I am out of control! Help!

ok this is what I HAVE to do when I get out of control! WRITE DOWN EVERYTHING THAT GOES INTO YOUR MOUTH! and if you are feeling really in the mood (grin) write down WHY you are eating ... breakfast time, hungry, taking pills, bored and really think about it...most of the time trying to THINK about why I am eating will be enough to stop me...I am so pitiful but it really does work! LOVe all the other advice in this thread! HANG IN THERE! we knew going into this it was a tool and WE WOULD HAVE TO FIX OUR HEADS!!!! DAYUM but that is the HARDEST PART!!! {{HUGS}}} nic 291/161/150

Mimi, You are not alone, I feel exactly the same way you do and I have done the same things. I have gotten down to 168 and now back up to 171 I know its not alot but its not down. I hate myself right now!!!! I just lost my dad a week ago and now I am eating mad!!! Please keep us all posted on how you are doing and let me know if something works for you I am scared too. Rhen

Mimi, Oh, I can so relate to your feelings. I can eat alot, too. My weight loss has stalled for many weeks now, and I have 60 pounds more to lose. On the good side, I have started walking every day.....I have walked first thing in the morning for 13 out of the last 14 days. Since I am a true exercise avoider, I am proud of that. I am trying to keep up with what I am eating and how much by using fitday.com. I can now see that many days I was getting too many calories. My surgeon's office suggests about 1200 calories a day at this point. I am so grateful for this surgery and the wonderful changes it has made in my health. I admit, though, that I get a little frustrated at the people who post that they just can't stop losing weight. Why can't I be like that? Then, I have the battle the "if onlys". If only I had exercised regularly from the very beginning or if only there were a long list of foods that make me sick. It goes on and on. Ultimately, I just have to do well today and not beat myself up about yesterday or worry that I will not succeed tomorrow. I don't visit this board every day, but maybe I should. It has helped me today. Have a great weekend, everyone! Dorothy

Hi Mimi; You're not alone in this struggle! I have been fighting with all of the same issues for months now. My weight has been bouncing up and down like a yo-yo lately. The thing to keep in mind is that no matter what you eat, unless your staple line opens up, you are not going to "break" your pouch. If you can ease up on the carbs and get back on track, your pouch will still work for you. Take care and stay in touch..... we are here to help. Mike

Once again something that I've been concerned with has come up on the board. With some excellant advise on how to handle it! I too have been hit with the gotta eat something hunger pains. The old thoughts of eating when I'm down have cropped into my head. So far without thinking about it I've been doing the right things I guess from what everyone has told you to do. I've been weighing myself once a week. Sometimes I go up a pound but it will go away with keeping track of what i'm eating. I see were if I'm not getting my protein or water in I do get hungrier and thats when I'm thinking about the evil side of food. So far I've not gone to the donuts yet. Took a bite of a munchkin and the sugary taste gave me that slimey feeling in my mouth that says watch out you might be seeing that donut in an ugly form realllll soon if you keep eating it. i thiink it bothers me that i feel that incredibel hunger. i liked needing to rmeember to eat. i liked not being hungry and having to watch the clock to make sure i ate lunch. sometimes i feel like i could eat a whole watermelon. i'm trying hard to keep with it. this surgery was so worth all the pain and heart ache to get where i am. do you find that you still can;t eat as much? if i eat too fast my pouch reminds me that im not the same person I was over a year ago! sorry i'm rambling. time to go night night. good luck an god bless, pam