HELP!!!!!

Hi all- Been pretty much of alurker lately, but just needed some support here. have lost100 lbs since surgery, and 120lbs since my highest weight, but keep stalling onthese plateaus. Also, is anyone struggling with alot of hunger coming back now, i feel like i want to eat all the time again. I'm soscared I'm gonna fail at this too. Am still 25 lbs from my goal, and i feel like im never gonna get there please help!!! Thanks, Pam F

Hi Hon! 120 lbs. is a LOT of weight - it's another person entirely; Give your body time to readjust and do its thing. You have done SO WELL. Remember that. I get frustrated all the time - I have lost about 61 pounds and it is going VERY slow now. But here's the thing - when I think back to 7 or 8 months ago and I remember how incredibly crappy I felt, or how I wanted to sleep all the afternoons away or how the closest spot to the the front door of Walmart wasn't close enough for me... well - dang, I remember then how awful I felt to be alive and this is wonderful what we are going through. We are so blessed to be able to have this surgery done and have it affect our lives in the ways it has. Now - about the hunger part - yeah , me too and probably everybody else on our July babies board. You really have to eat the right things now and for me, fresh veggies and fruits REALLY make me feel fuller than before. Eat on time - 6 meals a day Make sure you get every single vitamin and mineral and protein you need Drink a ton of decaf tea, water, whatever to keep your little poochie happy... We all have bad days. Today was one for me. I went to the doc this morning to see about an ulcer. I ate an apple fritter, a bean burrito from Taco bell AND a lot of a mexican pizza with no beef, a slice of pizza even for dinner.... That really sucked BIG TIME but... I know now it's not an every day thang. I was stressed, in pain and had to just fill up with stuff. A lot of my problem is that - feeling happy, feeling complete - and I still have to work through the FOOD/ALCOHOL/CIGARETTES (FOR ME) aspect of all this. I am trying... I understand now it's not just about feeling better - there are many options to pursue... Anyhoo - I didn't wanna preach - I just want to tell you you are doing so INCREDIBLY well at 120 lbs. loss! That's double my loss, hunny! You WILL succeed - just give it time... Nan

Oh yeah - I can get so hungry now. I know alot of it is head hunger, but I worry every day that I am failing. I feel like I've eaten all day today. And BAD stuff too. Even ate some M&M's! Ok...maybe more than "some". I don't do it every day, and some days I have to force myself to eat, but generally I do get hungry now. I've noticed in the last month that I can eat twice the amount of food at a sitting that I was just a month ago. I worry worry worry! I don't want to fail either. When I get like this, I go back to using fitday.com. It really helps me be accountable and shows that I wasn't as bad as I felt I was. Or the other way around! Hang in there hon! You've done INCREDIBLE work so far! So close to goal....you'll be there in no time! HUGS Kimberly

Hi Pam, I also have been a lurker. I have been on a plateau for quite some time. I realized that in the past 2 1/2 months I had only lost about 10 pounds. Then I realized that I had gotten back into some of my old habits. I was starting to snack some and also thought I was doing well because I was starting to be able to eat most anything ... small quantities but most anything. Last weekend I decided to go back to the basics. On Monday I started back to eating well and exercising. I was doing miserably with protein and now I am getting in about 65-70 grams a day. I cut back on fat. I started taking my protein. I boosted my water to about 70 ounces and I exercised 3 out of 4 days. Guess what .. I lost 4 pounds in 4 days!!!! I also noticed that when I ate healthier and planned my meals better I wasn't as hungry. I use fitday.com and find that it really helps me to plan and pay more attention to what I am eating. Somedays I wonder if the head hunger will ever go away. I do really well all day and then at 9:00 at night I am suddenly terribly snacky. I find that some lite popcorn seems to help. I know that people always say that surgery is a tool ... not a fix .. but I am a little bummed right now thinking that I will always have to "diet". I am really trying to think of this as eating healthy for my body and not dieting but it is hard. Good luck! Shellie

Yep, I'm right up there with you ... I tried doing the platau buster but could only do it for 3 days, although I'm down 1.5lbs. I hope the scales keep on moving, although I know alot of us are in a stage right now where platau's are our forte!! Don't worry though, your doing great and your so close to goal ... keep it up and we will reach goal!!