so still frustrated!!!

After a two + week stall I woke up this morning down a pound and 2 oz weight loss. That is awful disappointing after so long of a stall. I'm quickly loosing my 13 lb a month loss. I feel like my stomach is stretched out because I have less restriction though generally I under eat my tummy any way but I don't like knowing that I COULD eat more if I wanted to. My nut said not to worry about carbs at all just to get my protein in which I'm still having a problem with. I am starting to drink protein shakes again to try getting my protein in. I am getting closer to goal with the shakes but I'm having problems getting the shakes in because they are SOOOOO filling. I am noticing I want to snack a lot. I have been under a lot of pressure lately and I'm turning to food. Not good food but junk. I have had things like pop tarts and **** like that. The last few days I've fallen off the wagon. The more frustrated I get about my weight loss the more I want to eat junk food. I need to get my **** together. I don't know how to stick to basics and just do shakes when I'm feeling so emotionally attached to food right now. THis head hunger is so much harder than I realized it would be. I can't find a counselor that deals with eating disorders in my area and my car is broken down so I can't get to my surgeons counselor. I can't even get to see my surgeon :( I'd really like to see him to see if I'm where he thinks I should be. I can always call but it's just not the same. I guess I don't know where I"m going with this except I'm so frustrated. I want to get back on track I want to stick to shakes till I'm back to where I need to be. I need to kick start my loss and it's just not happening. SHakes SHakes SHakes!!!!!! I even plan out my meals on myfitnesspal.com but having a hard time the last few days following what I write. UGH Ok I guess my random rant is done. Any suggestions how I can get over my head hunger or how I can get back to just shakes please let me know. THanks everyone and hugs

When I was early out I watered down my shakes by  half with plain water.  They went down alot easier and as a bonus, i got that extra water.

Are you able to get some exercise, even just a walk when you are feeling stressed? that may help to take your mind off the food.

I can't remember how far out you are, but I know your surgery was fairly recent.  When I was early out I tried to have the little bit of food I could eat be as tasty as possible, I only eat things that taste good to me. It was like a game, planning all those tiny meals.  Try not to look at your new way of eating as a punishment but a privilege. I am a little nuts, so that worked for me. I still do it actually.

I would also actually plan and pack my food up the night before and write everything down in MFP. I still try to do that.  

 

hang in there, the thing about bad carbs is the more you eat the more you want.. Take a big deep breath, or two. fill  your tummy up with protein, Stop the crap carbs.  It will take a couple of days to get the cravings out of your system.  When I was early out even artificial sweeteners made me feel like I was starving.

another thought---are you on an acid reducer like pepcid or priolosec? Often acid feels like hunger.

You can do this, I know you can.

(( ))  Anne

 

I might do that, make my meals the day before!!! I want to do shakes for breakfast and lunch and just have a piece of meat for dinner. Snacking is killing me!!! I have to control my urges!!!! I'm not hungry per say I just wanting to eat to soothe myself!!! Ugh this isn't easy

They operate on our tummies, not our brains.  Please find some help for your emotional problems because really, your WLS issues are only an issue in your mind. Get a friend to take you, take the bus, whatever. Find an overeaters anonomus group. You are losing fine, you broke your stall, your issues are in your head.  Adding protein was probably part of that.

How are you making the shakes?  I make mine with water and they aren't that filling. 

I have 20 oz of fluid between each meal, 4 meals a day.  Those liquids include protein coffee in morning, 20oz 1/2scoop of protein and a tube of crystal light  between breakfast and lunch and lunch and dinner and a protein shake after dinner.  If you do all that, you get your protein in and fluids and you are eating or drinking all the time.  It is hard to go wrong.

You can do this but you may need more help than we can give you.  Try to find a counselor or group.  When do you see your surgeon again. 

Oh yeah, through the scale away.  Or hide it in the garage.  It's not helping your state of mind.

First off....sit down and breathe.    Now that you've relaxed a little bit.    Go get a trash bag and throw all the junk food that you've been eating in it and get it out of your house.     I am almost 8 yrs. post op.....None of the WLS are a walk in the park.   The closer you get to your goal weight you may not loose but a pound or two a month.    Our mind is a wonderful think but it can sure mess with our WL journey at times.   When you feel stressed get out of your house and walk....call a friend and vent to them and get them to talk you out of eating what your thinking about.    You are hurting no one but yourself.    Trust me.....I am talking to ME too. I too am a emotional eater and I have re-gained 20 lbs. that I struggle daily to get off.    I take it you are newly post op.    Let me give you some advice....get it off while you are in the honeymoon phase of this journey.    Once past the year mark....it's much harder to get off.    Trust me....I didn't re-gain anything till I was over 4 yrs. post op.   I have 5 loved ones drop dead in one year.   So i turned to my "old friend" food for comfort.   Thank God I didn't gain it all back.    I live with stress daily due to some choices that one of my adult children makes.     I know where you are coming from and i too struggle.   We CAN do this.....keep your mind focused on your goal...maybe not so much a weight but you as a healthy person feeling amazing.    Pray to God if you  believe in prayer.    That personally is what I do for strength and help.    Good luck to you and I know you can do it.    It's hard but we can all do this together.   

 

Hugs and blessings ~~~ Vivian

Thank you, I need to start walking again since the weather hasn't been real bad the last few days! It would be good to get my daughter walking too! She struggles with her weight and she is just starting her surgery journey she is doing her seminar next month!!! It won't hurt her to walk a bit until then!

I decided when I had surgery i would not have a scale in my house. I knew it would be emotional suicide. I weighed about once per month at the YMCA-more often if I had a Dr.'s appt. that decision gave me such peace. The only way I knew if I had been in a stall was my loss would be a couple pounds at most... But it was still weight loss. I also knew my next weigh in would be significantly higher. You are sabotaging yourself if you set a number you expect to lose each month. Your body goes through adjustments and the pace slows at times. I got up each day and took it one day at a time. I do not have a driver's license, so I depended on this site for support. 13 ponds is a lot. It sounds lije you have gad great success. get the junk out if your house. If it isn't available you can't eat it.