Ate all day

[cari73 64]

I ate the house down today.. Everything in site and out of mind I ate it.. I will be 6 week on Monday for 6 week post op.. It is also my time of the month..,has anyone else struggled w this?

[aNewTanya 109]

I had fries for lunch and I just had a muffin as a snack. Time to regroup for tomorrow. I'm 9 weeks post op.

[shahada 82]

I'm feeling very hungry today and I'm having a hard time not eating ... I'm only 3 weeks post op so it's not like I really can eat anyways.

[LivingFree! 478]

Sure, it's something that most of us go through. Kinda in the category called "head hunger." Have you ever thought about WHY you don't make a good choice when you're reaching for the fries, muffin, anything in the house not nailed down , etc, etc? Just a fun little experiment--next time you reach for something--just say the word STOP to yourself before you eat it. It gives you time to pause and THINK about what you're doing. It's a first step in learning how to build a new relationship with food that we all need to do in order to be successful with WLS long-term.

May I also suggest Googling "mindful eating" for some ideas on learning new eating habits. There's tons of good info out there. It's helped me a lot in these last three years in changing from someone who always scarffed down my food like there was no tomorrow, to now having a "respect" for it as fuel and medicine for my body and something good for me. Food doesn't equal shame to me any more, and that feels good.