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That pants that are falling off are 18s, but my mom had altered them to be smaller so I could wear them longer. I knew I would fit into 16s, and was hoping for 14s.
Well, I was all over the place. Some 16s wouldn't button, which was a little funny because I am wearing a pair of 16s in the same brand. I bought two pair of 16s because I need some pants that don't fall off. I bought a pair of large exercise pants. I bought a pair of 12/14 pants that fit nicely, and two pair of 14s that almost fit but not quite.
I got two tops. I didn't try them on, but know they will fit by spring...They are spring tops.
Not as much fun as I had hoped, but encouraging.
--April
When it hits I will eat anything!!! I don't even care if I like it, if its edible and not moving its mine. The key thing here is that I am alone.
I hate the fact that I still eat in secret. Sometimes in the evening I can't wait for my hubby to go to bed so that I can get into whatever it is that I have already decided to eat. It's a selfish act because I don't want to share it with anyone, I have yet to figure out what that is about.
I need to find a way to STOP this self destructing act.
I know that most of my emotional eating stems from my childhood...I'm sure it does for most of us.
I'm a firm believer that knowledge is power....so as I think about and deal with this, I will be gaining power to overcome this demon.
2nd time started 03/23/2010 -
Heres what I will do daily to succeed:
Read Advantage Lists 2 xs a day or more if needed
Sit Down, Slow Down, Enjoy Each Bite
Credit myself
Be accountable here daily
Exercise is not an option
Be aware of cravings and desires
Plan meals today for tomorrow
I have really been trying to stay on course and not stray because of my emotions (they are all over the place right now). I feel like I am just white-knuckling it. I know it is getting better, because I used to eat over any emotion, especially negatives. If I am angry, I can NOT eat, as it makes me sick. Lonely, Tired and Being Bored are my big emotional triggers right now. I am getting better about not emotional eating on happy emotions. I find something fun to do instead.
--April
Thank you. I realized I should have stated that I meant had candies. and I did mean hard s/f candy.
HW 611 Pre-opW 580 LW 302 GW 238
I have heard chewing gum gets your digestive juices prepared to receive food, lets your stomach know food is coming. It can be a way of warding off hunger for a short period of time.
I also have SF hard candies that I keep on hand when I have to have something sweet. I choose very hard candies because anything that is soft and chewable I find I will eat out of control rather than a treat and that's not a good thing.
As for the aspartame I personally don't worry about it. It's aspartame or sugar both can cause weight gain, actually the only thing that's guaranteed not to cause weight gain is water.
2nd time started 03/23/2010 -
Heres what I will do daily to succeed:
Read Advantage Lists 2 xs a day or more if needed
Sit Down, Slow Down, Enjoy Each Bite
Credit myself
Be accountable here daily
Exercise is not an option
Be aware of cravings and desires
Plan meals today for tomorrow
Eliminate Emotional Eating
Most dieters eat for emotional reasons, why do we eat in response to feeling distressed?
We sooth ourselves with food, we eat our emotions and try to numb and distract our feelings with food. We need to decrease our distress in a non-food related way, learn to deal with it without turning to the old faithful.
Some emotions, sad, anxious, pressured, overwhelmed, bored, lonely, tired, anger, rejected. stress, shame, quilt just to mention a few. Then there are the happy emotions, I feed them as well
Beck provides a few mindset and behavioral techniques to practice.
~acknowledge the feeling
~ No Choice
~Read Advantage Cards
~Distract yourself
~Contact Diet Coach
Some of my Response Cards
“Food may comfort me but it is temporary"
“Feel the emotion don’t feed it"
“Soothing with food is just a band aide"
“A negative emotion is not an emergency"
Care to share on this topic??
2nd time started 03/23/2010 -
Heres what I will do daily to succeed:
Read Advantage Lists 2 xs a day or more if needed
Sit Down, Slow Down, Enjoy Each Bite
Credit myself
Be accountable here daily
Exercise is not an option
Be aware of cravings and desires
Plan meals today for tomorrow
Feb 9 2010 - 266
Feb 10 2010 - 263.5
Feb 11 2010 - 262.5
Feb 12 2010 - 262 1st weigh in day
Feb 13 2010 - 262
Feb 14 2010 - 262
Feb 15 2010 - 263
Feb 16 2010 - 263
Feb 17 2010 - 262
Feb 18 2010 - 261.5
Feb 19 2010 - 262.5 weigh & Graph day
Feb 20 2010 - 263.5
Feb 21 2010 - 264
Feb 22 2010 - 265
Feb 23 2010 - 261.5
Feb 24 2010 - 261
Feb 25 2010 - 261.5
Feb 26 2010 - 261 W & G day, down1.5 lbs
Feb 27 2010 - 259.5
Feb 28 2010 - 261
Mar 01 2010 - 261.5
Mar 02 2010 - 262.5
Mar 03 2010 - 262
Mar 04 2010 - 261.5
Mar 05 2010 - 261 weigh & Graph day. MOVE SCALE, MOVE
2nd time started 03/23/2010 -
Heres what I will do daily to succeed:
Read Advantage Lists 2 xs a day or more if needed
Sit Down, Slow Down, Enjoy Each Bite
Credit myself
Be accountable here daily
Exercise is not an option
Be aware of cravings and desires
Plan meals today for tomorrow
HW 611 Pre-opW 580 LW 302 GW 238
Hi Molly, I know exactly what you are talking about. I started out at 347 in 2001, never reached my goal, lowest I got was 198 by 2003 . I don’t know if I thought I had arrived at this point because I tested the waters in a big way. I say, that at that time I began to eat my way out of surgery. I was able to eat very large portions and I had eaten so much junk that my body no longer responded by way of dumping. Exercise was nil.
Anyways to make a long story short just in June of 2009 I decided that enough was enough at this point I was 292. Just 50 pounds from were I was before surgery. I had been to see my doctor and he said for a price he could do a revision. I decided no way, I was going to work at this if it killed me.
So since June 2 till now I have lost 31 pounds, its been hard work but I am doing it.
I am just recently getting back to the gym, I was embarrassed to go back because of the weight I had gained. Now I am there as often as I can 3-5 days a week for an hour each time. And loving it!
You are not a failure, you just need to get your priorities straight, take some time to focus on you and your goal, and it seems that you are well on your way!
Your right surgery can not fix the addiction that we have going on in our heads with food but here at BDS we have found that The Beck Diet Solution book is just the thing that we need to help us deal with the thing that is preventing us from reaching goal.
Today I have another 30 pounds to lose to get back down to my lowest and then another 30 pounds to goal. That’s 60 pounds l need to lose to get to goal and with the help of this group and the BDS I am sure I can do it.
So Molly I can relate to what you are going through and I know you can do it to Molly. We will be here to give you as much support as you want. 
2nd time started 03/23/2010 -
Heres what I will do daily to succeed:
Read Advantage Lists 2 xs a day or more if needed
Sit Down, Slow Down, Enjoy Each Bite
Credit myself
Be accountable here daily
Exercise is not an option
Be aware of cravings and desires
Plan meals today for tomorrow
