Trigger Foods/Desire to Binge: Help!

  Hi hot little pouches! So tonight was not so great. For the first time since surgery I tried pizza. It went down good, a little too good if you know what I mean. I also had a litte under a half glass of wine (no worries, DR. said it was approved). Something about that pizza quickly transformed my mind back into my old mind set. I just wanted to keep eating. I had the courage to say enough is enough and finish up. THEN when I got home, I wanted to eat eat eat. I didn’t necessarily binge because that’s rather impossible with the baby pouch, but I did start snacking (something I r haven’t done since before surgery). This whole feeling has got me VERY nervous. Those thoughts of just eating and eating and eating have been out of my mind for 2 months now and suddenly came back. Just wondering if anyone has experienced something similar? Any advice you have on how to avoid this in the future would be greatly appreciated. Ill be steering clear of pizza and alcohol, it’s too much of a trigger for me. At least that’s what im calling it!   Please help!   Love,   Jackie

That is one of my greatest fears too ... but as my psychologist and I discussed today ... we must learn to "trust" ourselves with food, and realize that we have to take this one day at a day.  Kinda like our new pouch ... each day has made a big difference in "what" I could put into my pouch.  Well, each day that we are on this journey is a "stepping" stone to the next day ... thus "re-teaching" not only our bodies to eat healthy .. but our minds.  If pizza and alcohol "triggered" you ... u must stay away from it.  Try making a healthy pizza ... by the way ... how did you tolerate the alcohol???

Good luck!

Ahhh, the 'ol carb monster has reared his ugly head! Trust me, been there, done that. Pizza couldn't have any more of the million carbs, already in it!! (ok, I'm exaggerating, but you know what I mean...) And the alcohol, oh it tastes good! But it is pure sugar. Maybe not in the glass, but once it gets into your system, it turns into pure sugar! Carbs are evil!!!! Evil, I say!!!
Just steer clear of anything that has sugar in it, or will turn into sugar, in your system. Any carb will make you crave more carbs. Yes, you were right, carbs are the triggers to eat badly. Trial and error......you'll be fine, just stay away from the carb monster!

I HAVE THREE MONSTERS. CARB. ALCOHOL AND CAFFEINE. THOSE 3 MONSTERS RECK HAVOC  ON MY DIET. THEN YOU ADD STRESS AND EMOTIONAL EATING TO THAT  AND YOU HAVE DISASTER ON YOUR HANDS . THOSE 3 MONSTERS STIMULATE YOUR APPETITE.  STICK TO PROTEIN AND FRUIT AND VEGGIES AND MILK PRODUCTS.  I USE PROTEIN SHAKES FOR SNACKS. REALLY HELPS.  LIBBY

Hey there,

Sounds like you learned from this experience.  IMO that's what this is all about.  You learn what works for you and what doesn't, and your pouch is always the BOSS!!  It's a journey and we learn what to do, what not to do and try to do the best we can.  Consider this experience your initiation!!  :-)

You'll be fine.

Tammy

I seem to crave cereal, I eat Khashi crunch, Khashi high protein, khashi berry/ mixed cereal (like granola cereals) whole wheat crackers, Kha**** grain crackers am I stuck on carbs?  I don't crave breads too much, I'll have 1 slice whole wheat bread or multigrain bread sometimes, but I find the cereal and crackers addictive.  Should I stay away from them.  When I lost my initial 100 lbs, I very rarely ate these items and wonder if I should say NO to them....what do you guys think? 

Hey there.  Congrats, first of all, on the decision to go for the surgery, and then for realising when you may have lapsed or hit a bump in the road, and have the courage and wisdom to seek advice.  I've been a bit remiss in that, myself...

Anyway...you don't mention in your description whether or not you had your ****a and wine at home, alone, or if you were dining in a social context.  If the latter was the case, you may have to embark on a more stringent course of choosing what, where, and who you might eat out with.  For me, the very act of de-coupling eating with all-too-frequent and over-the-top dining experiences has been a MAJOR challenge.  State your case, stick to your guns, and make progress.  Otherwise, you may need to re-evaluate the wisdom of some friendships (or worse, family relationships).  I've actually had to drop some overweight friends because they can't understand how THEIR participation in my restraint, especially when in my presence, is important to me.  More than once, I've faced the argument, "Just because YOU can't eat, doesn't mean I should deprive myself."

If the dining incident was something accomplished while home alone, GET THEE TO A SUPPORT GROUP.  Find one or more buddies in that group that you can reach out to, especially when and if you feel your willpower flagging.  It works for me!

Good luck with your continuing progress!
JFM