Hi Amanda. Thank you for responding and I apologize for not getting back sooner, it's been crazy, but it sounds like you understand how that goes! My sister has told me more than once that no matter how thin or heavy I am and how good or bad life gets there is going to be stress and I have to learn to deal with it without food. I think that may be the problem for both of us and I would love to work on it together!

I fell off the wagon last week when I had to go to a 3 day conference and haven't really recovered 100%. Payday is Thursday and I am looking forward to restocking the pantry with some good food and getting back on track! I continually struggle with drinking with meals, getting my vitamins in consistently and currently eating to stay awake. During the summer I work 10 hour days M-Th with Fri off. With my commute it works out to almost 12 hour workdays and I am exhausted! Thank goodness it only lasts about two more weeks!

I did see a good tip online this week that you might like. The post was about our language and food. The author said the most of the time when we struggle with temptation we say "I can't eat that" or "I shouldn't eat that". His/her suggestion was to say "I don't eat that" instead. I actually tried it a couple of times and it really worked! It totally reframed it as a powerful choice instead of focusing on what I am denying myself.

Hope you have a great day and thanks for reaching out!

Jennifer

I managed to make it through the 4th without blowing my eating out of the water. Now, I'm not saying I had a stellar day, but it could have been a lot worse. I did get my protein in, but the vitamins go a little lost in the shuffle. I honestly feel like not drinking before, during and right after meals is one of the hardest things to return to. I only drink about 8oz while eating, but I know that is 8oz too many. I broke this habit before, just need to be more conscious of it again. Oh, and I am officially swearing off of Bojangle's. Eating there is like throwing my money away cause my body doesn't want anything to do with their food.

 So long story short. After living methotical and dilligent I lost my band due to a slip. Could not be revised that day due to the time the slip occured and the damage that happened. 
   So 8 may I was revised to sleeve and happier than ever. 
 I will never reccommend the band again
Keri

 So, I don't know if there is anyone from November 2008 out there...crickets...but I am going to post! I have been gaining and have fallen head first, not just slipped, back into old habits. I'm tired of making excuses and I am getting back to basics. Here are my first three steps:

1) No more drinking 30 before and 30 minutes after meals.
2) Vitamins...take them!
3)  60+ grams of protein per day.

Now, I've got plenty more steps to take, but this is going to get me going for the week. Maybe I'll be ready to add something else next Monday...

Here we go!

 DO It. 


I did bothe the tummy and the girls in one it wasn't painful the tummy although everyone said it would be worse than the girls but I found it the other way around it has been a year now and my girls still aren't completely pain free.

BUt I am truly happy I did both I feel amazing. 

CHeers 

MO