Hi All,
Sorry if this is long.... It has been a while since I have been out here. I am an accountant and I had to make it through tax season, which I did with success. Eating during the busy season tends to be hard because it needs to be quick and I never usually planned before. This year I planned my meals and it was great.
Now that tax season is over and I am 9 months post op, I feel like I am beginning a new phase of my life. I did plateau in the middle of tax season, which I had hoped I would do. It was enough for me emotionally to see people that had not seen me in the past year and tell them what had been going on and how I lost 80lbs. I needed my mind to catch up with my body, because I did not always see what others saw when they looked at me. Plus, I didn't want to deal with getting new clothes so quickly. I did alot of shopping in early Jan to get me through tax season and I have outgrown some, but most still fit okay.
My situation is this. Since tax season is over, I have developed a sense of boredom that I don't know how to deal with. I am afraid of going back to old habits of eating, or for me now would be grazing. In the past month I have started to eat salads, which I couldn't eat before, I add chicken and pasta and lots of veggies. Then I look at the amount I am eating and say "oh crap, I am going to stretch my pouch, what am I doing?" Some of the salads I eat at work might take me an hour to eat. But if I don't eat while doing something else, then I feel like I am not getting enough because I am getting full quick. I know everyone is different, but how much is normal food to be eating at 9 months post op? I am getting a bit bored with food too. I can't remember what I ate four months ago and I didn't keep logs (I wish I did).
I am working on the boredom. I am trying to find hobbies that don't cost alot of money, because money is tight (still going to school for Masters, which classes start in 3 weeks). I was hoping once tax season was over I would be getting into more of the exercise. I have done some, just nothing consistent and not like I had hoped. I am single, so trying to meet men too, not having too much luck there, just trying to live life and see how things come about.
Any suggestions on amounts or advice for someone trying to plan for reaching the one year mark, please let me know.
thanks
Janice