I need help I totally fell off the wagon. I had my lap band surgery 3/31/14 and lost 40lbs by September 2014. Since then I gained back 8lbs and have no motivation. Please share you tips on how you were re motivated to lose the weight. I have a doctors appointment 6/16.

@@Cvetere07 I would ask you how you are feeling? That is really what motivates me to stay on track. When I am not feeling well I know it's because I am still carrying around the extra weight and because I am not making healthy choices of food and not moving as much as I should be.

When I find myself sliding far off the wagon and just eating junk foods, I try and "reset" my mind and go back to the basics. I'll go on a liquid diet for a couple of days, and then move through to solids and this helps to reset my mind and my body as well and gets me back on track to making sure I am eating band size portions and eating in the right time frame and chewing properly etc.

When you see the Dr. on the 16th do you plan to have a fill? That's always an instant re-setter and gets you back to basics.

Keep posting and let us know how your doing.

Do you have any thoughts on why you are overeating? Are you stressed out? Try taking some time to think about what you are trying to solve with food. Food is a poor substitute for companionship, anxiety, boredom. If you know your triggers that will help. Also some foods trigger overeating. If I eat sweet stuff in the morning I will want to overeat all day. If I start with protein, I do better.

That said, sometimes I have to restart and I go back to liquids for a few days and sort of rest from choosing what to eat.