I reached Onederland today, it has been years since I weighed under 200. I should be thrilled but I am not, I have been hovering at 200 for a few weeks and it is my own fault. I could blame it on a stall, but it is really old habits rearing their ugly head. A bag of honey mustard pretzels in the afternoon, a cookie before bed, etc. Not nearly the quantity that I used to eat, but enough to keep me from losing. I have to take a step backwards, no cash in my purse means no money for the vending machine. My husband can't bring junk food in the house. I know he thinks I have moved on from that, but I am an addict and will probably never be able to have sweets in the house. I am scared now and appreciate the tips and support that I get on this board. I am so close but yet so far from being successful, Thanks for listening.

Congrats! I am 14lb away from onederland myself ... and those 14lbs seem to be the hardest too loose ...so kudos to you...keep up the great work.

I am dreaming of Onederland myself.....at 205 I am so close but the scale just won't budge. I've increased my exercising hoping that by Valentine's Day I will give the gift of Loving Myself in Onederland.

I'm still going to celebrate for you. Congratulations!

Congrats! I am 14lb away from onederland myself ... and those 14lbs seem to be the hardest too loose ...so kudos to you...keep up the great work.

I love the term onederland!

I also think you should be proud of yourself for how far you've come...I think a lot of us can relate to that self-hate cycle that can sabotage any of our efforts...when I go through self-indulgent times like you describe, I know that I start beating myself up about it, which leads to more stress and anxiety, which of course leads to more yearning for my comfort foods...unchecked, I can get in a very vicious cycle I admit...when I have VSG, I am going to do my best to forgive myself for occasional slips and just get back on track...hang in there