Losing the Weight is One Thing
Losing the weight is one thing. Keeping it off is another. This is my mantra. It reminds me that this is a life long pursuit. It has helped me to accept this fact. Sometimes we focus so much on reaching the goal and then when we get there we experience a let down. We miss the excitement of losing.
The maintenance phase is about learning to live again.
Live with our new bodies.
Live with food.
Live with our weight fluctuating…. UP and Down.
This is why I am here.
I’m just a girl. A girl living my life each day. Still working at it each day. And I’ve accepted that keeping the weight off is life. It’s something I’m willing to do.
It’s why I am here, blogging each day. I’m working it out here online, with you and I appreciate YOU. I appreciate your comments and input to my thoughts each day.
thank you.
Together we will live life and keep it off.
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Steve Clark
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I totally understand. I’m just past my 2 year anniversary of gastric bypass and am very careful about maintaining my current weight. I’ve been at the same weight since October and so far things are going well. I still do the things I’m supposed to do, drink my fluids, eat as I have been and get on the scale once a week. I’m still learning though and plan to never stop learning about my new life. 336 before surgery 164 today.
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Karen p
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We are stronger together. No matter how we lost the weight, we’ve all got a lot in common during maintnence. Adjusting to the new normal is imortant.
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Tracy
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At 8 months out now, I am scared to death of what happens when I enter the maintenance stage. But I think as long as I keep real sugar out of my life, I can make it. I would love to be able to help others and I do love all of the support.
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Julia
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Great post. 14 months out today, and as you know, struggling with the “I’m at goal but the losing hasn’t stopped so what now?” issue. It’s a whole different head game….trying to transition from losing to maintenance.
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Ramona
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We will keep other encouraged. . .
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my tiny tank
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Amen Ramona, thanks for commenting. Your comments encourage me
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Michelle R
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This post spoke volumes to me. When I was at WW a few years back, a friend of mine and I wondered why a very skinny girl ALWAYS showed up for weigh in but never stayed. NOW I understand….that scale kept her accountable to her goal weight EVERY week. The journey of weight loss may just be the easy part….it is the MAINTENANCE that is very very hard…. So very glad to have found your blog and reading every day
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my tiny tank
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Hi Michelle, oh my goodness…. thank you for commenting with these words!! This is why I started this blog!!! Losing the weight was soo easy compared to keeping it off for me. Keeping it off has meant learning why I eat emotionally and also learning to treat myself better.
I have learned that keeping the weight off which is all in my control means respecting myself and putting myself first!!
So glad you commented. Keep coming back and leaving me comments, your comments keep me going.
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