i need a swift kick ...

[losingjusme 12]

lately i've been eating not so great ... :phanvan

i seem to go in phases where i regress back to my old self... now granted i go nowhere near where i used to go, but eating the wrong things ... yeah ... Peanut Butter cups ... not a good thing and the scale hasnt moved... totally my fault ... i need to get moving, i know i do ... you'd think that only 12 1/2 pounds to 100 lost would be motivation enough.

what is wrong with me??

[ReneBean 3]

Oh Honey... it has to be somewhat scary for you....

And I know that for me - I feel SOOOOO much better that it is easier to be lazy and eat whatever I want.

I end up just eating too much - not enough to gain or anything - but more than I should.

Just keep telling yourself that it is OK to be thinner. You don't need your body armor anymore. You are Woman!

And, if it helps - here is a big ol' size nine up your backside.

Step away from the Peanut Butter cups....

Hugs!

[juliegeraci 7]

Forgive yourself and move on. Have you had a fill yet? If not, I would get one. That will help with your motivation too. Just remind yourself why you did this. Move your food addiction to healthier choices. Like a pudding cup that is under 100 calories. Its all about choices. You can still enjoy chocolate, you just need to find one that is lower in calories.

Try and stay to 1k calories a day you and you will lose. Julie

[JulieNYC 4]

I've always gone through phases like that while in bandland. I'll have 10 days or so where I "give up" and eat all the old things again. One of the differences though is that I will continue to exercise while I'm "off track," which helps to maintain rather than gain during my off period. Then, slowly, I'll start to replace my unhealthy choices with lower calorie items and before you know it, I'm back on track. For me, it's a cycle. I can get in a bad rut for about 10 d

[JulieNYC 4]

I've always gone through phases like that while in bandland. I'll have 10 days or so where I "give up" and eat all the old things again. One of the differences though is that I will continue to exercise while I'm "off track," which helps to maintain rather than gain during my off period. Then, slowly, I'll start to replace my unhealthy choices with lower calorie items and before you know it, I'm back on track. For me, it's a cycle. I can get in a bad rut for about 10 days -- and that happens about every other month -- but then I'll have a good spell that lasts for about 2 months, so I come out ok in the long run.

Does that make sense?

[chubbola 0]

lately i've been eating not so great ... :phanvan

i seem to go in phases where i regress back to my old self... now granted i go nowhere near where i used to go, but eating the wrong things ... yeah ... Peanut Butter cups ... not a good thing and the scale hasnt moved... totally my fault ... i need to get moving, i know i do ... you'd think that only 12 1/2 pounds to 100 lost would be motivation enough.

what is wrong with me??

losin---

last i checked, we're all human!!! i love reading your motivating posts and seeing how great you're looking on the pics...now that you've 'admitted' to the Peanut Butter cups, be done with it! you are such an inspiration to me...you almost HAVE to get back on track! keep up the great work-i'm so proud of you!!! :biggrin1:

[DebLPN 0]

whew,,,I'm glad I'm not alone in 'falling off the wagon'. I was banded Jan 29th 2007 and havent had a fill yet. THese past 3 weeks have been sheer hell,,I've eatten things I KNOW I shouldn't,,eatten too much,,it's like an alien takes over my body and goes wild. Each morning, I wake up determied to get back on track,,some days it works,,some days it doesnt. I start my new job Monday,,my first as a nurse. Any suggestions on things to take to eat that are quick and easy? I'll be workng 3p-11p, so almost all my eatting will be over by the time I get to work, but I know I need to eat something during my shift.

I tend to beat myself up after going off my food plan,,thanks for all the great posts.

Banded 1/29/07

Dr Ken Cleveland-CMMC-Jackson, MS

331/298/150

(my scales are crap, so I've stopped weighing til I go see my MD on 4/12/07)

[waterlily1072 5]

I have days where I just eat empty calories for no apparent reason than they just sound good. The ice cream the Cookies the chips. I think all of us have been to that place at least once if not several times. I think mentally sometimes we are losing too fast for our minds to know who we are and what to do now. The important thing is whether it was one meal or one year the band is still there waiting for you to be motivated again. I love that I can take time off from losing and just relax if I need to. I don't gain during those periods I just maintain, then when I am ready I get busy and follow the plan and start losing again, I just pick up right where I left off. It's ok that we do this, we are human, sometimes the craving for reeses is just too strong for anyone to resist! But it seems you are ready to get back on track so forgive yourself for the junk food eaten and make healthy choices.

[Kat817 19]

Molly, you sound like me---we don't "fall off the bandwagon"....we dive off head first!!!! Good thing we have this band as a life preserver!

Kat

[Kat817 19]

Deb---are you going to have a fridge available to store your meal in? Or will you have to rely on the cafeteria?

Kat

[losingjusme 12]

THANKS guys! started working out again today for 1 1/2 hours and it felt GREAT!! (no choice in going or not, i had a pers trainer appt)...

i am going to go to work Monday and pitch the chocolate. i've found if it isnt readily available, i dont want it...

[chubbola 0]

Congrats to you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

lunch? Nurses get a lunch break? Nawwwww... I think you are in error.

oh my-i'm in total agreement with you, bubble! i'm in clinicals right now (ADN), and i don't pee, eat, or drink from 6am-4pm lol!

[Yoda 0]

Yeah...fallin' (divin' in head first) off the wagon...making bad choices for a day or a few days...going thru the phases of bad choices....wow...can I EVER relate!

I don't venture away from the Canuck thread too much (just no time)...but glad I did today, as reading this thread helps me to forgive myself and give myself a break. It has reminded me that I'm not alone in my actions sometimes and I'm not a bad person....the demons are shared by more than just me!

Thanks for reminding me guys! In some strange way...it helps to know I'm not alone in this particular skirmish.

[DebLPN 0]

hahahahahaha,,,ya'll are so funny!!!!! When I was doing clinicals, I didnt eat or drink, but would go to the bathroom only to sit there with my head in my hands,,having my daily meltdown! lolol

I think there is a breakroom with a microwave, fridge and the dreaded snack machines. I start my job tomorrow ,,woohoooooooooooooooooo

SO,,I'll let ya'll know how it goes. I think its in my best interest to avoid carbs in the form of any breads. My "ravenous tapeworm eating' of late seems to have started (as I look back on the past weeks) when I allowed myslef to have bread. Grilled chicken wrap from McDonald's. That led to a piece of cornbread another day,,then the snowball picked up speed and ran right into a boag of Chex Mix,,arghhhhhh. Crappy simple carbs are like heroin to my body. Rambling right along,,I'm trying to be positive,,new job,,,fill on the 12th,,,life is better than it was pre-banding.

[DebLPN 0]

LMAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

ohmysidesssssss hahahhahhah

Welllllllll,,,,i'm working 3p-11p at a retirement village,,indep living apts/asstd living apts/nursing home,,and i'm in the assisted living area,,,SOOO,,maybe they will not bust my Buns too hard the first night. Will they?? sobs I'm feeling the need to eat now,,hahahhaha