I remember buying the huge bag of Halloween candy, the one that has tootsie rolls and dots? Must weigh about three pounds. I paid ten bucks for it. I ate it all night, every night while I was trying to sleep. I'd wake up with unswallowed candy in my mouth. Finished those off and bought a bag of the good mini candy bars again for Halloween. Did the same thing. My breaking point was in January when I awoke one night with my hand stuck in a bag of trail mix (the kind w the chocolate). I guess what I'm getting at is you can change. You can reprogram your brain to not live to eat. My surgery was April 7, of this year. 90 lbs down. Watching others engulf anything and everything (mindless eating) kinda grosses me out. The good news is Halloween candy will be a lot cheaper this year!!!

Edited October 21, 201411 yr by kimpossible67

Nice story.

Today is my one year "surgi-versary". I did not buy Halloween candy last year because I was just a bit out from surgery, but I remember well the years of eating the candy. I did buy two bags of candy for Trick or Treat, but they are remaining closed until Beggar's night. Whatever is left over ( if any) will make it into my work for my co-workers to feast on. I am not at goal yet, still have a way to go. But...I do not ever want to regain the 100+ pounds I have lost. This surgery has changed my life. Maybe not in the dramatic ways I once thought it would, but in so many meaningful ways. I am blessed I was able to find my way to this, it is an amazing thing.

Thank you for sharing. I am still working on emotional eating and am not yet confident if my ability to resist. So I am going to wait until the day before Halloween to buy the candy. We always give it all out every year so no worries about having any left over.

Congratulations, and thanks for the powerful story! Keep up the good work!!!

Today is my one year "surgi-versary". I did not buy Halloween candy last year because I was just a bit out from surgery, but I remember well the years of eating the candy. I did buy two bags of candy for Trick or Treat, but they are remaining closed until Beggar's night. Whatever is left over ( if any) will make it into my work for my co-workers to feast on. I am not at goal yet, still have a way to go. But...I do not ever want to regain the 100+ pounds I have lost. This surgery has changed my life. Maybe not in the dramatic ways I once thought it would, but in so many meaningful ways. I am blessed I was able to find my way to this, it is an amazing thing.

Congratulations on your aniversary, but even more for your 100+ pound loss! That's just fantastic!!!!

That is great! Congrats on all your hard work!