Lost willpower , Please help

[sharon_57 0]

HI, I don't know why but I have lost my will power to diet. I have been on my diet about a month or so and all of a sudden , I have no will power. I want to eat everything in the house. If I can't do it now, how in the world am I going to do it when I have my lap-band® surgery or before my surgery.. If any one has any suggestions please let me know... Thanks everyone....:sad:

[FutureMan 0]

If it were easy to diet, we wouldn't need the lap band. Hang in there. Get lots of Protein intake. Eases the hunger. Go for food that is high in flavor. The first few days are the hardest. Didn't think I would make it to surgery without eating solids either. I did it and you can too. Each time you think about food do something to distract yourself. Think about children/grandchildren. Most importantly .... stay away from the TV. Seems like every three commercials are about yummy high fat food. The fourth commercial is always about losing all of that weight you gained from eating the advertised yummy high fat food.

Remember that the lap band is only a tool. But it is a great tool. Once you get the right fill going you can really get to that Thanksgiving full in a hurry.

Below is some information that I use to help:

The IDS New whey liquid Protein (Bullet) is what I take each morning that really helps curb my appetite. Tastes a little like flavored medicine, but really worth it.

http://www.fitnessfirstusa.com/details.asp?item=2426

The Protein shakes I make are: Progressive Harmonized Protein

http://www.bodybuilding.com/store/progressive/harmonizedprotein.html

You can get these at the Sunflower Shoppe in Fort Worth. Web site has addresses and maps.

http://www.sunflowershoppe.com/index.html

[gingerjane 5]

Here is how I look at it. Willpower is a very tricky thing. We think we have all of this willpower but then one day we snap. It's because we deny ourselves so many things. What I hope is that the lapband and the willpower I do have, will allow me to occasionally have SMALL bits of those foods that I love. Not gorge completely on 2 baskets of chips at the mexican restaurant.

So, I think that it's two fold. One - maybe you need to allow yourself just a tiny bit of whatever it is you're craving. And think about it for a second. Is it a mental craving or a physical craving? I find that helps me, too. If I want a piece of chocolate (not doing that right now due to the pre-op but this is my theory on it) then I'll have one small piece but that's it. It should satisfy that need real quick.

Hopefully that helps. You're human - don't beat yourself up over it. Just take a few deep breaths and realize what your goal is at the end. We can't live the rest of our lives depriving ourselves of everything, we just have to make better choices 99% of the time.

Big hugs to you! It's so hard. I know. The other night I cried for a cheeseburger. A CHEESEBURGER. I mean, come on. LOL! (Instead, I drank a bunch of Water and went to bed - it passed)