Self sobotaging!!!

I am really having some hard times lately.  I try daily to get in my 100g protein.  Most days I get it in.  I probably get 900-1100 calories a day.  I think it may be too many.  I had a bad knee, but it is fine now. I just ordered some new walking shoes. old ones are not fit to kick a dog with.  Anyway I may just be having a horrible stall, but I would like to see the scale move.  I have eaten "some" things not on my plan, but (here it comes) not nearly as bad as my old self.  Everyday I am starting over.  I need to get out of bad habits.  I am not a dumper sooooo, yeah, I do taste when I should just pass by.  Today it was an accidental Pringle overdo. I was starving and not at home and well, you all know the rest.  i just really need to get back on track.  The bad thing is my weekends suck monkey nuts because I work 12 hour night shifts 60 miles from home.  Sometimes I am able to bring food for the weekend, but honestly sometimes it doesn't work out for me.  Tonight I refuse to order yet again.  i had wendy's chili, which they for got to add the cheese and I have some yoguyrt.  I will hope to live on a cup of coffee with a scoop of protein and a cup of Unjury chicken soup later.  Any suggestions or perverbial smack on the hand ore welcome.  Thanks for listening to me whine. 

Anyone who says they are perfect just hasn't been doing this long enough.  We all eat the wrong stuff, overeat, graze, etc at some time in the process.  The good part is that you recognize it and are ready to get back on the boat.

I don't think 100g is too much.  I have kept up the losing with 100g.  I also stay low carb, like 20-40g a day.  That will help break your stall.

Hang in there and learn something each weekend that can make the next one better.

It's hard...don't be too tough on yourself.  Just take it day by day as you said.  Try to keep to your plan and plan your meals out and write down what you eat.  I can't say that it's been too tough for me since surgery.  Can't say why it hasn't been tough but I just guess that with each pound that has come off I realize how I'm getting my life back and I feel healthy again so that sort of motivates me to steer clear of old bad habits.  I'm committed to a new me and eating healthier and exercising.  I don't know that I dump either but I also haven't tested it out.  I stick to low, very low fat and low sugar items.  I've had NO CARBONATED beverages since surgery...no diet mountain dew for me and before surgery...I bled mountain dew.  I've had NO CHIPS, NO DIPS, NO BBQ, NO FRIED FOODS, NO ICE CREAM, ...none of my old favorites that comforted me and helped me balloon up to 270+ lbs.  I don't always get in all of my protein either, but I do try.  That's all you can do is make a conscious effort to try to get in the protein each day.  Journal your foods daily---I think it helps.  I've been in a couple of stalls too.  Just got out of one in fact.  I was waiting and waiting and waiting to get passed the 200's and I finally got to ONEDERLAND today.  I was sooo happy to see 199.6 on the scales after I went swimming this morning and jumped on the scales afterwards.  Normally I don't weigh myself that often but I really had a good swim/exercise and I was curious to see the scales.  So hopefully I'm on a losing streak now that the stall is over.  I'm just happy to see the "1" on the scales.  I haven't been in the "1's" in 5 years so it was a celebration for me.  You can do it...you've come too far to not reach your goal.  Continue to plan your meals, try to get in your protein, and write down what you eat.  Try new things to see if it helps.  It's a process, a lifestyle change and it takes time.  Keep up the good work!  We support ya!!!

You're not always going to be perfect but you need to be striving for it. There will be days you'll eat more than others. I swear some days I can eat and I literally think "Oh crap.. I've completely stretched my pouch" and am convinced I've eaten a ton when in reality the half a cup of chicken salad is NOTHING compared to my previous eating habits. Two days later I can eat the same thing and nearly be gagging after 3 bites and reassure myself pouch is still in good working order. I do my very best to eat healthy and make good decisions. On the rare occassion that I don't make the best eating choices, I at least severely limit the quantity. Could I eat more? Probably. But I refuse to break both of my self imposed rules. The bad thing is one bite, two bites max and done no matter how yummy it is.

For me, this surgery decision was a LIFESTYLE choice not a diet. You just have to do your best and continue to push the mental element and make good decisions. Don't beat yourself up over a bad one just learn from it and move forward. Don't do it again. There are certain foods I know I can't have the just one bite of and I avoid them like the plague - Pringles are one of them. Good luck!

Here is your smack upside the head. 

You already know what you should be doing so do it.  Calorie counting is not the problem but you know this too.  Plan your meals and take your food with you.  Keep a safe emergency snack with you at all times.  When you eat out know what you will have and the nutritional value in advance.  If you can't handle it don't taste even one.  If its not on your plan turn away. 

Your errors do less damage than before because right now it is physically impossible to eat as you did before.  The day will come when you learn to eat around your wls rendering this no longer true.  So what's it going to be?   Are you going to do this thing right or make a clusterfkcu of it. 

Your insides have been carved up and rearranged and there's no turning back.  Keep at the self sabatage and one day you may be posting about gaining all the fat back or insufficient weight loss.  Are you willing to cut the bull****  How do you really want this to play out? 

Planning ahead would probably help you to resist at least some of the temptation. Remember:

"Failure to plan is planning to fail."

Hey girl! I haven't been as present as I was here lately, so I didn't even recognize your avi! Love the new pic, or old pic, but it's new to me! Look, none of us are perfect. I am very low carb, watch my sugars, ALWAYS get my water in and more (usually at least 100 oz), ALWAYS get at least 75 g protein, ALWAYS take my vitamins, but sometimes my calories DO creep over what I want them to be. I always say, "Everything will be perfect tomorrow," but it usually isn't.

I don't know of hardly ANYONE that is perfect everyday and if they say they are then, I think, they're a damn liar!!! I just broke a MONTH STALL. Yes, I said a MONTH!! That my friend will f&%k with your head...I was freaking out about about it. I had a 3 week stall before, a week, 2 weeks, but this was about going OVER a month!! I was having all those thoughts that I usually roll my eyes at when others post them. "OMFG, is this not going to work, am I gonna fail this too, etc, etc" In turn all the worrying and stressing out over not losing was making me eat more!! Talk about old self-sabotaging habits.

All you can do is the best that you can do on any given day. It turned out that I am not 'broken,' I haven't done anything to 'fail' at this yet, and I don't plan to. All I can say is, that with your work situation, try to plan ahead and have back-up snacks and food, when you just think you HAVE to have something. That way you have food with you and can't justify eating other stuff that you ultimately know will make you feel inadequate later. Oh, and as for the "whining" part...You know cheese goes with "whine" and that's a good snack too! BWAHAHA!! There's nothing wrong with you. You're just human...whether you like it or not!!!!!!!

Something that helps is to log the food and GET BACK to BASICS.. go back to logging the food... taking your protein shakes.. etc...

I log my food most every day. I use the OH log. It is very helpful and breaks down everything in crbs, fats, proteins and alcohols. I find sometimes when I am not writing it down to input later I am actually on target and when I put it all in I am surprised at how close I am, if not over. Anyhow, I appreciate you all, I am just angry that the scale is not moving and wondering if I have done it to myself. ven tho I am drinking and getting in the protein. Do you think vitamins help with the actual weight loss or just to put back what is lost or lacking?????

VItamins just are part of the process.
You have written before of your difficulty with food at work. You gotta find some solution for this. Protein bars, jerky, some kind of portable protein and food that works for you.
Pringles are always gonna go down smooth. Those simple carbs our  body loves. Also ..all that salt will keep the fluids on and the weight up.
Deb T.