It is hard to believe that I had gastric sleeve surgery 2years, 2months, 14days, 1hour ago to be more or less accurate.

I have not reached my ideal weight loss goal, and in fact, I gained 15 lbs in the last year. At first, I kept gaining and losing the same five pounds, but when I stopped exercising altogether a few months ago due to a toe injury I packed on an additional ten pounds fast!

It all went directly to my waistline. And it was a wake-up call!

I evaluated all the health risks and the financial sacrifice I took to undergo this tremendous surgery and aftercare.

I won't lie I am good at beating myself emotionally, but it lasted for a quick second. I also have learned to forgive and love myself.

I asked myself where I had gone astray?

The truth was that eventually, during the last 12 or so months I had stopped following my five anchors for sustainable weight loss; and started to allow some old bad eating habits to begin creeping back into my life. And I think it all started with a bag of kettle corn.

Time management and organization skills are a bitch! And if I cannot get those two under some control; I get out of control. It is incredible that I can go on hours and hours without feeling hungry, but when hunger hits it hits with a vengeance, and I often experience #hangriness. I reach for anything without any regard of its nutritional value.

With all the time commitments and demands I have put on myself, I must allow time to take care of me.

Things I have done this past week to get back on track:

• gone back to the gym, meeting with a trainer 3x a week to help me work with my injury
• stared supplements and drinking more water
• started weekly food plan high in protein and moderated in complex carbs
• started weighing everyday
• reached out to fellow sleevers
• scheduled a medical physical evaluation
• cleaned out pantry and fridge

I have summer finals coming up this week and plan to start my food log again.

Thanks for reading!

Words of encouragement and tips are welcome!