where are all my buddies? I need help

Hey Chica!! Congrats on the 1 yr surgiversary!!!  My, how time flies!   I have been lurking on here, but crazy things at work and in life in general have taken me away.   I need to make sure that I find the time to check in with everyone! I am sorry that you are having a bad month.....I felt the same way in April-early May...My "life" as well as a death in the family caused me to yearn for my old habits of eating and not feeling.    It was really weird because my body was "craving"  something to get the "high" that I got from the pre-op binge, the feeling that overwhelmed everything else and made me feel better.  I never realized how bad it felt to "feel bad".    This is just a part of the journey and finding the new you! The "happy pills" have helped and i feel much better.  I hope that this "light" will reach you soon! Hang in there!!!  See ya soon!  Drop me a email if you need anything :) Love ya,  Heather T.

Heather can you e-mail me privately with your #  I really would love to talk to you about a few things.. g       [email protected]

I hear you about the food.  I have been really struggling with using the food to comfort me.  It is really crazy making lately.  I hate it, because I feel like such a huge failure when I give in.   I have been having a lot of emotional issues come up lately in my personal life, and I am not able to deal with it.  I am also not taking care of myself like I need to, by self-soothing so that I do not give into the food.  Hence, the snacking is getting to me. I wish I could give you words of wisdom, but I have none.  I just know that I need to pray more and eat less.  I will commit to praying for you and I, and anyone else, when I am tempted to eat.   Hugs, Trish

Thanks Trish.. for caring and sharing.

Hi! My name is Chris, I had my rny in April. I so hear you when you feel like numbing the emotions and relieveing your stress with food. I've found my self grazing with a bag of high pro soy chips and also feel so guilty that I'm snacking and not eating at "meal times" only. I think you have come a long way in this past year. Good for you in the progress that you've made! I think one of the hard lessons that I'm learning is that this whole weight loss and new lifestyle is going to be a lifelong process, not just a limited number of months and then our lives will be perfect, with no need to worry about how we cope with different stresses. I guess we should think of our challenges as opportunities to reinforce good choices and positive behavior. You are not alone in your struggles! I wish you the best.

Thanks Chris for taking the time to respond and your insightful words..funny how we are all related huh?  ger

Geri, I'm not good with writing a lot of great words of wisdom, but am much better talking. If you would like to talk, anytime, please let me know. I will send you my number!!! I would like to help you and talk this through, you shouldn't wait until the 16th - it's too far away!!

Heather

Thanks Heather and I soo hope to see you on the 16th--it just seemed like everyone disappeared.  I hat to reach out for help, and i am gonna try to call you. Hope that you are feeling better and congrats on all your successing. xoxo g

Wow...1 year!  Congratulations.  Look how far you have come.  I have almost every single night this week open...lets get together.  Any night but Thursday (I wor****il 7 on thursdays).  Also, consider coming to the Chadds Ford meeting (the one Andy runs) on Monday, June 18th. We would love to have you there.   Email me or call me (you have the number...remember that LOOONNNGGG list of contact numbers I put together for everyone that goes to Shauna's meetings?????) HG

hey Heather.. thanks for writing back.. I think I will take you up on chadds ford and I hope to see you at Heather w's ( It is my wedding anniversary tho) any cool summer stuff size 22/24? I am so not in touch with feelings and I can't believe that i stuffed so much for so long that just feeling anything has me whack.  i started therapy proactively and happy and now I'm a mess. I would love to get together but i am so busy these next 2 weeks I am spinning..in 2 weeks tho I will be free as a bird til Sept. I am gonna call youuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu. g