Question:
yes can you help me out

i really dont know when i am wanting food and when i dont i have to find this out doctor said eat 5 small meals aday but all the time i dont want to eat at night that is when it is hard i want chips or gram crackers low fat i love them but i am out of them now trying not to bring them back in the house can anyone help me out .    — nancy A. (posted on February 29, 2004)

February 29, 2004
Nancy, what you are going thru is common. I am 10 months out and am still hardly ever get hungry. I struggle with the food grazing also, sometimes I succeed in making sure that I eat a protein rich snack or meal at night. I just read in WLS Lifestyles magazine that when you crave a food say like you with chips or crackers you really are probably not hungry, it is just that a craving and we have to learn to turn that craving off. I find it really hard as I am sure others do also. Good luck.
   — ChristineB

February 29, 2004
Hi Nancy, Wow!! what a great job you have done with your weight loss, you have to feel so proud of yourself. I have been out from the surgery for 29 months Oct 15, 2001 and fight the fight daily for wanting carbs, love the chips, breads, your name it , anything with carbs in it, and I just can't have them at my disposable. I refuse to grow out of my new wardrobe, and will go up maybe a few pounds, but get right back on the old protein etc. You have come too far to give in to this, I just try to remember from whence I came from. Just crossing my legs this morning, and not having my tummy in my lap it all the encourgement I need, then to get dressed in jeans and little shirts that don't have to cover my tummy makes this all worth while besides all the wonderful health benifits. Never lose sight of how far you have come, just think back to those former days when you felt so bad, and hated to get dressed, and maybe had rashes etc, that will keep you going, God bless you in your journey, because it is truly one day at a time, Love Suzie Oct 15, 01 278/140's size 8 jeans, s tops, yes!!!! Keep posting we are all in this together
   — lostitall

March 2, 2004
I'm very much like you. I'm a big carb eater. I decided I can't have it in my house. For example Akins Crunchers. Love them. If I kept them in my house I would eat them all. I leave them in my car trunk. I limit myself to only a few per day if at all. I keep no bread pasta, crackers, etc in my house. I do not allow myself to eat after 9:00 pm except of liquids like decaf coffee with skim milk or cholo SF Soy Milk. Again, only because I have a hard time with control. Do what you need to do. Good Luck.
   — Linda R.