I HAVE A QUESTION OR PROBLEM REALLY!!!

HI EVERYONE!! I DO LURK AROUND HERE BUT I AM AFRAID THAT I DO NOT POST BECAUSE I THINK SOME OF MY QUESTIONS ARE STUPID BUT HERE I GO ANYWAY. I AM 8 MONTHS OUT AND HAVE LOST 112 LBS I AM HAVING TERRIBLE HEAD HUNGAR AND AM HAVING A HARD TIME WITH GRAZING. WHAT CAN I DO PLEASE HELP ME ANYBODY, I DONT WANT TO FAIL AND I AM AFRAID THAT I AM GOING TO THANK YOU EVERY BODY YOU ARE WONDERFUL AND YOU ARE SUCH GREAT SUPPORT. NO BODY UNDERSTANDS WHAT YOU GO THROUGH WITH THIS EXCEPT PEOPLE THAT HAVE BEEN THROUGH IT. NANETTE 361/249/??

Hello Nanette, You are definetly not alone. Sandra had some great ideas. If I'm at home I get on OH. If it won't go away I'll have a sugar free jello or some baby carrots or a sugar free popsicle. Thanks for posting and congratulations on your weight loss. Take care, Diana 379/175/?

Nanette, You really should post more often! As silly as a question seems to you, just remember that there is always someone else who has already wondered or will wonder the same thing in time! Each of us all have our own journey, but so many silly questions that we all have are close to the same! As for the grazing.. I had that horrible habit for a couple months but Ive found a way to control myself. Now if I get head hunger and want to graze I make myself earn a snack.. 1/2 mile on the treadmill, a walk through the neighborhood, etc.. I make myself exercise before I can snack and normally the exercise and then some water helps me get rid of my hunger.. Now if Im still hungry after a little exercise then I grab something healthy.. A cheese stick, a 1/4 cup cottage cheese, a slice of lunch meat, etc.. Protein!! and I make sure to limit how much I allow myself... Each of us has to find our own way to deal with things, what works for me might not work for someone else.. Just keep trying until you find what works for you. Post and let us all know how your doing! Good Luck Amber

Hi Nanette, Glad you came out of lurkersville to introduce yourself. I think we should get a get-to-know-you cyber-party. Last Summer we kinda got to know each other better by posting questions and responding. I think we have sooo many new people on the board now, that we need to introduce ourselves or reintroduce ourselves. It's so interesting to see how many folks out there have questions and they just don't know where to go for the answers. I know I had tons of questions..and after 5 months out..I still have tons of questions. It's weird how so many different docs and wls programs have soo many different answers...I've really noticed that on the main board. My point is....come to here or the main board for any question you have. But if you want to get to know some fine people that have or will soon walk in your shoes..come right here and sit a spell. I don't know what to tell you about grazing, I'll tell you this..but don't tell anybody..there is a bag of mini-snickers Easter candy in my kitchen right now. I know I did the speech last week about not bringing that junk into my house...but my love for a good deal..75% off did me in. Right now I am drinking a huge glass of ice-water(my favorite drink), and I'm trying not to think about them. I definately didn't do myself a favor by bringing that home. Don't worry about me..I'll be fine...but just to let you know, we all have those food/candy demons that we battle on a daily basis. You are not weird....you are fabulous!!! Congrads on your weight-loss so far!! Hugs, Ginger

Hi Nanette, I am newly post op (April 7th) and with three small children, a husband and grandmother that are junk food junkies I'm having a hard time. Tonight was pizza night so I grabbed some water and went upstairs and shut the door. I didn't want to smell it or even look at it. I figured out of sight out of mind. Easter nearly did me in. My boys don't quite understand why I can't have the candy I've always had. My oldest son knows I LOVE anything with peanut butter so he was constantly offering me resees candies and I said Please please take it away baby I can't have it...but it was SOOOO Hard!! I think the question that everyone keeps asking me is will you ever be able to eat pizza or hamburgers or anything like that again and my answer is always I don't know. Head hunger is a killer!! I just grit my teeth, turn on some music, read a book, take a nap anything to get it over with. I think the fear of trying something that might make me sick helps a little with my head hunger. I'm here for ya and I totally understand what your going through!!! HUGS, Jamie

Thank you everybody!!!!! you guys are wonderful, I am going to try everything eveybody has suggested to see what is right for me to get through this tough time I am going through. I am just glad that it just isnt me and maybe I wont fail this tool and I will make it. Thank you again and I will not just lurk anymore, maybe I wont get in such a depression if I would just talk to my friends!!! Nanette 361/248/??