Consumed with losing the weight

I feel like losing the weight since surgery is all I think about now. I find that exercising and eating right have become a full time job. I want to enjoy this journey I'm on, but the pressure to meet the goal is more than I can handle at times. Has anyone else felt an overwhelming need to be perfect at this?

christine thompson said:

I feel like losing the weight since surgery is all I think about now. I find that exercising and eating right have become a full time job. I want to enjoy this journey I'm on, but the pressure to meet the goal is more than I can handle at times. Has anyone else felt an overwhelming need to be perfect at this?

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Not exactly perfect but definitely overwhelming. It is most assuredly a full time job in my eyes as well. The counting...sigh. I don't think I've counted this much even in grade school. Gonna start saying one alligator or one potato to liven things up.

christine thompson said:

I feel like losing the weight since surgery is all I think about now. I find that exercising and eating right have become a full time job. I want to enjoy this journey I'm on, but the pressure to meet the goal is more than I can handle at times. Has anyone else felt an overwhelming need to be perfect at this?

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I understand the feelings of exercise and eating right becoming a full time job! I've been told over and over it gets easier...but that hasn't happened yet so yeah...can't wait for that. I don't feel like the weight loss goal is overwhelming for me yet, I haven't had much time to think about it. I can only take things one day at a time or I might lose my marbles! Each day that I get through that doesn't include nausea or sickness and I accomplish my protein goal is a successful day. Also, I read several posts on here from people that didn't actually reach goal until well past the first year of surgery, yet are still keeping the weight off...success stories are awesome! So I kind of think it will be okay if I don't reach my goal weight in 12 months...it may take me 18 or 24 months to get there. Whatever it takes, however long it takes, I just want to be healthier and feel good when I get there!