Hi friends,
In October of this year, I will be 3 years post op. It has been a wonderful journey. I've lost 110 lbs. and I normally bounce between 3-5lbs most of the time. I have been able to maintain my existing weight loss but would love to lose another 10-15 lbs. I haven't been able to get this last chunk of weight off and am seriously thinking about joining Weight Watchers. Below are my reasons. I would appreciate your input. Has anyone joined Weight Watchers AFTER surgery? Did it help? Did you do Weight Watchers online or did you go to meetings or both? Any other advice?
Reason #1. My support group at my bariatric center is nearly 2 hours round trip. They only meet once per month and at times I can't make it to those meetings because of my work schedule. I feel like I'm lacking some group level motivational support.
Reason #2. I was successful with Weight Watchers before I had the surgery but only to a certain extent. Once my points went down, I struggled with being hungry. I couldn't eat a cup of raw veggies or rice (as recommended by WW leaders) because I don't have a gall bladder. Eating that much raw veggies and rice would make me sick. So I would just be hungry and miserable. Eventually, I would give up, give in and gain the weight back. But now with my sleeve surgery and a smaller stomach, I probably wouldn't feel hungry anymore with lowered points and wonder if I could achieve permanent success with WW now.
Reason #3. I loved the simplicity of the tools, PointsPlus, etc.
Please let me know your thoughts. I appreciate it!
Rhonda
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