I AM OUT OF CONTROL

WOW, Thank you for your post.  I know this is going to sound totaly odd, but I didnt realize until someone said the word "grazing" to me last night after my first post.  I honestly forgot about that.  And that is what I am doing, and it IS all day long.  I would look at my food when i eat and its always half of what is on the plate.  So i said to myself, I used to eat the whole plate and anyone elses, so why is the weight coming back on.  Well, duh, i am eating the other half within a hour. 

I can do two things today.  eat 6 meals and stop the diet soda.  And that is what i am going to do.

thanks so much for your post and support

Gina

You're welcome.  It's a much longer process than a day, (I've been dealing with this for two years now, others much longer) but making changes to change habitual behavior is a good step. Keep posting about this - you're helping many people that are too scared to tell.

Just wanted to make a quick comment that you posted an excellent post! I read every bit of it and could identify with it. Thanks!

I figured lots of us could identify.   What the original poster wrote is something that so many suffer with in hiding or are too scared to discuss.

I've also been feeling these control issues.    The other evening when my husband suggested I go tanning I stopped across the street to a new gym that opened up and joined on impulse.  I went this morning before work.  I don't crave the protein bars but definitely 3-5 is too many.  At three years out  you should be getting most of your protein with your meals and one protein bar would be fine cut in half eaten as your two snacks within the day.  The pretzels are fine as a side portion or snack but be sure to count out the serving size number and then put the rest FAR AWAY!  The serving size in packages can be so deceiving.   You can do this.  Take your time, plan your meals and plan your day.  Bonny

I am right here with you!! I am 4 years out of Gastric Bypass. At my very lowest I was 134 lbs.. right now I am 161Lbs.  I went back to all my old habits. I graze constantly.. my actual food portions are small but I sure can put away an entire bag of microwave popcorn! The crunchy type things (popcorn, potato chips, crackers) seem to be almost unlimited as they basically break down into tiny powder and do not make me full.  I also have the worst habit of eating my dinner until I am full (Which still happens pretty fast with not that much food) BUT.. I will leave it on the table and not throw it away and pick at it until it is gone or until I go to bed.  I am in the process of trying to lose some weight again. I am trying to cut out the snacking that alone has helped me drop a couple of Lbs already.  I can't believe I let myself gain this much weight back! I am finding it SOOO hard now though compared to back when I didn't even have to try. How I long for those first few months after surgery where even the thought of food made me horribly sick! hehe :)

Well, i did good today.  I vowed that i wouldnt have any diet coke and i didnt.  I also ate my 2 meals and 2 1/2 snacks.  (protein bars)  Its 5pm and off the home I go.  I need to cut out the protein bar at 10 pm.  But you know what the funnies thing is, today my stomach growled.  Havent heard that in a very very long time. LOL Gina

The dinner plate thing - whoa.  I have done that.  (Especially "out" because I get pissed off because I've paid for the meal.)

I know how you feel. I am glad to have stumbled across this board. I think it will really help. Although I am not gaining, I see my habits as really bad some days and want to 'tame the beast'. One thing I do sometimes to keep from grazing is to drink TONS of water between meals. It's good for you anyway and keeps you flushed out. There are lots of us out here, even if most of us don't post. Valena

I am so glad i found this site, I is so helpful to know that people who are over 2yrs of WLS are having the same problems as you are Thanks everyone for all of your imputs