Those Sneaky Bounce-Back Pounds

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To Kate, Betty, Rita, Marjie, Dee et al.:

Boy can I relate. My scale needle sat at 160# for 8-10 months. No ups, no

downs. I couldn't believe it. It was wonderful. Then it started creeping

up, and now it is galloping.

Okay, it's only 8 pounds. But I've been here before: Every weight loss I

ever had post-surgery ended with weight coming back on no matter how little

I ate, or how much I exercised. What is this???

I'm not saying I'm perfect. I have my bad times and sometimes those candy

bars get too tempting (I can eat candy yet dump from cold cereal and milk --

go figure). But put it all together -- the good days and the bad -- and

factor in the exercise (with an Aussie for a walking companion, I get my

10,000 steps in every single day), and I'm not eating enough to justify what

is happening to my new body. This feeling of panic is so familiar, and I

hate it.

I don't intend to give in to this without a fight. It's all very well to

say to let your body take the lead when it has been treated well and is

blessed with good weight genes, but mine may be too wrecked and confused by

all the years of abuse to know what is healthy for it.

It's nice to know I'm not alone. Keep posting, and maybe we can come up

with some strategies that will help each other.

Janet in

RNY 2000-08-11