I'm slacking and need a kick in the A*&

My surgery was 9/20/04. I've gone from 268 to 179 (89 pounds). I'm 43 pounds away from my immediate goal of 136 which puts me at the tip top of the normal range. I've been about 97 percent compliant all this time and now I'm taking chances and don't know why! I'm so close and I'm sabotaging myself. Last night I ate a half box of girl scount cookies (they were low fat lemon coolers but even so . . . ). I'm wearing a size 12 or 14 and everyone is telling me how great I look, maybe that's getting to me. I want to have the discipline to keep going and reach my goal! My problems are usually at night after dinner. Is anyone else having this problem? What can I do to stick with this to the end???? Thanks for any encouragement!!! Hugs, Sandy

I wanted to ask you, did you take before and after pictures?? If you did it's time to take them out and see where you were and where you are and where you wanna go - do you want to go back to the way you were??? (you said you need a kick in A*s). Did you do all this for nothing!!?? No! But you, like I can get back on track. I've been slacking a bit in the exercise department and Im working on getting back on track so I know what you are saying and I have this thing about dark chocalate and soda - still - though I do fight it most of the time. I use to eat alot at night - a snack at 9:30 - 10:30 sometimes but I no longer do that. I snack on gum to keep my mouth busy. Also, I do my stuff in my "office" and keep busy. If I feel like eating at 11pm I yell at myself! I can't be touching anything at 11pm! So I walk away. Sometimes, you just have to do it - Walk away. Hope this helps!!

i found these cereal bars that are made by post... and they are low carb low sugar and 10 g of protein i have been havin one of those at night or a protein shake with a spoonful of that instant capiccino SF kind and it hits the spot manda ~116 lbs 09-09-04

Sandy I am so there with you doing the same things although, im not eating half a box of cookies (just one or two lol) but im totally not exerscizing !!! and i know i need to. very fustrating because i have like no time with family and work ! grr. I have like no time for myself. im sure i can eat to much so ive gone to weighing some of my foods. drinking WAY too much beer low carb beer but i know it all counts still. 30lbs to my goal only losing 1lb a week seems like it should be more ok im done venting