Lack of Self Control...a work in progress

I  you Pam!!!!   Yes. I got this. I'm feeling very in control today. yesterday is over....it's a new day!
New choices, New determination, New focus.

Tiff  ((((((HUGS)))))

Hi Tiff,

I believe in you.  We all go through good days where we feel strong and other days where we don't make the best choices.  I believe there's a lot of great days ahead for you Tiff! 

Wishing you strength,
Kristi

I totally feel you Tiff .. I'm so wacky some days I don't want to eat.. but I want cheetos so my day consist of 1000 calories of JUNK.. pure freakin junk ..

I have turned things around since the new year but getting this gain off isn't easy.. I just need to be paitent and take it one day at time.. one meal at a time.. it's frustrating because I will kill it at the gym and be so excited to jump on the scale and see no loss or 2 pounds .. and I don't weigh myself weekly... this is 3-4 weeks out.. my body is just resisting right now.. but I know with some time and if I keep the course it will come off...

Keeping the course and not losing my mind

 I can relate...sigh

It's so hard sometimes.  I have stopped baking.  I love to bake, but I also to love to eat my creations.  So not good.

And today I have post night shift stupor which means I really just want to eat every simple carb I can put in my mouth.  So I ate a bowl of turkey chili instead in hopes of being full enough to resist getting a fix.

It's hard
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Great post!!!!!!!  I am a food addict for sure!     Believe it or not what has been helping me is  using my DVR to tape each show called HEAVY.     I lock myself in a room with no distractions and follow the path of these people.   It really helps me having these people share their lifes...............I wish though it helped me to do more exercise then what I have been doing!!
Thanks for posting!

You know what to do and you're doing it!  It's good to vent!  You know I've been dealing with a 16 lb weight gain from Christmas, (I've lost 9 so far).  It's not easy but we will be dealing with food issues the rest of our lives, (does anyone really recover 100%?).  But it's o.k.  We have the tool, we have knowledge, we have success under our belt and we have the desire.  If any one of us can figure out how to overcome a slump it's you!  Your tenacity and positive attitude about the new change you have at life will see you through. 

You did the right thing.  Clean out the cupboards and abstain for 5-7 days to calm the carb cravings.  Move your body more than you did yesterday and you'll be back on track in no time!

As my PA had to reminded me 2 months ago when I was in tears on the table with a needle sticking out of my port, (not from pain but from frustration), "Your WL journey is not over, Lisa.  It's not.  We're going to work this out."  Yes, he's a super special guy, but I think I really just needed the assurance that I CAN lose more weight If I choose to lose more weight. 

If I can, you can!

Lisa O.

P.S. I'm so excited for you to be living in Portland!  We even already have a connection through your friend who is a friend of my SIL!  She saw you on FB!  Small world huh?

I'm doing so much better. I was totally out of control for a hot minute.

I'm sticking to my portions. I prepped some food.

I think the key to me is having handy healthy snacks ready when I need them. That makes it so much easier to just grab and go.  I can't wait for the price of red peppers to come down again! Oh and I discovered Light Rye Wasa crackers. They are considerably healthier than the club crackers I was snacking on. Yeah for shaving calories off the big picture and my butt!

No words of wisdom from me.  Just wanted to say that I am glad to be in such good company and to know that so many good people are struggling with the same sugar problem that I have.  That first bite was my downfall. 

Thank goodness I haven't seen hide nor hair of a girl scout.  I bought some Atkins Advantage chocolate peanut butter bars, which are 19 grams of protein, one gram of sugar, and 2 grams of net carbs.  If I close my eyes and chew slowly, they are almost decent.

 
We all have the same issue to some degree.  If we didn't we wouldn't have needed surgery, right?

You have to find what works for you.  The thing that works for me is I don't keep it in the house.  I do not go to the store hungry and then I'm not tempted.  If it isn't here it means if I want it that bad I have to get in the car, go to the store just to specifically buy crap food.  99% of the time that does the trick.

I don't make stuff I don't need, I don't keep it in the house, I don't look for recipes, I just don't buy it. That is what works for me, everyone needs to find that little thing that works for you.

There is nobody in my house that needs that stuff.  Food is no longer a treat or something I have earned.  It's just food.

I'm trying to remember, you are in maintenance aren't you?  If so, these issues still come up in maintenance but usually we have learned that thing that works for us but the excitement of new surgery and a new life ... it's gone.  So it is really much harder than losing.

Surgery is the easy peasy part, you lay there while everyone else works.  Losing is 2nd easiest because the determination and drive are still there.  Maintenance... that's when it gets tough. Totally doable but tough.  You just learn those little tricks and never let them go.