April, thanks for posting this. I know exactly where you are coming from. Recently I found that I was falling back into some bad habits and was seeing a slight weight gain. I had crept up 10 pounds over the last 2 months. Yes, it was also that time of the month and I knew I was retaining fluid. I also had cut back on the diuretics that I was taking because my labs were showing I was a little dehydrated (a prescribed med). I freaked too but I quickly sent out an email to my support group asking for help...for an accountablity partner. I ended up with 2 and we daily send each other our food journal. We've been doing that for a week now and as of this morning I am down 6 of those 10 pounds. I'm back to the weight that I was 3 weeks ago at my 2 year postop checkup. I also made sure I increased my exercise. I had slacked off from my exercise after my plastic surgery.
You are right about what we need to do to keep ourselves in check. I weigh daily and now, once again write down what I eat, keeping track of the calories, fat and protein. Basicly its back to basics. I know my tool is still working but I have to make sure that I keep using it correctly.
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Beth
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