What happens 2 year + - ThinnerTimes

Blueyz · 06-13-2007, 08:22 PM

How come after 2 years plus, it gets so hard to find the right balance. I am approaching 3 years and I swear my pouch feels like a stomach again. I struggle daily to maintain and find that happy balance. I know a lot of people who dropped off the forum and stay away because of weight gain. It is nothing to be ashamed of and I find that if I don't talk about it, I don't do myself any good. I lost too much weight and had to gain weight. I successfully gained some back, but have been struggling to stay down. I knew that if I added more carbs into my diet and added some drinkable calories in between that I would gain, but darn it my body doesn't know what to do. I feel great when I stick to the basics, but get really scared when I eat too much. I know it is hard for some to relate because they may not be this far out. I used to think that it wouldn't be me and I would be able to just stick to pouch rules. I remember when I could only eat 1/2 of a Lean Cuisine..and now I can polish one off...it scares me.

I just felt that if I threw this out there, maybe others who were feeling down and disappointed in themselves could relate to how I have been feeling lately. I am very uncomfortable even though everyone says I look much healthier and continue to call me tiny...but I can feel the extra 5 pounds that I don't want..because 5 can become 10 and 10 can become 20 and so on and so on.

Thanks all for listening to me rant..

rainrain · 06-13-2007, 10:21 PM

I hear you, my blue eyed beauty!!! I struggle with what I eat,how much I eat, if my clothes are getting tight, even when the scale stays the same!!

It is a sort of checks and balance for me.

Tonight I went to dinner with my boss. I was talking and eating and before I new it, I had eaten as much for dinner as he had and I was finished first!

Then I evaluated the choices I had made with the food and they were primarily vegetables and meat. No starches...I was almost uncomfortablely full..but not quite.

Checks and balances. Gotta have 'em...it keeps us on a better path...

for those who have gained weight and are lurking and not posting, please get hooked up with a support group...it really keeps us accountable as well as grounded and I have made some amazing friends through the years!

R

Blueyz · 06-13-2007, 11:09 PM

Rain,

I really can relate to the clothes getting tighter and the scale not moving...go figure. I still haven't figured that one out. I think my weight shifts around.

You are right about support. I have met the most amazing friends here and at the support group. It keeps me in line, too

newlife4me · 06-14-2007, 06:14 AM

What a helpful post you guys......I read here one time that even though we may gain a bit of weight, the tool is still here just waiting to be reused.
I think skinny people have these kinds of issues as well. It is just part of there life. They gain a few lbs and then they back off some. I know we used to think is was easy for them (the skinny's) but I really don't think it is. Thanks bunches for the insite.....can use all I can get in reformulating, rebooting my " Im a fat person" program...

Lori

Jennimaria · 06-14-2007, 02:36 PM

I can relate 100% to what you are saying. I'm really upset with myself because ever since I've had my gall bladder out I've been having a huge mound of trouble trying to lose more. My lowest I ever got down to was 178, but now I'm around 192. It makes me sick and I'm trying so hard, but I feel like I can easily eat like I used to and I get hungry more often. AHHH! I thought all these issues would go away

VanessaSFL · 06-14-2007, 03:03 PM

Dale~

I know I have problems with eating solids but even I ask myself...What if I didn't?Would I have maintained like I have?What if I could eat items with substance instead of cheese or nuts?

It scares me and I don't know how to answer my own questions.

lealphachienne · 06-14-2007, 04:35 PM

I gave myself permission to be happy to stay within a 10 lb range. Our bodies are in constant state of adjustment and flux. I am aware of the weight and accept that it is what it is, not something to fear, to feel guilty over, or to moralize. The tool continues to work. If things get a bit tight, then I mix things up. Then again, surfing takes up a lot of calories!

SDeRossett · 06-14-2007, 05:03 PM

July 23 will be five years for me. I still have not reached "my" goal, but am very pleased where I've come to so far. Even people who seem to be normal will gain wieght if they don't have a healthy diet. I think everyone needs to pay attention to their nutrition and weight regardless if they've had GBS or not. It's very normal for our weight to change with the seasons and our activity levels and what our food choices are. I too have seen my weight shifting from one spot to another. As of lately, my waist seems to be smaller and my clothes don't fit well any more. Wish the butt would shift thought. LOL. Anyway, I wouldn't be too concerend. Maybe set a restriction, like no more than 5 lbs or 10 lbs and then I need to be working on it again. Just a suggetion. Good luck with it. By the way, I was told that my pouch is 5x's larger than when I had GBS and I still can and have lost weight. So ??? Who knows? Our bodies are all ivdividual to us. Listen to it, it will let you know.

Sharon

Blueyz · 06-14-2007, 10:09 PM

Thanks for all of your wonderful input. I feel better today, knowing that I have this awesome tool and I need to use it and not abuse it.

Love to all~

ScootRider · 06-16-2007, 08:56 AM

Here is what helps me...the number 180

I lost down to 172...stabilized at 175....

Now I live and eat as I want to. I keep a close eye on that scale though. When I see it hit 180...that is my number. All bets are off. No more alcohol, snacks....whatever...(face it, we KNOW what we are doing that we SHOULD NOT be doing)

I will up the exercise and cut the intake, drink more water till the 5 pounds come off....This has happened 3 times to me and it has come off each time without too much trouble...So the tool is still there.

I give myself that 5 pound playground, but no more.