chellee1971

Hi All: I moved from Indiana to beautiful Northwest Georgia in August 2013. I'm doing OK, but would be much better if I hadn't started "grazing" in November and December 2013. I researched information about grazing which is a form of "binging" & it's a serious eating disorder. My weight loss plateau for these two months with no further change proved I was sabotaging myself. Now I know that I must find a good weight loss support group to attend weekly to fight food addiction. Also, there's no heated pool where I live now for water fitness, which is the only way I can safely exercise with Fibromyalgia. Thank God my new stomach pouch limits my food intake from six to eight ounces max. No matter how good a meal tastes, & how much I want to continue eating, when my stomach pouch gets full, I immediately stop eating to avoid getting sick and dumping. I only overeat when I'm distracted and not paying attention to my feeding. It's real important for me to avoid eating while watching TV or sitting at the computer because suddenly I become sick with a tight stomach needing relief because it's overstuffed! It's shocking how I can repeatedly use a fork to spear food, raise it to put food into my mouth, chew and swallow the food, and not be conscious of what I'm doing when my attention is focused on something else. Rome, Georgia has a Bariatric Center of Excellence facility, so I'll try there since no Overeaters Anonymous, or Meetup Groups for weight loss are anywhere in my area. To date, I am at (-74) pounds since Gastric Bypass Surgery in March, 2013.

Hello Family,
 
I am 3 plus years out of VSG surgery and I am going to tell you frankly it is not easy to maintain. I am stable in my current situation (housing, employment and even reconciled with my husband!) but I realize that if you don't take advantage of that first year of losing you screw yourself!. I am somewhat resentful of my surgical team because they never really was support for me. I didn't eat right I didn't exercise I didn't take advantage because I thought that the weight would come off and stay off. I wasn't even completely sure what my surgery weight was. I blame myself for not asking the right questions and holding the team responsible for my care.
 
So here I am 3 years later... with still a significant weight loss but a regain of 20 pounds. when I moved from NY to VA in 2012 I weighed between 168 and 171. I moved to MD in 2013 now today I weigh 186. That is a huge difference!
 
What did I do wrong?
Well it took a while but I realize that: Number 1, I didn't eat right I just ate less of the wrong crap!
2, I didn't exercise ...and if I did it was very sporadic
3, I didn't take care of what was causing me to over eat in the first place.
4, I took my surgery and rapid lose for granted thinking :its the sleeve I will make my goal automatic and I wont regain. dumb dumb dumb
 
Ok so I know now what I did I need to fix it. I need to do all of the thing I should have done 3 years ago...Is it to late? Hell No its not thank God I still have my tool its still there waiting for me to do the RIGHT things.
 
The Plan
Eat better: This is a huge struggle for me I am a carb and sugar addict. I went to see a NUT here in MD and she had no idea what VSG was so I will continue to look for the right NUT
Exercise: 6x's per week 60min cardio 4 xs and cardio and weight mix 2 xs
Accountability: I am coming back to my community for support I started a Vlog on you tube and I am going to be a regular on here and on FB groups here is the link below.
 

 
My goal is to lose the extra 20 lbs and then 20 more to get to goal...I know this is going to be hard because my body is in maintance mood. I hae been between 186 and 188 for more than 6 months.
 
Wish me luck!
 
Peace and Love
Ro

I think we all have weight loss goals. After getting below 200, my next goal was to weigh less than my hubby.....177. When I hit 176 I did my skinny dance (glad no one took a video while I was acting silly)
 
Yesterday hubby asked what I weighed.....169.....he gets on the scales, and, you've got it, he's 169, fully dressed......I couldn't tell him that's what I weigh buck naked.....totally took the wind out of my sails........I'm very happy for him....he's a skinny guy but carries a little weight around the middle (envision 1/2 a basketball) that he wants to lose.
 
As I keep aiming for the finish line, I know I'll hit that goal [soon], again. Happy New Year everyone!