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It's OK to be hungry

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Jenn1214

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I think this is a lesson that I have needed to learn for a long time, and will probably always struggle with. I have such a fear of being hungry that as soon as my stomach growls even a little bit, I'm ready to run to the kitchen. Not to mention I get very hangry if my blood sugar drops too low. This has been a constant problem and a huge source of my past failures.

My weight loss had stalled for a couple weeks because I was grazing almost constantly. I decided to try an experiment where I would force myself to ignore my growling stomach for a hour or two and see what happened. Lo and behold, I didn't die of starvation, the world didn't end, and I made it to my next meal unscathed. It's OK to be hungry! My band helps somewhat in this department but I realized all over again the necessity for some form of willpower. I was sick of being stuck at the same weight for weeks and starting to feel my old feelings of failure and the "Screw it, I'm going to eat a box of cookies since I'm not losing weight anyway" mentality. Then I went to the mirror, lifted my shirt, and looked at my surgical scar. I didn't go through all this pain, the post op diet from hell, and weeks of recovery to fail now. I knew I was in this for life when I had this surgery and there are going to be ups and downs in this journey, but so far I've been heading in the right direction.

Happily, I broke my plateau this morning and I'm down three pounds! My new mantra: It's OK to be hungry!

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Wow - those are 5 powerful words! It's ok to be hungry!!! I need to practice that theory as well. I def need to work on my will power. Sounds like you are doing a great job. Congrats. :)

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Great post, I think sometimes we fail to allow ourselves to deal with the emotional side of this journey. Your absolutley correct, It is ok to be hungry and it is great to know that the world is not going to stop if we do feel hungry. :rolleyes:

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When I get "hungry" I take a tablespoon of chocolate pudding (10 calories) or a few pickles (essentially 0) or....

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