Anxious

[liljilo 50]

Hi all,

I am just over 3 months out and doing really well with everything. I'm down over 40 pounds and really proud of my progress. I decided when I started this process that I was going to work on my mind AND body and start seeing a therapist. I'm finding that I am especially anxious when I gain because I have the pre-surgery version of myself in my mind and it makes me so nervous that I'll become her again. Or that if I eat one wrong thing that I will gain it all back. Is anyone else feeling like this? I try not to weigh myself too much, but I admit that not weighing myself makes me more anxious because I worry that the weight isn't coming off. And yes, I can obviously see the changes without looking at the number, but at some point the number matters. After all, all of these surgeries are based heavily on BMI. Just wondering if anyone else out there is experiencing this and if you have any suggestions on how to get through it.

Thanks!!

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[lunnah 101]

You are not alone. I feel the same way with weighing myself. I try going by my clothes and like you I can see the weigh coming off, but still need to see the numbers down to make sure.

The hard part is that I am also working out and muscle is heavier than fat, it makes me very anxious as well.

I try to remind myself all the time that I had the surgery and I long as I follow the proper diet I will be ok.

Trying to weigh myself only once a week.

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[lunnah 101]

Like you I am a little over 3 months and lost 43lbs.

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