post lap band weight gain
THANK YOU,
louie8
The band got me to goal, the sleeve will keep me there.
See my blog for newbies: http://wasabubblebutt.blogspot.com/
I have been seeing a therapist and have FINALLY kicked the ice cream to the curb. It isn't easy. It is DAMN hard. You CAN do it. don't give up. Don't look at what you have re-gained, just keep looking forward at what you want to accomplish.
Support groups, therapy, overeaters anonymous... find some way to work with the food issues so you can be 100% on board with working your band. ((hugs))
I am not going to lie... the emotional eating is going to be the hardest thing to kick. In the beginning when I was gung ho I dropped the weight pretty easily. Once I started having leak issues with my band my bubble deflated and I got depressed and ate crap. I was in denial for a long long time.
I still am weak on the volume eating right now since I am waiting to get back up to restriction... but I am comforted in knowing that my band can at least help me with that. So I concentrate most of my energy right now on resisting the sweets.
One thing that has worked for me is to recognize WHEN I was eating the sweets etc. Once I examined my pattern (coming home from work, watching TV, and mindlessly munching/mowing down ice cream)... I worked with a plan to change the "routine".
I don't ALLOW myself to come home and plop in front of the TV right away. Instead I pick up my Nook (e-reader) and read.
It serves two purposes. It literally takes my mind OFF eating... AND it occupies my hands (holding the Nook). I don't want to be eating greasy chips, or trying to balance an ice cream bowl in my lap while holding the Nook.
That was MY solution. Maybe yours will be as simple as counting to 5 when you have the urge. And after your 5 second count say something positive about yourself... or remind yourself of one of your goals.
1...2...3...4...5... I want to be healthy enough to (fill in the blank)...
And the best thing you can ever do for yourself is NEVER LOOK BACK. The what ifs will drag you back down every time!! Don't let the what-if monster take you down. Kick him in the face.
Can I suggest trying 10,000 IUs of Vit D for a month and see if it helps with the sweets craving? Does the trick for me. Most of the US population is low in Vit D, probably 100% of the obese population is low in Vit D. One glaring symptom of low D is sugar cravings.
I test my own Vit D at home with a kit and I can tell just by my candy cravings if my D is low.
I order my kits here:
http://www.vitamindcouncil.org/
The band got me to goal, the sleeve will keep me there.
See my blog for newbies: http://wasabubblebutt.blogspot.com/
Tablets. You can usually get 1000 or 2000 IUs at Walgreens type places but you have to take between 5-10 a day! So I cheat, I order mine from VitaLady. She sells the 50,000 IU strength and I take one every 5-7 days. Well... when I remember. I am soooo bad about vitamins.
BA sells the 5,000 IU strength.
I get this, it's a 1.5 - 2.0 year supply, just one bottle:
www.vitalady.com/cgi-bin/commerce.cgi
The band got me to goal, the sleeve will keep me there.
See my blog for newbies: http://wasabubblebutt.blogspot.com/