OMG- I am stress eating, gaining weight and failing miserably at this thing!
Jen,
I'm sooooooooo sorry this is happening to you. But LISTEN girlfriend....you have the tool and it will be okay. Many people are not as fortunate as us because they don't have the tool that we do. You can work that tool and get yourself back on track. Like Liz was saying, check what you're eating and maybe do the 5-day pouch test to get yourself back to basics. You will be okay. Keep yourself active here and try to get to the meeting.
YOU CAN DO IT!!!! YOU WILL BE FINE!!!!
I'm sooooooooo sorry this is happening to you. But LISTEN girlfriend....you have the tool and it will be okay. Many people are not as fortunate as us because they don't have the tool that we do. You can work that tool and get yourself back on track. Like Liz was saying, check what you're eating and maybe do the 5-day pouch test to get yourself back to basics. You will be okay. Keep yourself active here and try to get to the meeting.
YOU CAN DO IT!!!! YOU WILL BE FINE!!!!
Karen 
VERY powerful and well put...you should have put that out there on the board (although I know you weren't sure how I'd take it).
Everything you said was empowering. I am glad to know I can reach out here and get both empathy and a kick in the ass.
People need to know that this surgery is no joke. The stuggle is unimaginable for some of us. It amazes me.
I am just under so much stress right now and eating is one of my coping mechanisms...always was.
Again, thank you.
Everything you said was empowering. I am glad to know I can reach out here and get both empathy and a kick in the ass.
People need to know that this surgery is no joke. The stuggle is unimaginable for some of us. It amazes me.
I am just under so much stress right now and eating is one of my coping mechanisms...always was.
Again, thank you.
~ Jen 
Hey Mary,
I need a kick in the ass too! I'm 11 months out and some of the old demons are creeping back. You are very fortunate to have Norm in your corner; my husband is a WLS surgery sabotager(made up word but describes him well). I have been distant form the boards and can't make the Wed. nite mtgs. No much support out in Delaware cty.
Gina
I need a kick in the ass too! I'm 11 months out and some of the old demons are creeping back. You are very fortunate to have Norm in your corner; my husband is a WLS surgery sabotager(made up word but describes him well). I have been distant form the boards and can't make the Wed. nite mtgs. No much support out in Delaware cty.
Gina
Hey Jen. You are not failing....giving up is failing and I don't see you giving up. It is 8 pounds...and you recongnize it NOW.....It's not like you woke up 9 months from now with 80 extra pounds having no idea how you got there, nor any desire to do anything about it. You are taking back control now. You know what to do....use your stress to fuel your desire to kick your own butt and get back on track. But also, try not to be so hard on yourself. Are you happy at your goal weight or is just making you miserable? Is it realistic or is it just a number that sounds good? The weight/bmi charts are not law....where they say we should be, may not "be" for you or me or the next person. Do you think that your body would be better suited for a weight that is a few pounds higher? Not 20 pounds, but 5 or 10? I always hear that our bodies will settle into a weight that is "right" naturally. But that number might not be what we see as ideal. I think 125 sounds GREAT....but, realistically, I would be sickly at 125 and I would be miserable trying to maintain that. Are you trying to live up to an unrealistic standard? I have no idea if I am even close to being in the ball park here, but something to think about.
Sounds like you are exercising like you should but maybe your eating some things you shouldnt be?? Grazing maybe? What ever it is, you know what to do and what not to do. Maybe posting on the daily menu would help? I had to take a bag of sf popsicles to work to munch on because I couldnt keep my hands out of the never ending "cookie jar" in the office. It has been helping. We all go through rough patches. The first step is to ask for help and you've done that. Now the next step is to turn your negative talk and bad feelings into something more productive and positive. None of us are expected to be perfect at this...it will be a never ending learning process.
HG
Sounds like you are exercising like you should but maybe your eating some things you shouldnt be?? Grazing maybe? What ever it is, you know what to do and what not to do. Maybe posting on the daily menu would help? I had to take a bag of sf popsicles to work to munch on because I couldnt keep my hands out of the never ending "cookie jar" in the office. It has been helping. We all go through rough patches. The first step is to ask for help and you've done that. Now the next step is to turn your negative talk and bad feelings into something more productive and positive. None of us are expected to be perfect at this...it will be a never ending learning process.
HG
Hey Jen,
We seem to be at the same crossroad; by appetite is insatiable. I have found my self wanting choclate in a very bad way. I do not dump! Wish I did to keep me in check. This past weekend I discovered that I can drink shots like no tomorrow, good thing I'm not out much! I have no support from my husband, he has made it quite clear that he liked me better heavy (funny, everyone else likes the new Gina). We have been in counseling for 3 months and a little progress has been made but not much. I pretty much have engulfed myself with multiple activites to keep me busy and I am at the gym a lot. I need to get my diet in check and start making myself accountable again. I miss the support group mtgs but Wed. nites are soo hard for me. I have been feeling alone for a while and I have been filling the void with Reeses peanut butter cups and running. Oh and I have just gotten over being sick for a week, sress sure does take a toll on the body. I am close to you in Delaware County may be we can help each other out; I am trying to rearrange my schedule to get to Barix tomorrow.
Stay strong girlfriend you are not alone.
Gina
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We seem to be at the same crossroad; by appetite is insatiable. I have found my self wanting choclate in a very bad way. I do not dump! Wish I did to keep me in check. This past weekend I discovered that I can drink shots like no tomorrow, good thing I'm not out much! I have no support from my husband, he has made it quite clear that he liked me better heavy (funny, everyone else likes the new Gina). We have been in counseling for 3 months and a little progress has been made but not much. I pretty much have engulfed myself with multiple activites to keep me busy and I am at the gym a lot. I need to get my diet in check and start making myself accountable again. I miss the support group mtgs but Wed. nites are soo hard for me. I have been feeling alone for a while and I have been filling the void with Reeses peanut butter cups and running. Oh and I have just gotten over being sick for a week, sress sure does take a toll on the body. I am close to you in Delaware County may be we can help each other out; I am trying to rearrange my schedule to get to Barix tomorrow.
Stay strong girlfriend you are not alone.
Gina
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