Wheels Falling Off

At almost 7 weeks post-op and down 40 lbs I am back into the old junk food snacking trap! Yesterday morning I went to the gym and took a high impact RPM class and it was great! Last night I destroyed the day with: cookies/ chips and cheese dip/ choc. pudding/small pice of an everything bagel and who knows what else? I can't seem to get a handle on this snacking and binging crap! My wife insists that we need this junk in the house because we have kids but I know she keeps it for herself! I think she wants me to fail at this? I am so discusted! Helpppppppppp? Depressed kenny

Hey Kenny, Don't be depressed, be determined! Just because the stuff is there doesn't mean you need to eat it. I can't relate, because I can't eat that stuff. But, tell your wife to hide it if she feels she needs to keep it in the house. Get alternative snacks. I've been eating soy chips lately, they are pretty good, very crunchy and it keeps me from wanting to snack on other stuff. And I do have other snack foods in the house, for the others in the house. I just stay away from it and it no longer calls my name everytime I go in the kitchen. I also have Stallone puddings and sugar free candies in the event I want something sweet. I can't offer a whole lot of advice, except to say you went through this surgery for a reason, you have to tell yourself that you DON'T need that cookie or bagel or dip or whatever it is that is drawing you to it. I know it's hard, we didn't get to the weight we did, the condition we did by having a whole lot of will power, but YOU CAN DO IT! When is your next support group? Make sure you go, talk about the urge to snack, see what other people are doing about it and try to stick to your resolve! Good luck, friend! Robin

Thanks for the support Robin! I had two bags of soy chips yesterday too! KB

sorry TO HEAR YOUR DEPRESSED kenny! I have 3 small kids and work a family daycare business in my home too so im stocked to the brim with foods that i should not have. ITS not easy....but i just assume sugar will make me dump so i dont. I do to help combat my urges is stock the house also with MY STUFF! AND when im in a grazing out of control snacking mode i reach for the healthier choices. I eat GLENNY's ZEN chips so its protein, i snack on frozen power crunch bars with fat free cool whip. ITS a daily battle and struggle and only if i obsess to i do good. I am working on new healthier eating habits to get thru. I do know that once i get in a rut of eating bad it makes me crave more and more. So try your best admitting your actions i think tells us all you want to do better!We all have bad days! GOOD LUCK were here for u lisa

Lisa thanks for the support! This morning I finally broke the 240 mark, the scale greeted me with a nice 239 fist in over 20 years! Now If I can keep it going? KB

Hey Kenny, Hang in there bud. Dont kick yourself. Take it one day at a time. You are doing great losing 40 lbs in 7 weeks. You have to try to focus. I had the bypass 6 months ago and I am noticing now I can eat alot more then I could at first. I have to remind myself to walk away. It will come bro. louis

Thanks for the support Louis!

Hi Kenny! I know just how hard that is! My X-Hubbie insisted on eating pizza and tons of crap right in front of me RIGHT after surgery!!! There would be the smell of pizza wafting through my house 2 weeks post op, it was horrible!! And I would do all the food shopping and not get any naughty foods, then he would sneak off to the local deli and pick up tons of junk food. You need to either pick up your own "healthy" snacks and keep then in a special place for you and only you. Like your own "secret stash" outside of the kitchen! AND TRY TO AVOID THE KITCHEN LIKE THE PLAGUE!!! I know that sounds impossible, but worth a shot! Also whenever you want to eat something grab a bottle of water and go for a walk! Honestly, I am not one to talk, b/c I binge from time to time, and I justify it by saying well they were sugar free cookies! Anyway, just thought I would put my 2 cents in! One idea I just had, maybe get yourself a sponser, someone to call when you feel a binge coming on! I have one, it doesn't always help but does about 8 out of 10 times! Good luck Kenny, don't let anyone spoil this for you, your doing great!!! And btw, my X is an X since having the surgery. It was bad before surgery, but it got worse after! Keep your chin up!!!!!!!!!!!!! Ilyssa 268/175/???

Hey Ilyssa thanks so much for responding to my post! It's helpful to know that I'm not alone! The sponsor idea is great but I have no one to ask? Kenny

Well ask any of us, and I am sure we would be more than happy to do it for you! ilyssa