In need of swift boot to head

[Guest guest]

Okay, gang, I'm doing the very thing I've counselled others to avoid.

Here's the thing. I've been at my goal weight for about four months

now, and that's probably the longest I've ever held steady at one

weight in my entire freakin' life. My main goal these days is to keep

my weight steady.

This past week, though, the scale has edged up...and up...and up. Six

and a half pounds! WTH??? My caloric intake has been exactly the same

(I know because I keep careful track on Fitday.com), I have been

exercising regularly, drinking my 2+ litres of water per day, taking my

vitamins....the only thing that's different is that my period is nearly

two weeks overdue.

I know in my head that this weight is most likely water weight, and

that it will (should?) disappear when my period finally shows up, but I

have to say that I'm finding it really hard not to freak out. As I say,

this is the first time I've been " normal " . To me, the end of a diet has

always been followed by weight rebound, predictable as a rubber ball. I

really really really don't want that to be the case this time, but when

I stepped on the scale at the gym this a.m. and found that I was up 1.5

lbs. since Friday, I nearly burst into tears.

The thought of coming all this way, getting to a body size that feels

" right " to me, and then losing it, is really just about more than I can

take right now. I know, I know, it's probably temporary and I should

trust my body to settle out, and so on and so forth, but this is all

very new to me, and I'm finding it incredibly difficult.

I decided that I'd double my water intake for the next few days (which

has meant that I've been running to the can every five minutes or so),

but I'm definitely feeling like a Woman on the Verge, you know?

Okay, rant over. You may all unblock your ears/uncover your eyes now.

But for anyone who's made it this far, if you'd care to thump me

severely about the head and ears, this would be a good time.

I.

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RNY September 19, 2001

Dr. Freeman, Ottawa General Hospital

BMI then: 43.5

BMI now: 22 (well, it *was*!)

-145 lbs

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[Guest guest]

Okay, gang, I'm doing the very thing I've counselled others to avoid.

Here's the thing. I've been at my goal weight for about four months

now, and that's probably the longest I've ever held steady at one

weight in my entire freakin' life. My main goal these days is to keep

my weight steady.

This past week, though, the scale has edged up...and up...and up. Six

and a half pounds! WTH??? My caloric intake has been exactly the same

(I know because I keep careful track on Fitday.com), I have been

exercising regularly, drinking my 2+ litres of water per day, taking my

vitamins....the only thing that's different is that my period is nearly

two weeks overdue.

I know in my head that this weight is most likely water weight, and

that it will (should?) disappear when my period finally shows up, but I

have to say that I'm finding it really hard not to freak out. As I say,

this is the first time I've been " normal " . To me, the end of a diet has

always been followed by weight rebound, predictable as a rubber ball. I

really really really don't want that to be the case this time, but when

I stepped on the scale at the gym this a.m. and found that I was up 1.5

lbs. since Friday, I nearly burst into tears.

The thought of coming all this way, getting to a body size that feels

" right " to me, and then losing it, is really just about more than I can

take right now. I know, I know, it's probably temporary and I should

trust my body to settle out, and so on and so forth, but this is all

very new to me, and I'm finding it incredibly difficult.

I decided that I'd double my water intake for the next few days (which

has meant that I've been running to the can every five minutes or so),

but I'm definitely feeling like a Woman on the Verge, you know?

Okay, rant over. You may all unblock your ears/uncover your eyes now.

But for anyone who's made it this far, if you'd care to thump me

severely about the head and ears, this would be a good time.

I.

--

<><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>

RNY September 19, 2001

Dr. Freeman, Ottawa General Hospital

BMI then: 43.5

BMI now: 22 (well, it *was*!)

-145 lbs

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