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[Cvetere07 0]

I need help I totally fell off the wagon. I had my lap band surgery 3/31/14 and lost 40lbs by September 2014. Since then I gained back 8lbs and have no motivation. Please share you tips on how you were re motivated to lose the weight. I have a doctors appointment 6/16.

[lisacaron 5,075]

@@Cvetere07 I would ask you how you are feeling? That is really what motivates me to stay on track. When I am not feeling well I know it's because I am still carrying around the extra weight and because I am not making healthy choices of food and not moving as much as I should be.

When I find myself sliding far off the wagon and just eating junk foods, I try and "reset" my mind and go back to the basics. I'll go on a liquid diet for a couple of days, and then move through to solids and this helps to reset my mind and my body as well and gets me back on track to making sure I am eating band size portions and eating in the right time frame and chewing properly etc.

When you see the Dr. on the 16th do you plan to have a fill? That's always an instant re-setter and gets you back to basics.

Keep posting and let us know how your doing.

[Susan Gustavson 13]

Do you have any thoughts on why you are overeating? Are you stressed out? Try taking some time to think about what you are trying to solve with food. Food is a poor substitute for companionship, anxiety, boredom. If you know your triggers that will help. Also some foods trigger overeating. If I eat sweet stuff in the morning I will want to overeat all day. If I start with Protein, I do better.

That said, sometimes I have to restart and I go back to liquids for a few days and sort of rest from choosing what to eat.