How To Stop Slipping Into Old Habits?

[kmbrlycool 214]

I feel like I'm slipping back into old eating habits... How do I stop and get control of myself? Almost 6 months out and I've lost 127 but still have more to go...

[bkz3 17]

Well, I'm only 3 weeks post op right now, so I'm not even on puree foods yet. I can say that it's hard right now, not just diving into to a large pizza right now because I still feel "normal", I haven't gotten a true feel for my new stomach yet, etc. This is such an emotional/mental roller coaster, and I"m not sure if it will ever completely go away. I would say I'm probably a food addict, and the hard part about that is food is always going to be around, can't ever completely avoid it. My advice would be to remember where you were when you started this journey, and look at how far you've come. 127lbs lost, that's amazing!!! There isn't anything that's worth risking being back to where you started. That's a lot of hard work you've done to get to where you are, be proud of yourself, and keep going!! You can do this, struggles happen, life happens, but that's our challenge on this journey, to find healthy ways to deal with those things. Congrats on the amazing weight loss so far, and good luck as you continue the journey!!!

[BKMama 179]

Well, you know you're slipping back, you can admit it so that's a good start. What exactly are you doing? Are there triggers you've identified? Certain foods or behaviors that take you down that route?

You really just have to make the conscious decision to not be the way you were before surgery....you already know where that path will lead you, you know? Once you know what leads you to make the not so great decisions you can figure out what you can do instead of that.

[kmbrlycool 214]

Thanks. I just gotta keep in my mind how I got to be so fat in the first place... And remember why I got the surgery in the first place.