No eating after 800PM

OK all how are we doing? I have kept the pledge but darn if it is not harder than I thought. Donna Mae, I still want to eat from the time I get home until 800 cause I know I stop at 800. Now ask me if I am really hungry!! NO>>> I am not hungry, just eating cause I can!! I am such a strange duck. The only good news is that I am exercising my butt off( and all those useless calories!!) and have actully been able to loose a few pounds this week> I think the not eating after 800 should be a LAW or something!! Just kidding. But thought I'd write to see how everyone else is doing. WHY IS THIS SO HARD!!!! Thanks for all the support. Hugs, jacqueline

Hello Jacqueline, yeaaa for you!! You're a winner! for me -- well I still struggle. I am not always successful, but I am so much better! I didn't realize how much of a thing this after 8 eating was until I stopped. I am going to a support meeting this morning and that is always fun to get with all wls people and see what's going on with them. Do you have a support group out there Jacqueline? i know that's important, but if not, I think this board is really excellent support and in a way better than group cause you can get real personal!! And why is this hard - I think it's old habits, it's, at least for me, relaxing time and that tranlates into eating!! But I'm committed to making this part of my lifestyle now! Good job cutie!! love donna

Hi there you two, Yep, I'm still behaving myself and not eatting after 8 pm. I don't find it too difficult most times, however, yesterday, I messed up and ate practically nothing for bk and lunch, so by 3 pm I was starving all afternoon! That was the wrong thing to do and today, I learned my lesson and ate a good l.c. bk. Feel much more satisfied. I'm still learning little by little. I'm happy to say I walked 2 miles 3x this week which isn't alot, but it's a big change for me and I feel great. I find when I have time in the afternoons, I get restless which leads to boredom and eatting wrong. Walking really helps this for me! I also haven't drank any caloric drinks for about a week and all these small changes had made me lose 3# this week. I'm happy. Habits ARE hard to break and whoever said this surgery wasn't brain surgery is so right! We are still plagued by the same thoughts and behaviors, but thank God we have each other to lean on and cheer on, too. I'm so glad I have this awesome group of friends. Thank you all. ~Hugs, Kelly