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I have been looking onto WLS since 1 1/2 yrs. ago. I have dieted for most of my adult life. Can't remember not dieting.Atkins, W.W. Jenny Craig, Choose To Loose, various other numerous diets and diet attempts not listed!!!!!! Looking back at pictures where I thought I was huge, I really wasn't too bad. Just needed to lose a few pounds. But with time, the pounds increased with every diet I tried. 2. I crave specific foods-generally not carrot sticks or steamed broccoli.Cravings for specific foods usually unhealthy foods are signs of emotional eating. Often people like the rush they get from satisfying their cravings. The rush is fulfilling emotional hunger.
When I finally decided to seriously consider WLS, I felt like, "o.kay, how much more of this am I willing to go through, how much more weight will I gain with another diet." And now with age, and I am not that old, it is taking longer and becoming harder to lose those same 5 pounds. My husband & I will be married for 25 years this coming Jan. "08", we have 2 young adult children. Cristina 22 & Bobby 21! I should be planning some awesome vacations and new adventures with my husband. But largely due to weight, confidence, esteem has gone by the way side.
DH loves hockey, but because I don't feel comfortable in those tiny seats I won't attend games with him. Not very fair to him. Lots of activities I would love to do, I can't bring myself to do currently. I was just beginning to do those things when I lost 85 lbs. and I was still far from my goal weight back then.
I also had to consider what message I was sending my daughter. She struggles with her weight too. But I think largely "they" follow my bad habits. Recently she has been doing an awesome job of losing weight & working out. Anyway, I talked to her about it, and she totally supports my decision, so does my son & Dh too!!!!But Dh always supports me with everything!!!!
Feb 10, 2008
My husband and I will be celebrating our 25th Wedding Anniversary by going to Rota Spain this May 2008!!!!! That is where we met, had our daughter (23yrs.old), and currently our 21 yr.old son is stationed on the exact same base, and he lives down the block from our old appartment!!! Cooooool!!!!
So we are dedicating ourselves to moving on to the next level of living a healthy life style, we will begin weight training! 3x's a week , 2x's with a trainer and the 3rd day on our own. We have always spent money on eating out, books, magazines and STUFF! We now feel we should invest more on our health, something we certainly never did before. I know that preforming the same repititious exercises day after day can create a stalling (plateuing) affect,so I am hoping that by using a weight trainer she will be able to evaluate and change my routines. So while we may not see a big scale change (w/muscle weighing more), we will beable to see inches dissappear!
Plus my hope is that this too will help reduce the affects of requiring cosmetic surgery further down the line. My belly alone requires me to wear a pant size bigger than what I really need. So I get the skinny legs and big belly affect! And that $$$$ can go towards a nice trip or home improvement.
Are you attending regular support group meetings?
This is from one of our Support Group Meetings. I just have to post this, as soooooo many of us are Emotional Eaters!!!!I keep this posted at work, in areas I can get a glance of it, especially where I keep my emergency food stash.
Eight Signs of Emotional Eating
A lot of people ask, "How do I know if I am over eating for emotional reasons?" If any of the following statements sound like they could apply to you, then it's likely you are struggling with emotional eating.
1. My hunger comes on suddenly. Physical hunger comes on slowly. Hunger from emotional eating often comes on quickly and suddenly.
3. My hunger feels urgent- I need a particular food right away and I am willing to walk out of my way, or get in your car late at night, or raid my kids Halloween candy to get it. Physical hunger, unless you haven’t eaten for a long time, is usually pretty patient. It will wait for food. Emotional hunger demands to be satisfied immediately.
4. My hunger is often paired with an upsetting emotion- if I backtrack a few hours or a few days I’ll usually find an upsetting event and feeling that triggered the urge. Hunger thats comnnected to an upsetting emotion or situation is definately emotional hunger. Physical hunger is not typically triggered by emotions.
5. My eating habits involve unconscious eating-all of a sudden I’m eating ice cream and I find the whole contianer is gone.
6. I don’t stop eating in response to being full- I keep wanting more of the taste of the food. Physical hunger doesn’t need to be stuffed in order to be satisfied. Emotional hunger on the other hand often demands more and more food to feel satisfied.
7. My hunger isn’t located in he belly- I crave the taste of a certain food in my mouth or I can’t stop thinking of a certan food. Feeling hungry in this way is usually a sign of emotional hunger or binging. Physical hunger is happy to get what it can, while emotional hunger usually focuses on specific tastes and textures.
8. After I satisfy my hunger, I am often filled with a sense of regret or guilt. Feeding your body what it needs is not something to feel guilty about. If you feel guilty after you eat, it’s likely because part of you knows you’re not eating just to satisfy physical hunger.
