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As of the past couple of days, I have reached the half way point. I have lost 16 pounds of the 32 pounds I had regained.

I am trying to stay motivated, as in May was only a 1 pound loss, but I will take it. Need to start moving more.

So just want to encourage anyone struggling with regain, it is possible to lose it.

I did not think I could do it, but I am fighting every day to keep my health.

I am watching my 74 yr old mother struggling with her eye sight, diabetic neuropathy, and she is starting to lose her mobility already, and I do not want to go down that path. 

Hope everyone has a great day and weekend. 

Hugs and best wishes for you and your son. 

I identified foods that are my comfort foods but are still relatively safe for me. I call them my. "crack foods"

That includes PB, peanuts, SF preserves, and diet soda. 

 I can eat pb jar in a few days... A spoon at a time. So normally i try not to have that in the house. Too much temptation. 

But when in crisis.~  i get that (instead of worse choices like chips or pretzels or bread, candy). And allow myself to eat as much as i need.  Typically my small pouch limits how much i rwaly can eat, so even a few days of high stress do very little damage.  

I think identifying your foods ~ the trigger foods, and a replacemt foods...may be best way to deal.

When i need crunch - pork rinds are great.  

Hi,

I'm very over the cold, rainy weather also, but I just keep thinking it's temporary. I've been off track since last week...eating my worries and frustrations as my 33 year old son has been in the hospital and having a difficult time. I have been traveling between seeing him and home (only 2 hr trip, but tiring), so my eating plans have suffered and I certainly haven't been getting enough water. He's better today, so I'm going to concentrate more on me and get better organized. I've done a lot of walking so that helps but I need to get back to regular exercise. I feel frustrated that I've let old habits take over, but I'll get back in control...I can do it.

Thanks for 'listening'.

Stay healthy everyone.

Hi PattiD13!

Glad to hear your getting back on track too.

I know in the beginning my surgeon's program told us this is a tool, but know I really get it.

This is so much more a head thing than a stomach thing for me now I realize. 

Hope things start to get less stressful and you stay on track!

I know what you mean about slow going, lost one pound in May, but atleast I did not gain one!

~Maria

I'm 5 years out and I have been having a hard time for a while now. I haven't been following my food plan at all. I had lost quite a lot, but I have gained about 25 back now. That number makes me feel depressed. I have serious problems with emotional eating-I am going through a difficult time in my life right now. I've gotten out of my good habits. My habits have gotten so bad-a lot of fast food instead of cooking at home and not closely watching what I eat. I'm working on all of this, working on erasing those horrible habits. We've started planning meals and cooking at home. It's slow going, but I'm getting there. 

I feel whiny too, italianspice!