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Ok, I came to this board because I thought there might be some folks out there like me who needed the motivation to get back on track.  Not much posting going on.  Is there anyone out there who needs the support and wants to keep up with each others progress.  I could use the help, but will go on to another site if you all are not doing this anymore.  Last post I see is in November other than mine.

Hey Cathy, I just came on board with this and am trying to get back on track myself.  I am unfortunately blessed with cross-addictions and have gained back 75% of my weight since surgery in 2003.  Now is time for "ME" and I have to make it work this time for myself, not others.  So... yes, I am interested in giving and receiving support!

Thank you!
Debi

Ok....I have gained about 15 pounds since my RNY in Feb of 2009.  My lowest was 171 from about 290 pror to surgery and the max of 315 lifetime.  I felt so good about myself, buying clothes I could never buy before...from a size 24/26 to a size 10/12.  Now all clothes getting tight...I have thrown away all my old clothes!  Don't feel comfortable in my skin right now.  THE CULPRIT.  ME, CARBS, and SUGAR! 

Crackers are my Trigger Food.  In any form...But I especially like those little cheese crackers with the peanut butter in them that you buy at the corner gas station store.  I will go out of my way to get of them.  There is hardly any nutritional value in them and I can't seem to stay away from them.  They have CARBS....they make me want more carbs and so on and so on. 

In addition, I keep an invalid mother at my house and my husband has gone on day shift for the first time in 3 years.  I used to go to the Gym 5 times a wee****il his shift changed. Now I have to be here with mom during the day. (he would stay with her while I went to the Gym).  I just can not make myself go at night!  I am afraid to be there by myself after dark...it is a 24/7 kind of gym and there are not many people there after 7pm when is when I would have to go.  ANYWAY....So now add Carbs/Sugar and no exercise and I am killing myself.  

Bought a new treadmill......Trying to detox myself away from carbs and get back on track.  I am sure I will need motivation and in turn would be happy to give some motivation.   We can do this....We have the power over this......We can not be weak.....It is an addiction......The first thing is to admit it.  I have.  Now on to success   AGAIN!

I can so relate to what you shared about the carb addiction. It seems like crackers, pretzels, & chips are my triggers. I tend to munch all day long on them and before you know it I have eaten the entire box of crackers! UGH! As a result I have gained 20 pounds over this past year. It's time to put a stop to it and get back on track. I have never been very good with exercise and it's still my weakness. But I'm hoping to join Curves in a couple of months. They just opened up around the corner from me which will be convinient. All my clothes are back to being tight & uncomfortable on me and I feel ugly again. I could just kick myself for gaining back 20 lbs. So I'm on board with you ladies... I need the accountability & motivation to get back on track! Cheers!

I had surgery in 2007
Lost 112 pounds
reached my goal weight of 135
and now I am back up to 155
I need to lose 20 pounds to get back to my goal weight!

~Lisa

Get back on the train with us and let's have a more successful year together.  I can't tell you that every day will go good.  Some will not.  But the more days that are good, the more chance we have of getting back where we used to be and not becoming one of those failure statistics.  We are not failures.  We are powerless over our addictions. We have to take control and abstain from what draws us to the old habits.  

Easiter said than done.....I preach a good game.  I know what needs to be done...Doing it is HARD!  Today was my third day back on the "wagon".  I have done really good for 3 days.  The cravings are BAD.  Today....I ate a hand full of sun chips *whole wheat).  Now I know that this is exactly what I do not need to do.  It was not Lays Ruffels....but nontheless, it was BAD for me.  I have FAILED today.  I am not going to quit because of it.  I am down 3 pounds in 3 days and walked 3 miles on the treadmill this morning.  What I am doing good outweighs what I am doing bad right now.  I will WIN!  I just have to keep trying and It will be ok.  Once the cravings are gone...It will be much easier. 

Sound firmillier??????????   Lets take back  out lives together.  Tell each other when we are about to die for a cracker or a sip of caffine!  I would kill for a diet coke right now! 

I am going to try for the protien 3 to 5 day with only protien shakes.  I have never been able to do that.  I am going to do it this time.  Tomorrow morning....starts my 3 day pouch test.....