need some help

I am starting to have a harder time resisting foods that I should not eat and have not eaten (except for a couple of saltine crackers here and there) All the cookies, cakes, candies, lunches and parties are starting to take a toll on me. Is anyone else struggling at this time? One thing I know that I am doing wrong is failing to plan my meals and then getting hungry and not knowing what I will eat....same pattern as before wls. I do not want to go back there. I need to find strength to stay on the right track. I am down about 50 lbs and I am elated about that. ok...got it out so maybe I need to call my therapist and start my first post op visit with her. Love you guys for being here.

Gail I am with you as well. I work in a doctors office and it has been EVERYWHERE!  I have just been walking away from it.  I keep telling myself I will be sick as a dog if I eat that and what is the point of eating it with all that FAT.  I don't want to be fat anymore so I am not eating the FAT anymore.  Think of other things to snack on. Do you still have that protein recipe for those balls, I guess that did not sound good. Hugs Kristen STAY STRONG!

I'm with you.  Three holiday parties in the last three days plus lots of cookies today.    I'm getting most of my protein in before I go, that helps a lot.  Bringing my meals with me helps too.  The first party served Chipotle burritos - beef, chix or pork that were loaded with rice.  I just picked the meat out.  They had lots of alcohol too.  I drank hot cranberry tea.  mmm...That was fun.  At least I had something in my hands.  The second party I knew what was being served cause I was in charge of the food.  So, I ate a little of the pot roast meat.  Yesterday's event had horrible food.  A lot of pasta.  I figured the only thing that looked ok for me was meatballs.  I took three little ones and could only eat a 1/2 of one.  They were way too greasy.  But, I carried the plate around and it looked like I was eating.  I left early.  Yeah, these cookies look tempting today but I figure they really don't taste very good.  Hell, I didn't make them.  Hang in there.  Isn't it a great thing that we're finally losing over the holidays instead of gaining?  Woo Hoo.

Well- I can empathise with you on this one. I have had a pretty easy go at everything so far. Today, we had some food at school . I saw only 1 thing that I thought I could eat. Some chicken wings. I knew not to eat the skin and I broke the meat into very tiny pieces, but UHHH my pouch said UH uhn- and well let's just say I will only have to learn that lesson 1 time. No more being naughty for me. I can imagine that you being further out, the temptations must be so much harder to avoid. I can only offer this little piece- can you eat carrots? Maybe you could keep a baggie of carrots- or another healthy snack, with you. Then when you are tempted - take 1 of the healthy items out and enjoy that while everyone is eating all the bad for you stuff.  BTW- GREAT JOB on the 50 lb lose! 

Boy I am glad you posted this. I am right there with you. I keep telling myself DON'T DO IT or I will have the worse smelling gas and poops known to man kind at unexpected and therefore very embarrasing times. So far it has kept me reigned in. We just have to tough it ou fo another 10 days or so. Hang in there. Jo