Set Backs (of my own devising)

[MrsGamgee 756]

I have a ways to go until I get my surgery date but my surgeon had asked for a 10% weight loss when I saw him the first time (amounts to 27lbs). I have lost weight before, small-ish amounts that I have always found again, but I was really certain I would be able to do this 10% thing without much of a problem... I'd done it before. All through the fall, I was doing okay. The weight was coming off, albeit super slow. I even made it through most of December with the scale going in the right direction. I weighed in on Christmas Eve I was down to my lowest in the last few years.

And then the week between Christmas and New Year happened. I got off track. I made stupid choices. I own my mistakes.

I've tried to get myself back on track since, but I seem to be sabotaging myself at every turn. I'm in a funk about it and that just starts that same old tape in my head... I can't do this... why bother... I'm only going to fail again.

I know it has to be me that makes the food and activity choices. I'm not looking for anyone to 'fix' this for me. I just needed to get it out, and hopefully find some support. My husband and kids support my decision to get WLS, but they don't understand how hard this is.

[GreenTealael 25,430]

6 minutes ago, MrsGamgee said:

I have a ways to go until I get my surgery date but my surgeon had asked for a 10% weight loss when I saw him the first time (amounts to 27lbs). I have lost weight before, small-ish amounts that I have always found again, but I was really certain I would be able to do this 10% thing without much of a problem... I'd done it before. All through the fall, I was doing okay. The weight was coming off, albeit super slow. I even made it through most of December with the scale going in the right direction. I weighed in on Christmas Eve I was down to my lowest in the last few years.

And then the week between Christmas and New Year happened. I got off track. I made stupid choices. I own my mistakes.

I've tried to get myself back on track since, but I seem to be sabotaging myself at every turn. I'm in a funk about it and that just starts that same old tape in my head... I can't do this... why bother... I'm only going to fail again.

I know it has to be me that makes the food and activity choices. I'm not looking for anyone to 'fix' this for me. I just needed to get it out, and hopefully find some support. My husband and kids support my decision to get WLS, but they don't understand how hard this is.

Oh I understand...

On a positive note you may lose everything is need to between now and surgery if you have a mandatory liquid preop diet. If not, I suggest you follow one similar to what a surgeon would recommend.

It's what I had to do. About 2 months prior to surgery I was heavier than at my consult appointment. How embarrassing! Buckled down and kicked. My own a**

You can do it!