NOT DOING WELL

I had surgery 6 days before you and find myself experiencing the same problems. I'd been very please with the fact that I'd maintained my low weight for a year. Then I regained 12 pounds during the last month and a half. I will admit it was because I wasn't working my food/exercise program as well as I normally do. I was on vacation for 15 days followed by a month of having guest every weekend. I started acting like what I think is a normal person. Now I know I'm not a normal person when it comes to food, so why did I think I could get by with acting like one. As for the hunger I don't remember ever knowing what hunger means. I want to eat all day every day, but I have no hunger pangs. Since I don't know what hunger means I have to set a schedule for myself whi*****ludes allowable snacks. I usually eat every 2-3 hours but hold my calories between 800-1200 and average 1,000 a day. My choices for snacks are 12 almonds, 1 medium apple, 6 pork rinds, sf popcicles, etc. They don't add a lot of calories but fill the need to chew and taste. If I get hungery in between I comfort myself with the fact that I can eat again in ___ minutes. Personally I find the more carbs I eat the hungrier I stay. Now that I'm trying to get back on track I'm staying below 20 grams of carbs a day until the hunger monster goes away. Like you I wonder sometimes what's wrong with my head and think about a psychologist. Then I analyze the facts and know I'm not eating out of emotional need. I simply like the taste of food, I like the wrong foods and I'm basically a lazy person. Guess all that comes down to the bottom line that I have to make this a matter of mind over body as I did for over 2 years. Back to basics, primarily protein and lots of exercise. At least if I'm exercising I can't be eating. I refuse to go back where I started. I know none of this makes you feel any better, but at least you know you're not alone on this part of your wls journey. Maybe this is the hard part of the journey because the excitement of losing the weight and all the wow moments are behind us. Now it's down to the reality that this won't ever be easy. Best of luck to you.