Question:
Has anyone else cheated and found their way back?

I am 8 months out and find myself going back to old habits a LOT. Cookies for breakfast, pasta, chocolate, chips...no, I'm not eating the same amount, but its not by any means a small amount either. Has anyone else really suffered with this, and has anyone ever made a firm decision to change themselves once and for all? How did you do it?    — wecangetright (posted on November 13, 2007)

November 13, 2007
Yes!! I crave chocalate once in a while but I DO NOT take it to the extreme because then I feel very sick. I think you might wanna rethink your choices!!
   — sylviacamacho_80

November 13, 2007
What about counseling? Do you think that would help? We need to find out why we keep going back to old habits. You could try the Weigh Down Workshop. It's spiritually-based.
   — [Deactivated Member]

November 13, 2007
Yeah, about once a month. I've found natural potato chips and chocolate covered raisins work for me during my menstrual cycle and after that I'm good.
   — the7thdean

November 13, 2007
I know! Isn't it so frustrating! I wish they would have given me some willpower when I had the surgery. I am 4 years post op.
   — Carlyn M.

November 14, 2007
Hi Katie. It's not a matter of going one way then another. It is just a daily battle. Take one day at a time. If you can't control something you should be, don't let it be in your home. If I can't control an item, I throw it out. Sometimes I can and other times I have to throw it out. It is about resolving to see the truth of a matter and act on the truth. You have to get tough with yourself. The decision is yours, but you can't whine about the consequences if you choose the wrong path. Sorry to be tough, but the choice is yours, as well as the consequences. Take care. Patricia P.
   — Patricia P

November 28, 2007
It's so hard. I allow myself 3 sugar free cookies on days that I do 3 miles on my treadmill.
   — John C.