What a week it was, and surprised I didn't go off the rails...

Last week was the mother of all weeks. On Monday, I got layed off. On Tuesday, after texting bf that I got laid off, he stopping calling/replying to texts hence dumping me.  On Wednesday, my mom had a manic episode that lead to a psychotic breakdown.  On Thursday, she gave away my game 5 Phillies playoff tickets which were my b-day present.  Friday, I I turned 41.  How I still managed to lose 1-2 lbs last week is purely a miracle.  While I did self-medicate on Monday evening with a 1 ½ bottles of Pinot Noir, I stopped the day and didn’t resume the self-medication.  I had a fill today, I am down to 209 (down 38 lbs).  I am at 7.6 cc in my large band (14cc) and I feel really good. I’m the thinnest I’ve been since April 2007 and I am 20lbs from my 1^st short-term goal of breaking 189 and 34lbs from my surgery goal of 175.  Not sure at which point I make a 3^rd goal, perhaps once I hit 175.  It would be a dream to be 150.  

How do you all cope when the wheels fall off the bus?
I did go to the gym today, which helped, but, it will take everything in me to not drink wine every night this week?

Wow!  What a week!  My sis is BP so I totally understand what you're going through with you Mom.

How do you cope?  Well, just remind yourself that turning to food will not make things any better in the long run. In fact it will make things worse because you'll have guilt to deal with.  Try writing down what's bugging you when you're tempted to turn to wine, (or anything else you shouldn't be eating).  Sometimes identifying the true emotion behind your desire to overeat/drink is enough to put it aside and move forward.  Go somewhere  in your house where there is no food and wait 10 minutes, do a little writing or thinking and then do something for yourself that doen's involve a snack.  Going to the gym is great, or take a bath, take a walk, clean a cupboard, etc.  Anything that's a distraction.  Also, spend sometime reflecting on an especially hated "before" picture.  That usually does the trick for me because I know I NEVER want to go back!

I'm praying that things get better for you all around but in the meantime, celebrate your strength!  You did a great job!

Lisa O.

Ugh...what is it with last week? I have heard and read several sad accounts of the past week.

I am sorry to hear about all that you are dealing with, but I am glad to hear that you are doing well with your band. Congrats on the weight loss...onederland is in sight!

I am about the worst person at coping with stress, and since my VSG I've found that stress leads me to not eating (thats a first) and mainly just trying to sleep as much as possible, so I don't have a lot of answers for you there.

Would it be possible to get the wine out of the house until you start having better weeks?

Best of luck,
Lindsey

one of my favorite short term distractions from food is to brush my teeth

it seems to erase the sweet tooth

of course you can only do it a few times a day




here's wishing you get thru this with your determination and goals intact.

think of how strong you'll be the next time a stressor comes along...you'll laugh

Awww Heather! So sorry for such a crappy week! But congrats on pulling through.  I too was terminated on Sept 7th and now dealing with a possible lawsuit since they terminated me due to me asing for a disability leave for the second time.  I am trying to not let the whole thing get to me and fall into past habits of over doing the food thing.  I seem to be doing the opposite, not eating but making sure i take my meds/vitamins... i have to correct this ASAP because the last thing i need to screw up my netabolism and go into starvation mode.

So to answer your question how to cope,,, that is deff the million dollar question and would love even a $10 answer.... 

Deff here if ya ever need anything..... 

Nikki

Sorry you had such a bad week.  I find when I'm stressed I want to eat carbs (cheez-its, crackers, chips ect,,,.) so I've decided to not buy them anymore.  I wanted to eat some last night so bad, instead I ate some peanuts...Try to get the wine out of your house so you want be tempted to drink it, best of luck and congratulations on your weight loss....