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Glad that you posted Jill. Why is it that we always want to sabotage ourselves when things are going so well? I decided that during Lent I am going to pray for the grace to be able to write down my food. I have ALWAYS had a strong resistance to doing this. I know that it will help me so I need to ask my Higher Power to work with me on this one. I figure that it's worth a try. Hope that your obsession calmed down as the afternoon progressed. Take care.
Donna
Best of luck Deb! What type of pre-op diet do you have to do? MY doctor had me on a 10 day liquid diet that was a killer. I lost 11 pounds on it which was all regained by the fluid they pumped in me. That diet was the most difficult part of the entire process for me. This time 3 weeks from now you will be recovering. Hang in there and keep on posting. Take care.
Donna
I am in obsession mode. I want to play with my food plan -- which is working amazingly well. It's a head thing. I need to remember that Life is not just what I put in my mouth.
Blessings, Jill
WLS 5/31/07. Maintaining a weight loss of 141 pounds and feeling amazing!
I have less than 3 weeks until my surgery. I 'm having RNY with Dr. Meilahn at Temple Hospital on 2/26. I can't believe it will be here so soon. I have been keeping very busy so it's not on my mind all the time, but I can't until my "after-life". I know it will be hard at first but total
ly looking forward to the new lifestyle!!
Wish me luck!
Deb
I have no doubt that logging my food would be super helpful to me but I have always resisted doing this. I'm sure that some of this has to do with a sense of denial about my food addiction. One thing that works for me is to stop for a few minutes, slow down my breathing and then see if the need for food is still there. The activity piece is key for me. Keeping busy and getting out of myself is a tremendous help. Nothing earth shattering to add to what's been said.
I use the Serenity Prayer when it comes to stressful situations. Can I change it? If not, I pray for acceptance and serenity. Can I change it? If so, I might need the courage to do that, or a plan. I may enlist the help of others if something needs to be changed. Most recently I wanted to eat over an emotional issue, last night, and, instead, I reached out for my telephone and texted a couple of friends, then found someone to actually talk to. I haven't solved my problem, but put enough space between me and the food so to give myself the time to remember that food was not going to fix the problem. And while it might have sedated me for a little while, binging would have come with the guilt, shame and remorse I am trying to live without. I have also been known to journal or post incessantly.
Blessings, Jill
WLS 5/31/07. Maintaining a weight loss of 141 pounds and feeling amazing!
At our support group (Barix) on Saturday, a lot of talk was about the stress of daily living and how we very often handle it by eating (especially as a pre-op), which really is about comforting/soothing ourselves instead of taking action to do something about that which is stressing us. . .
My take on our conversations was that we need to be in action to alleviate stress, exercise is one form, talking to others about what is going on is also a good solution, another perhaps is getting outside of our selves via volunteering our time for something that is a good cause.
Life is stressful, what's your best way of handling stress, please share what works for you.
Something I realize for me, is that I must be conscious when I am reaching for food, as to whether I am eating to feed my body or eating for comfort or pleasure beyond what is necessary. I have made it a point to get back to logging everything I put in my mouth, as it is those things I forget I've eaten, those unconscious choices that get me going in the wrong direction.
Laureen
My Mantra is that I do not determine my success by the number hanging in my closet, nor will I let the scale determine that success either. . . It is through trial and error I will continue to grow and succeed. . . Laureen
"Success is a journey, not a destination." Ben Sweetland
Lynn,
As Donna said, it was a good meeting and I miss many of the people who used to be regulars, you included.
As you well know, I often talk about the dark side, because since year 3 things got slippery for me, but I continue to persevere and since before Christmas I began getting back into the routine of regular exercise and have been averaging about 5x a week, as it really is the necessary piece I need to incorporate, along with staying away from the carb monster, which is always a challenge. You've done well and I've no doubt you will continue to. Hope you get connected to your new bariatric doc soon!
Be well and don't rub in the fact that you live in Florida too much! ;)
Laureen
My Mantra is that I do not determine my success by the number hanging in my closet, nor will I let the scale determine that success either. . . It is through trial and error I will continue to grow and succeed. . . Laureen
"Success is a journey, not a destination." Ben Sweetland
Nan,
So glad you decided to share this! Such an awesome Wow. This is a Wow Chart topper!
xoxo,
Maura
Stress eating still rears its head for me. And I have to be very careful to recognize when I am tired - for years, I would mistake fatigue for hunger. I now let myself rest when I need it. More often than I used to. anyway, and I'm probably a bit nicer because I will admit when I am tired. Growing up, needing to rest was a sign of weakness - my mom literally kept going till she dropped, every single day.
Early out from WLS, I couldn't imagine the carbs sneakiing back in. I was a total purist. I've been to the dark side by now, of course, and I've eaten things that literally have made me sick. It's easy to avoid those after a bad experience of course. Harder to keep even the "good" carbs in balance. Some days, I can eat like a horse (relatively speaking), and some days not much of anything sounds good.
I have always visualized those old habits as snares laying just around the next corner....with the extra pounds laying right beside them, waiting to trip me up. And I know all too well how accurate that picture is!
I am doing a bit better on exercise, which is a real goal and necessity for me. Of course having a terrible head cold this last week has zapped those plans but January has been better than December exercise-wise. Are you able to get out walking much? (Oh yeah, it's winter up there!)
Still have to get connected (formally) to a bariatric doc here. We have a good one, I just need to get my records transferred from Barix.
