Omg I can eat tons of sugar!

So I almost made it to my one yr anniversary which is the 20th. I have lost 112lbs, wearing a size 8 and feel fantastic!!!! I have stayed completely away from sugar... Real sugar the candy and dessert kinds the whole time. I've made cupcakes and such for my kids and it never bothered me at all I never tasted it or tried just a bite in fear I'd dump. But this wknd I had a party for my daughter and it was a gingerbread house decorating party. Tons of candy and them went to a cookie swap.

The cat is out of the bag because I ate cookies and today even ate left over candy! We are talking completely out of control! I chowed. I then prayed I'd dump but I didn't. My self control is out the window and I am in big trouble.

How do I get myself back in control and my head in the game again. I know back to basics etc but when your head isn't playing nice you all know what that means and I'm freaking out!!!!!!

You just do it.  You went for almost a year without eating candy, so you know you can do it.  Do some thinking about what you really want to eat, about what food choices are going to get you where you want to go.  It's your choice.  You can eat candy if you want.  You can eat a little candy or a lot of candy.  It's up to you.  But you don't have to eat candy.  You get to choose.  So think about it, make your choices and own it.

Thank you Kelly!!!! I do have to take control again. I'm just so good at justifying the bad choice. I think I need to cleanse all the crap out of me. Carbs and sugar are such addictive items for me. It's almost like being an alcoholic I guess they can't just have one. Either can I apparently.

I like that you reminded me that I need to think about what I'm eating and what I want from it. I was supposed to go to my group meeting tonight but my daughter begged me to stay home. So I ate candy instead. Ugh ridiculous and I know it. I need to change my thinking and fast!

Thanks for helping me. It's the great responses and simple words that can click and jump you back on track.

For whatever its worth, just because you didn't dump this time, doesn't mean the sugar won't bother you.    I thought I was pretty immune to the sugar issue. . . I can eat a diet greek yogurt with 11gms (or is it 8??) of sugar and be fine.    I can eat the better part of a protein bar with 8-12 gms of sugar and also be fine.   Last week I was at a baby shower and someone put a piece of cake in front of me.  I should have pushed it way, but I was weak and ate a few bites.   UGH, what a mistake, I felt awful, heart racing, yucky.  I wouldn't really consider it dumping, but whatever it was, it was not fun.  It wasn't but 4-5 bites and it took me out.   

So maybe it would help you to feel in control if you knew that being lucky with candy this time doesn't mean you will continue to do well with it.   

Good luck, this is a hard time of year, but you have come so far. . . you can get your control back.

Get the junk food out of the house! You've come this far.

I haven't had my surgery yet, so I can't speak from experience, take my words with a grain of salt, but my suggestion would be to have a look at some of your old pictures. Maybe throw on an old pair of pants. Remind yourself what it is to go back where you were.

But the number one suggestion I have is to get all the junk food out of the house. I find I wont eat it if it's not in the house, so just throw em all out, and load up on healthy alternatives.

 

Good luck!

If you avoided the sweet treats for a year, you can go back to avoiding them OR you can try to exercise moderation (although from your post, it sounds like avoidance might be necessary for you).  Get the sweets out of the house.  Remember WHY you had this surgery.  Remind yourself that this is an ongoing effort that requires continued diligence about what you eat.  It sounds like you already recognize that you are sabotaging yourself, but only you can get your head "back in the game".

Do you have any insight into WHY you ate so much of the candy thi weekend?  Into why you ate the candy tonight when you stayed home from the support group meeting?  It sounds like there are still behavioral issues that need addressed in order for you to be successful long term.  Usually these things have a psychological/emotional root cause.  Have you considering counseling?

Don't beat yourself up about this, but DO take steps to get things back in control.

Lora

Hi Darcy, I am 3 months post op and I know how you feel..... I have given in to some temptations too.  I dumped twice earlier in my post op period, but lately I have monitored what I eat and how it makes me feel. This is what I discovered about me, when I eat too much sugar, I get an immediate headache, my stomach makes these GOD awful growling noises and I get dizzy and lightheaded!  It is horrible.... and that is the way that my body "dumps"........  If I just have to have a little sweet bite, I will eat 1 bite right after my protein, which seems to help, but only the 1 bite. That always satisfies me, because I hate the side effects if I eat more..... so log in your food for a week or so and how each food makes you feel after it and you may see that you are having "dumping", just a different kind......NOW forgive yourself and move on!  Have a great Holiday !

I used to be a CHOCOHOLIC!

If it had chocolate of any kind in it, on it or even flavored like chocolate it would have been devoured!  My mom is on WW and she knows that I have not eaten ant "real" chocolate since 6 months prior to my RNY. She brought me over a small package of the Skinny Cow brand Chocolate Caramel Clusters...you get 5 nickel sized pieces in a bag. Sometimes I will eat 1 or 2 in a day, but then on other days I look at the small bag and keep moving! lol I could easily eat the whole bag which is less than 10 grams of sugar and only 110 calories, but I have been using that 1 piece of chocolate as my reward system.

 

Thanks so much! I think need to avoid all together and cleanse my my system. For the past year I had no problem not wanting junk. I just walked away no urges etc. I need to get back to that. I can justify anything and my mind is not playing nice lol. It scares me to think I can eat anything and a lot of it. Why is t my pouch restricting me. Bahahaha I'd love to blame the tool but I know it's me but I do wish I dumped!!!! I apparently need the threat.

Thank you all so much. Keep the ideas coming.