Self Awareness?
As I'm preparing my kitchen for my liquid diet and for my portion controled meals, I am also preparing my mind for the upcoming journey begining on January 7th.
I have been doing some soul searching for the answer to this question: "Why did I feel the need to eat so much for so long"??
It's not an easy question to answer. Just like any other addicition...food was my crunch for something. I intend to find out what it is. If I don't, I feel I will only fail in the long run.
If any of you have asked yourself this question and actually found an answer, I would love to hear from you!
In the meantime, I will start this journey with very good intention of changing my life around for the better. Happy New Year Everyone and Good Luck with your Journey! Donna
I have been doing some soul searching for the answer to this question: "Why did I feel the need to eat so much for so long"??
It's not an easy question to answer. Just like any other addicition...food was my crunch for something. I intend to find out what it is. If I don't, I feel I will only fail in the long run.
If any of you have asked yourself this question and actually found an answer, I would love to hear from you!
In the meantime, I will start this journey with very good intention of changing my life around for the better. Happy New Year Everyone and Good Luck with your Journey! Donna
I am getting ready for my surgery, scheduled January 6th, I am very excited, too.
Because I found out I was a compulsive eater, smoker, I was advised to seek counciling,& after this past year of working on my impulsivenes I am ready to go for it! My biggest fear was to regain the weight by going back to how I use to eat!! Good luck to both of us, I will be thinking of you the day after my surgery!!
Because I found out I was a compulsive eater, smoker, I was advised to seek counciling,& after this past year of working on my impulsivenes I am ready to go for it! My biggest fear was to regain the weight by going back to how I use to eat!! Good luck to both of us, I will be thinking of you the day after my surgery!!
Thank you for your response. I admire that you worked on your impulsivness before going throught the surgery! 
I understand that fear of regaining. I'm hoping that this fear will stay with me. I have heard about how ****y some people get after they lose the weight. That is why I am keeping a very good journal so I can revisit how I felt during this time. If you can't be honest with yourself and hold yourself responsible who will? I plan on seeing the very therapist who approved me at the hospital. She was a "matter of fact" and "I see it this way" kind of person. I like that. Good luck to you..I will think of you as well way up in MA. We will be going through this at the same time so stay in touch!
I understand that fear of regaining. I'm hoping that this fear will stay with me. I have heard about how ****y some people get after they lose the weight. That is why I am keeping a very good journal so I can revisit how I felt during this time. If you can't be honest with yourself and hold yourself responsible who will? I plan on seeing the very therapist who approved me at the hospital. She was a "matter of fact" and "I see it this way" kind of person. I like that. Good luck to you..I will think of you as well way up in MA. We will be going through this at the same time so stay in touch!
Wishful Thinking in NYC
AJournal is an excelent idea!! I have my surgery Wednesday and I will start one tonight! My sister is taking my "before" pictures for me tonight too!!
I will continue with my therapist also, I find their support very helpful in reminding me why I am doing this and hope I dont become ****y either, But i can see how easy that would be, having been fat most of my life!! lolol
Yes I would like to keep in touch, too. Take care I will be thinking of you!!
I will continue with my therapist also, I find their support very helpful in reminding me why I am doing this and hope I dont become ****y either, But i can see how easy that would be, having been fat most of my life!! lolol
Yes I would like to keep in touch, too. Take care I will be thinking of you!!
I will be thinking of you on the 6th....I wish you a speedy recovery and speedy loss! I look forward to seeing those pictures and of course your progress. Sharing your journey will help you with the ups and the downs.
Be aware of mood changes...let your family know that hormones lurk in our fat cells and once we
shed the weight (especially quickly), we tend to go a little wacky for a bit.
Tune in as soon as you fee up to it! Let us all know how you are doing!
Donna
Be aware of mood changes...let your family know that hormones lurk in our fat cells and once we
shed the weight (especially quickly), we tend to go a little wacky for a bit.
Tune in as soon as you fee up to it! Let us all know how you are doing!
Donna
Wishful Thinking in NYC
My Date is 1/26/10
I have found that I ate for all the wrong reasons. I am a carb addict and wil need to restrict that to be sucessful, I also found that I ate when I hurt.. Somehow If I had trouble figuring something out I used food. Why I would think that eating would take away pain in my leg... I'll never know, but knowing that now, I stop and ask myself, what do I feel, am I hungry?, Thirsty?, in Pain? or my feelings hurt?
When I answer that question, I can make a better choice how to fix it. Food only fixes hunger.. the rest I have had to figure out other fixes.
That being said, I am not anywhere near done.. but I feel that I can with God's help and the staff at my program, I can finally be sucessful and will have support for a minimum of 5 years.
That doesn't fix it all but it is a great start.
Good luck.
I have found that I ate for all the wrong reasons. I am a carb addict and wil need to restrict that to be sucessful, I also found that I ate when I hurt.. Somehow If I had trouble figuring something out I used food. Why I would think that eating would take away pain in my leg... I'll never know, but knowing that now, I stop and ask myself, what do I feel, am I hungry?, Thirsty?, in Pain? or my feelings hurt?
When I answer that question, I can make a better choice how to fix it. Food only fixes hunger.. the rest I have had to figure out other fixes.
That being said, I am not anywhere near done.. but I feel that I can with God's help and the staff at my program, I can finally be sucessful and will have support for a minimum of 5 years.
That doesn't fix it all but it is a great start.
Good luck.
Thank you for your response! I too am addicted to carbs...I can't go a day without it! . I also eat for all the wrong reasons.
You took such a complex (in my head) question and simplified it for me.
Thank you for that..it was what I was hoping to get in here...answers.
I wish you all the luck with your journey..,.it sounds like you have all your ducks in a row! I look forward to seeing your progress.
Happy New Year!!
Donna
You took such a complex (in my head) question and simplified it for me.
Thank you for that..it was what I was hoping to get in here...answers.
I wish you all the luck with your journey..,.it sounds like you have all your ducks in a row! I look forward to seeing your progress.
Happy New Year!!
Donna
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