gained 32lbs in 4mths

help I just keep on gaining weight because all I eat is sweets candy icecream cookies, chips, crackers, cheese, peanut butter, some times a meal. I just graze alot and it shows it's so hard to gain control . eat these things even when not hungry mainly cuz i'm bored and to lazy to do anything . please help I need some form of advice that can help please :.(

Hi Star Starz....first thing you should do is get in touch with your dietician, and don't feel like a failure, we all get off track sometimes. Do you attend support groups? This will help you stay accountable...which helps. Get rid of all the junk you have in your house and don't buy it anymore, you have to change your stinkin thinkin! Healthy is the way to go....get out there and walk! If depression is a problem for you go to your Dr. and get some help, this too can happen after surgery...also find a hobby you like to do that will get you moving...I hope this has helped you. You can take control and keep telling yourself that...take care , deb k

Good Morning, Star! Do you attend any support groups? I highly encourage you to find one and go. Something about being around other WLS'rs helps a whole lot. I try to make the PFAMOS one in Round Rock at least monthly. I know it can be hard but you have come a long way and have worked so hard to get where yo uare, you just HAVE to somehow gain control back. Try going for a walk, or calling a friend. Anything to get your mind off food. I live in Taylor, NE of Austin. I work in Round Rock. If you'd like I'm game to meet somewhere and hang out. Staying busy is really a good defense! I exercise 5-6 days a week, horse back ride 1-2 times a week, take a class at the Y once a week and try to get out with friends at least once a week. I just know myself, if I sit around bored for too long I end up grazing! I have lost 150 pounds, I'm at goal and my plastic's are even finished. It has been so worth every fight! Food is NOT worth it! I promise you. If you'd like to get together email me privately and I'll send you my phne #'s. Hugs! Susan

Star Starz, ditch the non-nutritional junk. You need protein, we all need protein. Remember as a new post-op how motivated you were? Find that motivation again and get back to basics......you've come to far to fall backwards now. Focus on the Pouch Rules for Dummies, start tracking your food intake (www.fitday.com is free), drink a minimum of 64 oz of water, exercise at least 30 minutes 3-4 times a week. Get involved.....as the other posters said, being involved in support will help keep you on track. Talking to others that have "been there, done that" and can offer you insight will bring you back around. I'm on several other on-line support groups besides OH and the live support group at the hospital I had surgery at. This journey won't get easier, the further out we get the more challenges we face as hunger is there.....our resolve sometimes lacks and we fall back into our pre-op ways. At 2-3-4 years many WLS patients are finding themselves up 20-30-40-50 lbs......unless the tool is broken there really isn't a reason to go there. Be proactive and stop the old ways NOW. Do you weigh often? I'm an everyday weigher, I allow myself up only 3-5 lbs and then I'm back to protein only with lots of water to help curb my appetite. You may want to try the plateau buster diet, which is essentially protein only for 10 days. You are carb and sugar loading, the minimum I recommend is going protein only for 3-5 days, whatever it takes you to NOT crave carbs. Then slowly add back in healthy carbs (vegetables), no white carbs. I also believe the South Beach diet is good and will work well for us. I recently bought the book, the Phase I is basically protein loading with good fats added only. Some suggestions for protein: lean chicken, beef and pork, shrimp, crabs, tuna, fish, cheese, cottage cheese, eggs, yogurt, beef jerkey. Best wishes, remember you had surgery to be healthy and feel good......don't go backwards, you deserve the happiness you've found since your WLS. Hugs, Dana PS I would also like to suggest you get the book "Life is Hard, Food Is Easy" by Linda Spangle. I just started reading it and it's a great resource to deal with head hunger vs. real hunger, emotional eating, and such.

hi star: please don't feel all alone. we're all struggling with our former selves. i found myself falling into some nasty habits, too, cause i have to have more surgery. i know it's not the thing to do. i will refocus on protein, too. and i hope that the answers from the other posters will help. remember, we're all human. good luck. hugs dorthe

I feel for you. I go through some of the same problems with sweets. My only saving grace is that I still walk everyday about 3 1/2 miles (briskly). When I have days when I don't get out there, I find that I gain 3 pounds easily. Are you on any type of exercise program? If not, start small and increase it. This will boost the metabolism so that these sugar surges will be less noticeable. I have swedish fish talking to me often! Diana

Hi I haven't posted in ages but your post touched me. I don't dump so I can eat just about anything I want and of course all I want is junk! It is very hard not to slip back into old habits but we have to look at our before pictures or an old article of clothing we used to wear if you didn't take pictures. Something to remind you of where you have come from and don't want to go back to. I have noticed the more sweets/carbs you eat the more you crave them, it is a vicious cycle. If you can get off of them for a few days and get the cravings under control it will be easier. Don't buy the stuff to have at home or work. If when you are craving it you actually have to make a special trip to go buy it you are more likely to get passed the craving and not give in. When you are having a craving eat protein or drink a protein shake so you are too full to eat the junk. I had a snack drawer at work and it was bad!!!! Now I have slim jims and cheese sticks and a few sugar free candies in the "snack drawer". You can do this you have to make the decision that you are worth it and you can do it!!!! You deserve to be the best you can be. If you fall off the wagon pick yourself up and start over don't quit!!!!!! Janice 2/23/05 258 size 22/24 Now 144 size 4/6/8 depending on brand