Whoa!
"No Way!" A familiar shock and feeling stirred me up this morning. How is it that I went from 252.8 to 254.6 this morning? Yesterday, I had less calories, and was more physically active than the day before. Such is my relationship with the scale, a roller coaster ride of ups and downs, and surprise drops and uplifts. During my prep for surgery readiness, I opted for additional therapy sessions with the psychologist. I was going through a difficult, emotional season in my life. I wanted advice and tools I could use to handle stress and emotional eating habits. I have seen too many gastric bypass patients regain their weight through this type of eating. On one visit I weighed in and gained not 1, not 3, not 5, not even 10 lbs but gained 14 pounds! I was mortified that one could gain 14 lbs in 1 week. She and I started writing down foods I ate the previous week. There was definite cause for weight gain but not 14 lbs. I left that week dumbfounded and discouraged. ...