I am a year and 7 months out and I have been struggling with getting to the goal. I have not given up but I have picked up bad habits again. I have been going through some stressful things and I found that when I am stressed out I turn to my security blanket of "potato chips". It has made me feel like I was feeling better as I ate the bag of crunchy goodness. I paid for that goodness by the scale not moving or going up in number. Well I got my head together and got focused. Well it happened and I am now 198.2 pounds and I am so excited. It made me feel so good that I joined the healthclub to really put in the work. I am still trying to figure out how to deal with the stress and not go to the chips. So I started at 323 and now 198.2, 48 pounds from my goal. I AM DANCING!!!!!!!!!!!

@@Mocha2871 Go Shotey! Go out and party like it's yo birthday! Congratulations!

Thank you so much !!!!

@@Mocha2871 Go Shotey! Go out and party like it's yo birthday! Congratulations!

Congratulations! Sounds like you are back on track and making some good choices to work off those last pounds. A lot of people say that exercise helps them cope with stress, so maybe that can be your new go-to instead of the potato chips. Worth a shot at least!

congrats!!! that has got to be exciting!!

That's awesome!

Good for you on many counts.

Thanks, that is my plan to go when I get off work and by the time I get home I can go to bed and leave the stress on the machines.

Congratulations! Sounds like you are back on track and making some good choices to work off those last pounds. A lot of people say that exercise helps them cope with stress, so maybe that can be your new go-to instead of the potato chips. Worth a shot at least!

Congrats. I hit ONEderland today too! Feels great!

@@AlanaRN Congratulations to you too! I know it's not easy, good job!

YESSSS – congratulations!!!! That's a grea accomplishment!!! Now about those chips..... Try replacing them with nuts, Jerky, cheese, meats, or yogurt. As long as you're not consuming any "bad" carbs or sweets, I find that you don't have to worry about fat and calories. So a handful of nuts is a great snack! Keep it up!!!

Congrats on hitting onerland!

I'm in a class with the psychiatrist at my surgeon's office that helps build good skills post op and we're reading a book that provides all sorts of tools to deal with emotional eating. The book is called Eat Q and I don't normally like self help type of books but this one is really good and I'm seeing positive changes in my ability to control snacking.