I guess instead of starting a new thread, I will just continure on this one. Here is what I ate yesterday (Friday) BAD DAY! B - 1/4 pita bread with 1/4 c egg salad L - 1 oz roast pork with 1/2 c baked beans the rest of the day was a disaster... D - lite BEER and about 3 oz swiss cheese Totals: 631 cal, 38 fat, 38 carbs and 41 protein. Not nearly enough water, but lots of exercise. I woke up in the middle of the night starving! I was too tired to eat anything though. I had to call 911 yesterday because my 20 month old son opened the slider screen and "ran away" while I was in the laundry room. I was running around for about five minutes and could not find him anywhere. I found him a few minutes after I called, before they showed up....but the whole incident messed me up for the rest of the day. I was shaking, crying, hyper-ventilating........basically just a nightmare. So we're on our way to Home Depot to incur more debt to fence in our yard!

I really dont feel like I am failing, per se ... but I do know that I am now finding myself snacking a little more. I noticed that I can eat sugary things, like cookies ... and it not bother me so much. Right after surgery, I couldnt eat a doughnut or a cookie, because it had way too much sugar, and it would make me sick. Now, I find myself nibbling on a cookie during the day ... and am not getting sick. I hope I dont fall back into the old habits..... I've never used FitDay ... is it hard to use? I guess I had never kept track of what I ate, and all, because the weight loss seemed to be going ok. Maybe I should start doing that?..... Susan 288/177/150 10-6-04, Lap RNY

I have "started over" at least five times already! I have had weeks go by where I snacked all day...being home with the kids makes it so easy to do that! I have only lost 68 since surgery...no wonder why. I certainly don't think its unusual to fall back into our old eating habbits. We just need to keep reminding ourselves why we did this and what our goals are. I used to to FitDay everyday, and as soon as I stopped, the snacking went out of control and I probably was eating 1500 calories per day with my carbs going way over 100 per day! This week, I went back to FitDay and I feel SO much more in control. Even journaling your food in a notebook will help. Compared to what I used to eat, its hard to imagine that a nibble here and there.....all day....is damaging, but it is when you add it all up! Ther eis no shame in regrouping, reorganizing and starting over. We're not perfect - we are WLS patients with food addictions and that didn't go away when we had surgery. Exercise is a huge problem for me - I have the motivation, I just don't get my butt up and do it! I always feel great after, so I don't know what I am waiting for......I've got all this skin hanging - if that is not motivation to work out, I don't know what it is going to take. I did get up this morning and got on the Nordic Trac for 20 minutes. And I am going to a party tonight and plan to dance till I drop! So don't get too down on yourself - we are ALL in the same boat...just come here for support, it always helps me. Jenn 250/232/164/143

yes!! I have only lost 65 pounds, and most everyone else has lost way more! I still have 35 to go. I too snack too much, I started using fitday today and am hoping journaling will help. I have only been getting to the gym 1-2 times a week and rarely do a exercise video. I do feel so much better and look so much better. My husband has been gone since February he is in the reserves and is in CA for training until the end of June, and I am having a pity party about having to work full time manage all the household stuff and take care of my daughter who is almost five and misses her daddy so much! I let her tears manipulate me into not going to the gym except for when she is in school, and my procrastination gets in the way of an exercise video. I have not changed my environment enough to support my current goals. I am the only one who can make this work and I really want to make my goal by my 1 year anniversery so I am going to work harder at it and get to the gym tomorrow. Things will get better, we are the rulers of our own destiny!

Congratulations!!!