Good to "see" you Anna!! Hope you have a wonderful Christmas Holiday as well!! Take care!

Steph

Hey Suz..First I will say that see a lot of ppl read your post but none replied....it is a bit much to admit  your faults in public but anyway....I don't mind....for me it has been too much food.  I still work out each day during my lunch break but I noticed that I am a binge eater..I can start eating something and just not be able to stop...most days I am afraid to even start eating..I am fine until I get that first bite of whatever it is and it triggers me to binge and graze all day long.  It does not matter if its protein or carbs...I will binge on it...even carrots.  And unfortunately, I have never had the dumping syndrome nor have I ever had restriction. The first year after surgery I was just blessed to be given the will power to make the right decisions.  Now I just don't make the right decisions and eat once a day...all day long..empty calories like hard candy or gumballs....and I can say that I will get my daily caloric intake in gum or hard candy before I even eat food....and then I will have my meals as well....Basically, I was able to modify my crazy eating behavior right after surgery and it came back with a vengence and all the support groups or therapists that I have been faithfully attending have not been able to help me get to the root of why I am sabatoging my weight loss....and I continue to eat mindlessly...I would say to just keep doing what you been doing cause it is working for you. 

Steph

Hey guys! I'm still here, just going through a rough time in my life.  I still check the boards often and know that we all have been through so many ups and downs together and will never leave my OH friends. I don't wanna quit the weekly weighins Steph. I know for me it holds me accountable.

HW 238
DOS 225
LW 121-123
CW 123


Have a great weekend everyone!

Let me start by saying that I have been so incredibly fortunate to not have this problem (yet), but I'd like to head it off at the pass if I can.

The issue is this: I have noticed several of our ladies having difficulty with gaining and losing the same 10 or so pounds, or just steadily gaining over the course of a few weeks. I would be terrified to have this happen, so I can only imagine how it must feel to go through it several times over the past year.

I guess what I'm wondering is, what are you doing differently or eating differently to have this happen? I am curious what is happening to cause the gains. Are you eating emotionally, too much junk, too much food altogether, not keeping active? Is it a combination of some or all of these things?

I really hope that I can gain some insight from those of us who have been there, done that. I'd like to avoid this phenomenon if I can.

Thanks so much ladies...I can't wait to hear some of your honest responses.

~Suz

Suz-
Thanks so much for the recommendation for Fuze- I tried the cranberry raspberry and loved it.  I get so sick of the same stuff and I'm not big on plain water- so this is a great treat!!!
Thanks-
Brit