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Hi Everyone!
Its been a while since I last posted. Perhaps this is the reason for my current struggles. :-( To make a long story short, I feel like I have been sabotaging my own success with my weightloss. I feel like slowly I am getting back to my old habits and I afraid. I feel like I am hungry all the time. Last month was my lowest weightloss month. I only dropped 5 pounds and I feel like it is because of my bad food choices. I have been snacking a lot lately- chips, fruit snacks, and an occasional cookie here and there. I have a 3 year old so snacks are always in the house. I have tried to get back on track last week but everyday I fail. It seems like I always eat the wrong thing in the evening/night. I will go all day long and then mess up with poor food choices. It's like my brain won't stop me from walking away prior to eating. I will eat whatever and then feel depressed that I ate it afterwards. I have not reached my overall goal of 170 pounds. I feel like if I dont check myself now, I won't ever make it. Please help me!
Its been a while since I last posted. Perhaps this is the reason for my current struggles. :-( To make a long story short, I feel like I have been sabotaging my own success with my weightloss. I feel like slowly I am getting back to my old habits and I afraid. I feel like I am hungry all the time. Last month was my lowest weightloss month. I only dropped 5 pounds and I feel like it is because of my bad food choices. I have been snacking a lot lately- chips, fruit snacks, and an occasional cookie here and there. I have a 3 year old so snacks are always in the house. I have tried to get back on track last week but everyday I fail. It seems like I always eat the wrong thing in the evening/night. I will go all day long and then mess up with poor food choices. It's like my brain won't stop me from walking away prior to eating. I will eat whatever and then feel depressed that I ate it afterwards. I have not reached my overall goal of 170 pounds. I feel like if I dont check myself now, I won't ever make it. Please help me!
Hi,
Hang in there. Remind yourself why you started on this journey. Remind yourself what you've gained by getting this far. Keep talking to your supports. Stay active. Find the closest support group and attend. Reach out to your friends (you've done that here!) You can come back from any bad choices you've made by making a good one now.
I'm sorry you're struggling but you've come soooooo far. YOU CAN DO THIS!
Jeanne 
Height 5'7" HW: 314 SW: 293
Height 5'7" HW: 314 SW: 293
Many people find that carb snacking actually makes them hungry for two reasons: first, it triggers the carb monster in some of us and second, it doesn't stick with you very long.
Go back to the beginning - eat nothing but what you were when you first started on solid foods and be hard line with yourself. It's the only way to get back out of the old habits and into new habits.
Check in here every day to read and support others and get support yourself. Being here will help keep you motivated.
The good news: you CAN do this.
Go back to the beginning - eat nothing but what you were when you first started on solid foods and be hard line with yourself. It's the only way to get back out of the old habits and into new habits.
Check in here every day to read and support others and get support yourself. Being here will help keep you motivated.
The good news: you CAN do this.
Highest weight: 335 lbs, BMI 50.9
Pre-op weight: 319 lbs, BMI 48.5
Current range: 140-144, BMI 21.3 - 22
175+ lbs lost, maintaining since February 2012
I would recommend getting the "bad" snacks out of your house. If you shouldn't be eating them neither should your 3 year old...cookies and chips are just as bad for him/her as they are for you. Instead get in a load of healthy snacks...fruit, nuts, cheese. At least that way if you snack it won't be quite as bad.
Of course this is much easier said than done and I hear you about your "brain" not stopping you. It's almost like you are working against yourself...there is a "rational" part of you that says how stupid it is to be so dependent on food...and then there is the "crazy, irrational" part of you that drives you to the food. I'm fighting this battle myself and still haven't found a way to slay the "crazy" part of my brain. Today I'm starting to journal before I eat anything...I'm going to write down what I want to eat and why...what I think it will give me and how I will feel if I eat it. If I still want/need it (because of course I do have to eat) I will have it. I'm hoping that this will make me more mindful of my eating...I've tried doing this without writing it down but that doesn't seem to work for me. I'll let you know if writing it down works.
Stay strong and keep fighting...you are worth the effort.
Jackie
Of course this is much easier said than done and I hear you about your "brain" not stopping you. It's almost like you are working against yourself...there is a "rational" part of you that says how stupid it is to be so dependent on food...and then there is the "crazy, irrational" part of you that drives you to the food. I'm fighting this battle myself and still haven't found a way to slay the "crazy" part of my brain. Today I'm starting to journal before I eat anything...I'm going to write down what I want to eat and why...what I think it will give me and how I will feel if I eat it. If I still want/need it (because of course I do have to eat) I will have it. I'm hoping that this will make me more mindful of my eating...I've tried doing this without writing it down but that doesn't seem to work for me. I'll let you know if writing it down works.
Stay strong and keep fighting...you are worth the effort.
Jackie
Thank you everyone *****plied. I really needed this. I knowore than ever that I do need your support. I have not been checking this site daily like I used to. I will definitely log in for the support to read what other people are doing because it helps me stay on track. Today, I did good for the most part. I did eat a little rice with my lunch and a few pretzels this afternoon. I do feel like I well within the 40 carbs. I hope to drop 2 pounds this week. That's my goal and I hope everyone holds me to it. I will post on Friday. Thanks again for your help!
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