Food Issue

Post Date: 3/26/09 7:52 am
Ok, so i have become completly out of control, latley (the past month) i have done nothing but graze...if my friends have sweets at their houses or its in front of me i EAT it...and as much as i can. i dont know what happend or how i got off track i have lost 213 lbs so far..and now im terrified i cant stop...i was thinking about OA but not sure how that will work...my question is i want to do the 5day pouch test but, 3 out of the 5 days i dont know what to eat their recipes they have i do not like at all...does anyone know of any other recipes to do on what days or if there is something similar to this for me to try? im desparate at this point.  ANY help would be greatly appeciated

(please no negative comments i feel bad enough as it is)

Once that grazing demon takes hold, its really, really difficult to break free once again.  Note I said once again.  That grazing demon is one of the many food demons that led us down the road to morbid obesity to begin with.  We've heard this before...the surgery was on our stomach and not on our head.  Unfortunately, these demons survive in our head and as our post-op age increases, the hold we have on those demons becomes more and more difficult to maintain. 
I've been fighting these demons more and more these days.  Some days I'm successful, some days I'm not.  I find that I'm most successful when I'm well rested and feel in control of my environment.  I also find that a physical reminder/anchor has helped me over some rough patches.  I have a horse charm that I wear on a chain.  It symbolizes my weight loss journey in that sometimes the horse was galloping, sometimes walking, sometimes trying to throw me out of the saddle, but at all times I had my new tool to use and grab onto to maintain my seat on top of that proverbial horse.  When I find that those head hunger demons are rearing their evil heads, I wear that horse charm and reach for it whenever I find myself reaching for something that is an unplanned food.  It has helped me to regroup my food grabbing thoughts on many an occasion.  Has it worked prefectly?   Heck no!  But it has worked enough to keep me at an even pace and avoid regaining. 
My current battle is to break my final WLS loss and lose those last 20 pounds that I have failed to lose, but at least I'm not regaining what I've already lost at 2 years out.
  This is a life long journey we are on and those food demons will always be with us.  The key is to find what will work for you to effectively win the battle with those demons when they act up.   You will find something that will work for you....you've already accomplished the 1st step which is identifying the probelm. A lot of folks find that the 5day pouch test worked to put them back in control.  Others find that counseling is the key.  Others, pre-planning their food intake for the full day.  Listen to ideas and you will find one that is right for you.

You don't have to make the specific recipes on the 5DPT site.  Just stick to the food groups. 

If you haven't alread, join the Back On Track group here at OH.  You'll find a lot of good ideas there.

http://www.obesityhelp.com/group/backontracktogether/discuss ion/

Michele

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Graduate-OSSG

Many of us are 10+ yrs out. A

nd then an offshoot, for those who've had regain or never reached goal OR are just tired of battling to maintain a good wt. Some are fanatical about carbs, some just want to maintain control over carbs. This is an all-support group, in that they'll help you sort good from bad carbs, you can see that other ppl fight demons and how they work to be the boss.

http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/Graduate-lowcarblifestyle/