Fell off wagon big time, now LAST attempt

I Love that too. In fact I love the whole book. It just gives great insight. According to dr oz, if you know your body and work smartly, you can do it. I will dive into it even deeper this weekend

Catje, I have so been where you are...still am in so many ways.  One main quality you & I share:  we feel powerless over food. I choose to think of this as my "dis-ease" : I am not at ease with it. With this comes great responsibility. I am also compassionate to myself - this is truly an aflfiction.  I learned this in Overeaters Anonymous - I went for about four years (I had a far more serious eating disorder than you seem to have) Even Dr. Atkins calls it a disability/affliction - not just OA. My body does not respond to some foods in good ways, he would say. I am not ready to flip over to that exact way of eating, but many things about it are true.  Most of us here cannot tolerate normal levels of grains.  I think it is worth a try to do do induction for a while (no grains, no fruits, no potatoes, no sugar-added desserts), then settle out into the maintenance where you try to seek the level of those foods you avoided during induction to see where your body will still lose weight and you will not feel obsessed with food.  As we said to you before, you DO need to teach yourself all the things that will need to be done WLS or no WLS.  Surgery will not fix your head. So, no matter what, WLS will not KEEP you thin - a lifetime of changed Catje WILL!  I must point out at your age, please don't run and have surgery - you have too many years to let science figure out to help all of us even better, less invasive than re-routing your gut!!! I truly beleive there will be better meds, better processes that will come to light. I pray about it all of the time. I KNOW how hard I work at all of this - only to struggle to saty under 200#!!!! Talk about depressing. It scares me how little food my body needs. I try to focus on TODAY and what I can choose right here, right now.   You and your DH are on the right track:  re-define what is fun - not fast foods, or restaurants, but instead being outside all day long playing and running and chasing and eating whole foods. (((Catje))), glad you came back!

I just wanted to put my words into this. :)  The whole year of 2007 I struggled...I got down to 249...by December 2007 I was back where I started 276. I would fall of the wagon ALL of the time.  You just gotta have the right attitude and want it so bad! :) You can do it I know you can. And if you feel you have to have WLS than so be it. You do what is right for you. And good luck!! You will lose the weight somehow!!!

Awww....catje, I can so feel your pain and frustration. I am 26 and very overweight also. I have very much so researched and considered weightloss surgery and have just recently decided to once again try this myself. I am on WW as well.

To everyone else, how horrible of an idea do you think trying the atkins to get my weight down significantly, then continue with ww and continue to eat healthy slowly introducing some of the food that was restricted with the atkins? I think someone kind of already said that. I find that I have a big problem with overeating and that horrible little fast food demon.  Anyway, catje, I love you and you sound like a wonderful person that needs to love yourself too. I know that I need to practice that philosophy also. Loving one's self. Stick around here and keep us posted. I know that you are not alone in your depression and that we are all pursuing the same goal. Getting healthy and happy with ourselves. Much love, Joni

Switching between a high cal/high fat/appropriate protein/low carb diet to a low cal/low fat one can very well make you regain the lost Atkins weight if you are carb sensitive. Why not instead work Atkins appropriately which, once induction is over, reintroduces a lot more foods and level of carbs?  Read DANDR to learn more about what Atkins really is, because most folks only have an incorrect media percpetion of the diet. For many, being able to eat a high fat diet and enjoy what other diets consider indulgences, is very satisfying.  And if you have to eat fast food (wags finger), at least you could eat stuff like a whopper like a salad or on an Oopsie roll.

Hmm Jersey girl, now you got me thinking again...
I will read some more on Atkins. Although it is not doable in combo with WW. I need to get on the scales there once a week to be accountable. (yeah I am cheating only myself, I know)

I have a ton of links on my blog that support why Atkins, and I can point you int he direction of how-to (hmmm, maybe I need to set up a section on the blog for that).  Just ask.

I understand the sense of "come on already!" and I just know for me Atkins got me way past that.

I love your blog. I will read it more thoutoughly to educate myself on atkins. I do totally agree with what you say about not dropping too many calories.

I hope you try to lose weight by watching what you eat and working out. I was 235lbs and now I am 135lbs 5'3. I am not saying that it was easy. It took year. I am 49years old.  I ate when I was happy and stressed out. I have 3 kids 10yr, 9yr,and 8yr.  I have to ask my self why am I getting food out of the ref. or pantery. I know it will be an everyday fight. This is our drug . Just like drug users and alcoholics. If you don't change your way of eating no type of wls is going to work. MY close friend had gastric/bypass in June of 2007. She started out at 275lbs now is 219lbs she back eating taco bell mcDonalds. She said she gets upset and needs to eat. She will throw up the food and feel sick but she goes and eats again , she said she can't stop it  she thought the surgery  will change her and that she won't crave all the food. I told her before her surgery you need work on why and how you can keep from giving in to food. So I suggest to you you got work on what is triggering you to over eat. I f you don't it will be with you after surgery.

chin up chick. its very doable.i had tried to have WLS on April 25 2007 at 298 lbs. when they went in they couldnt do it cause my intestines were all scarred up from my twins pushin on them. i had to lose weight somehow and i did. the key is to stay away from WHITE carbs. white bread, white sugar, white flour, white potatoes. whole grains are GOOD for u and will help you lose. eat lotts of veggies....and NEVER deny yourself something u r craving!!!!! just eat it in modest amounts when you REALLY need 2. its been almost a yr 4 me since i changed my way of eating and i have lost 104 lbs. i am 190 lbs now. my goal is 140 lbs but im in no hurry. once u change your eating habbits its a slow process but a definate one. if i can do it believe me u can 2 and i will be there with u the whole way pushin u forward if u want....as long as u push me 2 :) cause iv fallen off the wagon a gazillion times