I Am My Own Worst Enemy
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, 05-30-2018 at 03:59 AM (2224 Views)
Something I should have been doing from day one is counting calories, but to be honest, in the beginning I didn't think it was necessary due to the internal shut off valve that appears to exist when you undergo the VSG procedure.
For months, my newly formed stomach would let me know when I had reached capacity, thus resulting in limitations being placed on what I could eat and how much of I was capable of eating.
At 8 months post-op, that no longer appears to be the case.
I am finding that my caloric intake very much influences the manner in which I feel success or failure on any given day.
As many of you may already know, I have once again started the food journal and calorie/carbohydrate counting process. I have done so for many reasons, but the primary purpose of me choosing to revisit this rather simplistic method of tallying my daily consumables is because I have been in a stall of sorts. I will see some success only to quickly fall back into the day's previous weight. Frustrating as this is, and after having done an extensive amount of research into what could be causing this, i.e.: medications, excess calorie consumption, muscles building and exercise, carbohydrate overload, etc. What I have concluded is that although all of the above-mentioned concerns can cause weight gain, the likelihood of any one item outlined above being the root cause is slim. This is not to say that these do not cause weight gain on their own, rather it is a statement that it is generally a combination of these things that is the culprit.
Armed with this understanding, I have taken a stand against myself in that I have decided to put an end to the flip-flop weight issues I have been experiencing. I have consulted my physician regarding my medication, discussed exercise with a surgeon, and have read various articles regarding caloric/carbohydrate intake. In all of this, there is a common denominator: me.
I am my own worst enemy.
I know some of you may disagree with some, if not all of what I am saying, but once again, this is based solely on my personal experiences. I am medicated. I am exercising daily. Based on my food journal entries, I am consuming too many calories/carbohydrates. All of these things coupled together has played hell on my physical and emotional state, and I have had enough. It is time I regain control before everything spirals out of control.