couldn't give up if I was just dieting normally I surely would have given up every time after three hard weeks with nothing to show for it. Now what was also very strange was during the big drops my clothes fit the same but over the three weeks my pant size would drop. The size drops were very slow at first until I got to about a size ten and then it picked up quickly. Just keep doing the next right thing and I promise it will pay off, even if it doesn't happen on your schedule it will happen.

I agree with the shake things up. I eat very low carb, under 20g max. I get your frustration. I have realized I have a very low heart rate, low BP and low body temp. I just don't need as many calories as others. As strange as it sounds sometimes taking a few days off of my strict calorie counts and workouts seems to help if I get right back to my program. If I'm really stuck I mix up my exercise routine and that jump starts my loss. I get being frustrated at six months or and you do need to figure out why you are not losing. I wish you luck and post when you figure it out you're not alone.

Good for you! Welcome to the rest of your life. Enjoy the journey, you've worked hard and will continue to work hard to maintain. But it's so worth it!

First off yay you, you're doing great! To be honest it took me awhile to regularly work out and I've taken breaks at times. In seven years out and work out at least five times a week. I was and am again a swimmer so that was my go to, but probably the most intimidating. Though I see I wide variety of sizes and fitness levels in the aqua aerobics class that goes on when I'm swimming sometimes. There always seem like a welcoming and nonintimidating group. If not just walk, or try the elliptical. People aren't going to be judging you. They will be inspired by your motivation to be there at all. We all have to start somewhere. One day you will be that hard body and see somebody starting their journey, smile and think good for them. Chin up and just do it. Don't let fear run the show, you've got this.

You trade the weight for skin and the skin for scars. It's part of the journey. That being said I am coming to terms with the damage I caused to my body and try to be grateful for all the positives in my life. In the grand scheme of things the skin isn't so bad compared to all the wonderful gifts of losing the weight. Even knowing everything I know after losing 130 pounds I would do it again in a heartbeat, absolutely no doubt. Best thing I ever did for myself, ever. Good luck.

Good news is you know how to do this and have the tools to do it again. It's easy to fall back into old habits and start to gain again. I did twice in seven years, but both times I caught myself. I felt all the old feelings bubbling up and the unhappiness once again. But I also knew how great I could feel and got back on track. Go back to basics. I agree clean out the bad food and eat your protein first and veggies. Watch for calories you are drinking too I've seen people drink too many calories. There is nothing stopping you from getting back on track one pound at a time. Beating yourself up more is pointless, changing your diet again is possible. You can do this! You haven't failed, it isn't over.

Honestly I think it's great it didn't happen until you were ten months out, you are doing things right. The feeling is horrible. It will very likely happen again and it's a reminder of how not to eat. I'm over seven years out and that would still make me very, very sick. My restriction never lessened, but I used that first year to make a lot of changes. You're doing great! Keep it up and you'll be at goal soon if you aren't there yet.

I hate the runny nose thing. It seems so odd. I eat so slowly now because I can't stand that one bite too many feeling. Never heard of sneezing but it kind of makes sense.

Congrats! So excited for you. Best wishes on your journey. Welcome to the loser's bench.

Wore a two piece swimsuit for the first time in public. I wasn't self conscious at all. Never thought that was a possibility.

I regretted it at times early on thinking what did I just do? I can't live like this forever? Breaking up with food was hard, but certainly not impossible. Today I could not be happier with my decision to have had surgery. Once I stopped future tripping about all the food I couldn't eat down the road it all got so much easier. It took me two years to finally get over not really being able to eat. Now I barely think about food. I never dreamed this could be possible.

It took me over a year to break up with food. Gradually the compulsive thoughts about eating went away and I could eat without feeling like I was missing out. I couldn't remember when food was just food, maybe when I was three or four? Then it became my friend, therapy and drug of choice. But like any addiction you can overcome it. I find when I keep the sugar out of my diet the thoughts of eating compulsively are alleviated. Best wishes.

I still have trouble tolerating meat. Beef is especially hard and chicken. For some reason shrimp sits well. Anything denser and I can only tolerate a couple bites. I'm seven years post surgery.

Started really losing a lot of hair at three months and it seems like it lasted until about six months.