5 weeks and not moving

[tarynrwe89 2]

I had the gastric sleeve done almost 6 weeks ago!! I'm already down 30 pounds but seem to find myself at a stall. My daughter has a rare form of epilepsy and was hospitalized for 10 days and I was doing ok on my diet. But the stress of it all was getting to me and I have been making myself sick because of it. I use to turn to food for comfort. What's a good way to turn away from food I stressful times??

[kimberb 323]

Walking, reading, sewing, whatever takes your mind off food. Drink lots of Water

[blizair09 3,250]

Stalls are so common in this journey. As far as your what-to-do question, you have to find that grit, drive, and perseverance inside of you to do what you need to do to be successful. That's why the mental battle is the most difficult part of this journey.

Good luck!

[gwbicster 257]

3 hours ago, tarynrwe89 said:

I had the gastric sleeve done almost 6 weeks ago!! I'm already down 30 pounds but seem to find myself at a stall. My daughter has a rare form of epilepsy and was hospitalized for 10 days and I was doing ok on my diet. But the stress of it all was getting to me and I have been making myself sick because of it. I use to turn to food for comfort. What's a good way to turn away from food I stressful times??

Sorry to hear the bad news. Hang in there! I'm dealing with the same issues as you, other than a sickness in the family (knock on wood).

Our new bodies restrict us from dealing with stress with food (as you, and I, have found out!) Still, that doesn't mean we won't still try our old go to method. The big struggle is going to be finding other things to blow off steam, that don't involve food. I have other things, but they almost always are accompanied by food.

As my Mom reminded me on the phone last night, we are deprogramming ourselves of years and years of habits, it's not going to happen overnight!

I wish you, and me, the best of luck. Hang in there!