I'm going through withdraw

Okay, today is the worst day so far.  I have a headache and I got up feeling absolutely starved.  No my stomach is not growling, but my head is!  I am NOT looking forward to the weekend, because that will mean I have total access to food and some down time to think about how good it tastes.  I am craving something sweet/chocolate/or crunchy/salty (crackers/pretzels, etc.)

And on top of all of that, my boss just brought in 2 ~ 5 lb boxes of heart shaped chocolates and set them on the table outside of my door.  OUCH.

 . . . did I mentoin that I'm a bit *****y today?  

Yanno, we have this conversation every year at Christmas, VD and Easter about your office.  MAKE them move the crap!!!  Seriously.  If they know you had wls and that it kills you to eat it, and they're still doing it, that's just plain rude!!!!

Weekends are hard for me, too.  Okay, for your salty/crunchy, get some turkey pepperoni, put them on a papertowel lined planed and nuke for about 1 minute.  Voila - pepperoni chips!!!!!  For the sweet/chocolatey, get yourself some Pure Protein bars.  When you go out, cut the bars in bite sized pieces and put them in a baggie with some cashews.

It's imperative that you stay on top of this or the bass turd carbs WILL win.  I know, because they beat me up every day.  But I'm like one of those inflatable bopping bags, I keep bouncing up!!!!

I KNOW it's hard and I KNOW it's frustrating, but you have to.  For you.  For Larry and the kids.  And for me - because I NEED you in my life for a long time!!!

LY,

T

P.S. And increase your fluids!!!!

Oh, and soy crisps - for the salty/crunchy.  And Emerald brand cocoa roast almonds - those things are heaven!!!  They're covered with cocoa powder, NOT chocolate.  YUM-O!!  And REALLY good chopped up in Greek yogurt.

I have to be totally honest.  I am afraid to eat! 

I am addicted.  Once I give myself a little wiggle room, I will not stop.  I can't stop.  I can't control myself and I have been lying to myself, telling myself that I can.

At this point, I would rather do without than to let that door of temptation open again.  I have got to "get my mind right" before I can go to any of the foods that I feel might trigger my super-indulgence.

I know that sounds so crazy, but that is how I feel right now.

PS - don't soy crisps have carbs in them? 

I hear you, honey - lots of us are in that boat.  Sigh.

And yes, they do have carbs - but they also have protein.  Sadly, you know as well as I that it's often about portion control and being able to step away.  For me, I'm better off not even having the stuff around.

Hugs,

T

Lisa - a little fix I get almost every morning:
3 oz of milk, 1 Tbs of regular cocoa, 1-2 Tbs SF syrup (caramel, or any other you like), blend on high, nuke for 2 min (or until it "raises" - watch for that), add strong coffee - makes 12 oz of a delish chocolate coffee... Sometimes I add protein shake to it - just fun...
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Lisa- very common- what you are suffering from is withdrawal from the carbs.  This will pass in a couple of days- and you will feel better.... honest.. lol

 I would ask your boss to move the chocolates or face the 'Rath of Lisa'!!

OMG - until it "passes" I want to lock myself in a dark room and never come out.  It has been so bad that I have been changing channels during food commercials and I can no longer look at food tv.

When my boss (new boss) came in with the chocolate, I did ask him to take it away from me.  He just laughed and talked about how he should have bought every box of Dove Chocolate that they had.  Now he knows that I have had the surgery.  He basically just doesn't care.  (Can you tell we don't really get along?)  It's not that he is a bad guy, he is just brain dead and probably doesn't realize what a temptation that it is to me.  You see "normal people" should be able to contain themselves from running to the box and pushing in the bottoms of the chocolates until they find every last one of their favorites and then eat all of them in one sitting!!  (OK, I'm joking ~ a little)  But I don't have the courage to go in and be serious with him about moving the chocolates.  It really shouldn't be that big of a deal, right?  I should just be able to say NO.