I'm asking for prayer, if it's okay.

Prayers said. Gina

Robin, I too can understand your fight with depression. Mine started after the birth of my youngest daughter. It started as postpartum depression and ended up as severe depression. My counselor told me at the time that I must be a strong person because most people would have checked themselves into a hospital. God got me through that and He helps me get through everyday. Now I can feel that old demon trying to come back and take hold. My husband lost his job right before Thanksgiving and then over Christmas I found out my mom has lymphoma. Believe me, depression has been trying to set up house again. But, I start thanking God for everything He has done in my life and the depression lifts. I also come here on those days and ask for prayers and just knowing these brothers and sisters in Christ are praying for me helps so very much. I am praying for you and your daughter. I can also relate to the food issues, I have the same. We have to remember though that we are eating to live, not living to eat. Shel

Shel, I am so sorry about your husbands job and your moms illness! We must run to the Lord in times like these and allow him to hold us under the shadow of his mighty wings! I will be praying for your husband a job and healing for your mom and peace, comfort & strength for you as well as overwhelming joy! Thanks for the prayers and encouragement. Hugs, Robin

I think many of us here can identify with those food demons that you speak of. Even though I am in a good place right now as far as weight goes, I know that I too sabotage myself with high carb foods, especially crackers, anything crunchy/crispy really. And most days I do give in. What helps me is to remember that God did bless with being able to have this surgery and with a loss of around 160 pounds I am still healthier than I ever was before. Like another poster said, just take it one meal at a time if you have to! I have to do this some days, and it helps even if I don't do my best. I can congratulate myself for having yogurt and fruit for breakfast and no snacks between that and lunch. Give yourself every little pat on the back that you can. Valena

Thank you so much. Wow, you guys are great. I am so touched by all of the encouragement and prayers you have all offered. Thank you. And your right, we need to congratulate ourselves more often for the small things too, not just the big things. Hugs, Robin

Oh Robin, I do understand. I do the exact same thing to myself and currently haven't lost anything in over a month. I am eating junk or just drinking milk and eating nothing. I am not being good with my choices at all. Plus stress and depression are circling me as they have for years since the birth of the twins. Now though, for the first time, I can't stuff that pain away with gorging myself. I have to get new coping skills because the ones I try now don't work. I wondere too why I can't defeat this as well. I have got to give it over -truly give it over for this to ever end. My prayers are for your deliverance from this pest, Robin. Hugs back, Kim M.

Good Moring Robin from Not so Warm in California either, but probably warmer. This is my first time on this site. A member told me about it and I am so happy to have found you all. I just said a quick arrow prayer for all of us today. Food is our thorn and we just might have to live with the agony of this all our days, but thank goodness we have a God who is mightier than all our addicitons. Now this might hel*****t, but did want to suggest that perhaps you need more protein in you diet to jump start your loss again and to keep those head hunger demons at bay. I have noticed that I get severe head hunger when I vary my routine of really hitting protein hard in the am. I try to get at least 25 grms in before I even have a bite of food. My best source of this is a New Whey bullet that is only 3 oz of liquid that contains 42 grms of protein. I pop one of those 1st thing in the a.m. and I don't fight with hunger. I spread that 42 grms out over a 3 hour period and get my "food" into me between those shots. Then I will pop another in mid afternoon and fini**** just before bed. It really helps me. Hope this helps. - In His Grip Always - Sally

Hi Sally and welcome to this board. I used to live in CA. Lived on Fort Hunter Liggett and then in King City which is Southern Monterey County. We lived about 40 min. north of Paso Robles and 40 min. south of Salinas. I miss California weather. It was 8 degrees when I went to work yesterday morning. A balmy 19 today!! Thanks for the prayers and advise. I am feeling better and more under control with my food choices today. I read the book "Weigh Down Diet" years ago and I remember how she talked about the hold that head hunger has on our minds. I really need to stick to a healthy eating plan and run to the Lord to fulfill the needs that my head hunger is triggered by. I am glad that you have found something that works for you. Hugs, Robin

I know exactly where you lived in CA. My parents have a ranch just west of Coalinga. Use to travel through King City all the time. Also my husband still hunts out by Fort Hunter Liggett. I also did the Weigh Down Workshop and it is true about head hunger. Take Care - Sally