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I am a baby bandster (just 2+ weeks out).

However, I am not a young pup... as I clock in at 52 years old. Believe it or not, I am just starting to figure out that stress eating is my trigger and downfall.

This is the one thing that I absolutely need to get control of in my life..

Can anyone else relate..

Anyway.. I go into it all on my blog entry for today and my determination to control this personal challenge.

Be well.

Barbara

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Ok.. it is 5:20 pm. I am going to leave work now. I know this may not mean much to most of you. But I had an incredibly stressful day and I stayed with my food plan, did not sway, I had an Isopure drink as my snack (alot of Protein but I am well within my limits).

I hope to disconnect from the day and go for a walk this evening..

Stress is really what triggers my eating, and once I get started I go from carb to carb ... with no end in sight.

If I can learn to control this before my first fill, I will consider this a victory for me.

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:biggrin: Good for you!! I hope you enjoy a nice de-stressing walk this evening.

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Good for you!

I think that the pre-op and post op periods did help me figure myself out a little more. And once you understand or realize the issue, it's easier to address it.

Good luck!

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the one thing the lapband journey has done for me is to finally make me AWARE of my body. Before banding I just kind of floated through life and didn't pay attention to anything. I didn't pay attention to subtle signals my body gave me, my portions, my choices, my stress triggers, my health issues...... Just becoming "aware" made such a huge difference.

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