*SIGH*

Even though it is Sunday I've just gotta say WTH!!!

I've been doing so well.  I lost 23 lbs of my 30 lb regain.  Today however I just want to eat.  Some pain in the a&& family member left a box of chocolate cookies here.  Yep, I've had 4.  Granddaughter forgot her OPEN bag of chips- yep I've had a cup. I never eat chips.

I've been watching that TV show about the 600 lb  WLS.  I think it has helped somewhat.  I did go make a protein shake to fill me up.  I know that if I don't pay attention I will gain it all back and it will seem like overnight.

Trying to get my head back in the game!

Yep, we've all been there. Repeatedly. If I could control my urge to eat, there would have never been a need for wls.

When I regain my senses after bringing the wrong food into the house, I make myself throw whatever is left into the trash. And I even empty the bags as I do, because I know I might try to take a part full bag back out of the trash later. For me, it's always worry and stress that send me looking for a food fix. Another strategy I use is to immediately put whatever into the freezer, portioned. Sometimes the psychology works, sometimes not. It's an ongoing struggle for me.

Fortunate;y for me, potatoes tend to make me very sick very quickly, so stuff like chips are "self-limiting" - hehe! But even though I know that they are gonna make me wish I was dead, from time to time, I still just have to eat them.

It's been a miserable winter around these parts - and get this, two of the three bridges I could use to cross the river and get to the Y for exercise have been closed or under serious construction work for over a year, making the trip difficult and sometimes impossible. Easy excuse for me to sit in my house rather than brave the ice and snow.

I have come to detest most weight loss "reality" shows, because they are misleading in so many ways and make my life miserable when some well-intended person wants to "talk" to me about my weight issues using one of those programs as their source of knowledge. And it always annoys when the Biggest Loser finale showcases people who have magically lost their loose skin somehow.  Sure wish I could.

I had days like that. And.. the closer to goal I get the more difficult is to keep the motivation..and the harder is to lose the last 5 lbs..(even with motivation ) 

The good thing is thought that you recognized that as an issue. One day - even one "very bad" day is not going to make you gain the 23 lbs you lost... but continue doing that over and over- will. 

Last week I had a couple of really bad days... but once I finally got back to my senses.. I started eating clean ,, and the 4 lbs of water weight (too many carbs) is already gone.. I am still where I started...  kind off OK with where I am...but would not mind losing the next 5-8 lbs..