Hi all! Long time no chat! Here's my question: has anyone heard of or had sclerotherapy? Not the sclerotherapy for vericose veins though. The sclerotherapy that I'm looking at is to reduce the size of my stoma opening. I think that from day one my stoma has been larger, and I have always been able to eat way too much. At 2 wks out I could eat more than my husband and he was two years out. I stopped eating out of fear, not fullness, and graduated in food quantity quickly. Now, I am fortunate that I lost ~ 80 pounds, but I could stand to lose another 40 off my caboose. It doesn't help that I can eat far too much, either, and I still consider myself an over-eater and addicted to food. From what I understand, sclerotherapy is just a basic "scope", but an irritant is put on the stoma area to shrink it to it's original post surgery size, thus reducing food intake and hopefully retraining my brain and stomach to work together in a healthy way. So help me out, team. Anyone hear about this? Thanks Diana

I'm in there with you guys. I have been off track for over a year now and ready to get things moving again. I have gained about 30 lbs in the past 1.5 years so definitely need to get back in the saddle. I started yesterday with curbing my food intake greatly, upping my water and protein and cutting back significantly on sugar. So far so good. I am going to incorporate exercise daily as well hopefully getting to 30 minutes in a week or so. Starting "over" weight = 266

I'm the same way, Nancy. Once I have a snack, it's all over...I just keep on going. I've discovered this week that when I have a healthy snack, I can stick to my plan pretty well, but the moment I snack on something not so good, I take an all or nothing attitude...and eat it all. It's not like a compulsion...IT IS A COMPULSION! Compulsive overeater, binge eater...that's what I am. But unlike you, my problem has been around for years

Woo-Hoo, count me in!! Hi everyone - all my July baby family - Denise, Pamela, Michelle, Teah - all my darlin's out there!! This couldn't have come at a better time. I'm fighting those demons and it's always easier to fight with an army of friends along side of you!! Starting weight: 178 My plan: to eat less carbs, more protein and to figure out how to eat smaller meals instead of starving myself all day and then eating everything in sight from 5 PM on. Also to get out for walks and exercise at least 30 minutes 5x per week. OK here's my problem and I never had it until about 6-8 months ago. I can go all day without eating and not feel compelled to eat. But once I eat something, doesn't matter what it is, I can't stop eating for the rest of the day. It's like a compulsion and I don't know how to stop it....anyone else have this feeling? Hugs to all, Nancy

Hi Nancy!!! Miss you... Hope all is well.... Hugs! Denise