Hey All,

I've been away from this forum for months. My life has had some major ups and downs and I feel like my weight has followed suit. About 7 months out, I started eating sweets and stopped losing weight. Just like that, it was very easy to get into bad habits. I followed the protein and veggies first but carbs crept in...and candy and so on. I got down to about 152 after being sick with a flu bug in November and then slowly gained about 5 pounds over the holidays and then a few more over the past 6 months with about a 10 pound total gain. I cancelled my 1 year check in appointment with the RD three times because I was ashamed to face the scale and possibly some scorn? But it was mostly because I am disappointed in myself. From the very beginning, I knew that this journey has to be continued and worked and it is not ever going to end. Just because I lost 60 pounds does not mean that I have permission to eat whatever I want. I will gain back ALL OF IT if I keep eating like I am. So I just announced to my husband that I am getting rid of all the sweets in the house and getting back to basics. My sleeve is still doing its job, I definitely have restriction at 15 months. I need to use it to its advantage and eat the right things. And work out and walk more, I'm not doing that enough. Boy, stress really gets me off track, I need to start focusing on myself again. I've adjusted my ticker, made a healthy grocery list for the week and planned my workouts. I will be checking in regularly to be accountable. Reading all of your posts are so inspiring because I know I can finally get to where I want to be