You guy's are the best !

That's the million dollar question. Losing weight was the easy part. Keeping it off and living healthy is going to be the battle. This fight is all between the ears. Undoing decades of bad habits, and assuming new ones is TOUGH. I wish I had an easy answer, but I'm groping right along with the rest of you. Of course, never underestimate the power of ignorant people in large groups. - the A-team will find a way. DD

Sorry, I'm posting a little late - been busy getting back to work. As I read your initial post about getting the blues and being off-track with the eating, it was like I was writing the words myself. Why do we have to test ourselves?!?! Yes, the weight loss is great and all and I'm exercising a lot and feeling really good, so why then are a lot of us on the A Team experiencing the same issues. I'm afraid if I don't stop now with the eating chocolate and cheese balls and darned Wheat Thins, I won't stop!!! I feel I need one of those personal assistant/monitors/eating coaches who follow anorexic patients all day to make sure they eat enough. That might work, but then I would become a ring-tail-bitc* (more than usual, I mean). So, here for you buddy. Feeling your pain and struggle. All we can do is start again tommorrow. Hoping it works for all of us. Happy New Year - A Team, Let's stay strong! RJ

Welcome back DD! I too have sorta fallen away. I haven't been on the boards in a while myself. I'm just so ashamed of not being able to control my bad eating habits. I have always been a nibbler. I like to just grab whatever is fast & easy and nibble all day long. Well, we know this is a big NO NO and most of the time what is fast & easy to grab are things like popcorn, chips, pretzels, crackers.... all the crappy junk carbs! UGH! They go down so easy and they satisfy that nibbling habit I have. And because I have 9 children there is no way I can not have these things in the house. The holidays also killed me. I was surrounded by chocolate and christmas cookies. I even had to bake and dang I couldn't control tasting my creations. I only gained 3 lbs. but that is still too much and I know if I keep up with my bad eating habbits 3 lbs will turn into 6 then 8 then 10 and oh my gosh I don't even want to go there. You are right about the easy part was losing the weight... now the hardest part is going to be keeping it off and learning to eat healthy for the rest of our lives. I'm glad we are all in this together. I would be lost without the A-teams support. Thanks everyone for your honesty... WE CAN DO THIS TOGETHER!

We are not perfect. I think everyone has done or is doing this. At least this is the one place where we all understand. We don't have all of the answers -- only suggestions but just having that support and someone to listen to with a nonjudgemental ear. My down fall is sweets and soda. I do love to eat. I love losing weight but I honestly haven't done much since surgery to continue losing weight. --So glad to have you back! Everyone is !!!!