Starting over.... Again

[♕ajtexas♕ 3,771]

The head hunger is our biggest challenge, if only we could band our heads! I eat when I'm bored so I try to stay busy. I find it hard to just sit down and watch TV I have to be doing something else too. TV is boring to me and I start thinking "what can I eat?" and that leads to trouble. So I get my tablet out and get on line (like now) or I do crafts, puzzles, anything to stay busy and not think food.< /p>

Love your hubby's rationalization on the DQ shake.< /p>

[AAA022414 13]

Yes! Evenings are the hardest for sure! After I put my son to bed at night...what else is there to do but eat!? I'm working through it though! I need to start going and jumping on the treadmill...

[willowcat 93]

It's sad that Cookies and ice cream go down easier than chicken and vegetables!!

Love it! Wouldn't it be funny if it were the opposite way around?! Haha!

[kll724 3,055]

Congratulations to you all for taking the New Year "by the horns". You all have taken the 1st steps to controlling your weight gains. We are here for you, welcome back and best wishes to you all. food is an addiction, we can't go "cold turkey" and be completely off, that is probably the hardest part of this addiction. We need to control our addiction with the help of great lapband tool. Karen

[aloudwhisper 176]

Hey folks! I'm new to this thread. I've began my re-dedication to my band about 3 month ago after much frustration. I was banded in Nov. 08. 2009 and the beginning of 2010 was great. I slowed all the way down in 2011. I never lost more than 55 pounds, but I was looking and feeling great. My mom took ill in 2012, and later died, in June. It took me til Nov. To have a desire to really loose weight. I had started working out, but I don't think that the dedication was really there. Rather than trying to eat less of the junk, I want to be grateful for whatever food that's health and I can process. I began making veggie/fruit smoothies and it seems that my band has natural tighten. I'm so grateful. Especially right now, cause I'm not working and can't afford to pay $100 for an adjustment. I'm just trying to stay the course but its hard. I'm still struggling with the aftermath of my mother's death, and I'm in this long-distance relationship. I feel so lost sometimes and its so easy to stop and eat.

[Joeboo 8]

Night munchies are the hardest to break. I'm trying to read more & keep my hands & mind busy otherwise my hands put food in my mouth a lot. Lol even talking a lot didn't work. Oh well one day at a time. Our group should be called the little engines that could..lol.

[aloudwhisper 176]

You should try to have more meat at night. Like a nice piece of chicken and a salad or veggies. I had a taco salad at 7p, I use 0 calorie greek yogurt instead of sour cream and I'm super full.

[aloudwhisper 176]

I didn't have the taco either. Just the lettuce, cheese, and salsa

[♕ajtexas♕ 3,771]

You should try to have more meat at night. Like a nice piece of chicken and a salad or veggies. I had a taco salad at 7p, I use 0 calorie greek yogurt instead of sour cream and I'm super full.

Do you mean 0% fat greek yogurt? I've never heard of a greek yogurt that doesn't have calories.

[laurigee 545]

I think coming to this site at night helps me! Reading people's stories inspire me. I don't compare, I just try to enlighten myself. I also take the time at night to write in my journal. It keeps me from eating because I don't want to write that extra food in and add more calories to my day. For a week, write down the foods that you wanted to eat at night but didn't! When you add the calories up at the end of the week you'll be shocked at how many calories you saved by resisting this urge! It makes me feel empowered for the next week! It shows me how all those little things add up.

[aloudwhisper 176]

Excuse me. 0 fat Greek yogurt. And the 0 fat on has the most Protein, so adding that really helps. Its morning and I'm still kinda full. Well kinda :-)

[aloudwhisper 176]

It's sad that Cookies and ice cream go down easier than chicken and vegetables!!

Love it! Wouldn't it be funny if it were the opposite way around?! Haha!

It would be perfect. The crazy thing is we crave the things that God didn't make for our bodies' to process. Something wrong when we crave all the bad stuff and have little desire for the things that keep us healthy. So sad. Gotta do better. Its like it just hit me. Its really the devil.