No matter how much I try I can't seem to get past my night time grazing. I had a really good day, went for an hour's walk this morning, had 3 small meals and then went to an aqua aerobics class this evening. Once I settled in for the night, it started. It's 11.30pm and I just ate a piece of cheese on some bread. I had a mango not long before that. It's obvious I'm still not restricted because I can eat anything I want. I'm still doing this with willpower alone and that's only working at certain times of the day. Hopefully all that exercise will have helped but I so desperately want to get the restriction required to lose the weight.

Sades: I wish you hadn't told me that licorice went down ok!!! I'm afraid I'll get brave and try it.

I'm controlling the food but not exercising, you're having problems with the food but doing well with exercise, if we could become one person, we'd be to goal by now.

I hoping I'm down one pound for Thurs Challenge weigh in. With my fill tomorrow, I'll be on full liquids, so that should help.

Like you, I'm getting frustrated that the weight loss could be better, if I just had some restriction.

I'll be sure to post on how my fill goes.

Sorry Shortgal but once I started eating again I realised I could eat anything and that's made it harder to give some things up. I did so much better today, mainly because I went out tonight and wasn't hanging around the house. Now if only we could getit so we both eat less and exercise more. Let's see how we go.

I've had my band long enough that I know what naughty things get past and what doesn't (it seems for me, the most unhealthy things slide right thru, no problem!)

SO, although i got pregnant right after i got my band, I did excellent with it through the pregancy, and shortly after.

THEN in September or so last year, after putting new baby to bed, I could "relax" because all the heavy stress of the day was over, and that's how I started.

First it was small, but I built up to eating sometimes 3 times the calories after 7 pm as I did before. In 4 months I gained back 30 pounds I WORKED SO HARD to lose.

I finally got honest with myself after Christmas. I see I was eating to reward myself, eating to numb tiredness/anxiety, eating to deal with frustration-anger-happiness-you name it. Eating for every reason under the sun except hunger.

(Just like before, just more carefully and creatively).

I got it together in beginning of January. My solution was to eat whatever i needed to eat before 7, and nothing after, NO MATTER WHAT. That is my answer, I have lost a little over 10 pounds. It hurts REALLY bad to have to lose this again, but I'm staying positive. Failure is only when you quit trying, right?

Night-eating was my #1 problem, probably well before my daughter, it was just more noticable when she came in the picture.

And it is really hard yet.

Not eating after 7, I've had more than a few nights of bargaining (with inner food junkie?) miserableness, desperation, but the night I had clarity, when I was like, "Am I really feeling this bad because I can't eat?!? Was I this bad into overeating? To cover and numb life?"

(I've had several addictions, none seemed as difficult to overcome as overeating). My girlfriend(who is recovering from perscription painkiller adiction) gave me quote, "I have all the tools around me for true happiness."

And it is so. My beautiful daughter, my husband, my great oppertunity to lose excess weight, once and for all.

Sorry, this a long write. I just wanted you to know, that wherever you are, suffering "the Starving" at night, I am here too, suffering also, and we will overcome.

Glad to hear that you're back on track. I know how you feel about losing the same weight over again. I lost 35 lbs 3 years ago and ended up putting 3/4 of it back on. The band helped me lose it again so hopefully I will keep it off forever. Good luck getting the rest off.

This is exactly what happened to me too. I graze during my son's nap and when I put him to bed. i did it before the band and now I'm doing it after the band.

I have almost zip for restriction. I have 5 cc's in and he is only doing .5 cc's per month from now on. So I think I'm going to have zip for restriction for a looooonnnggg time. bwaaaaaa!

I've basically brought back all my bad habits. The only difference is I don't eat the quantity I used to. That is my saving grace. Thank GAWD for the band. I eat like shite but not as much so at least I'm not gaining. And on the good days/weeks, I do manage to lose one or two.

So, I understand how you feel, Sades!

Looks like many of us are going through the same thing Linda. We have to find whatever works for us... I'm definitely still a work in progress. When I've fully worked it out, I'm sure the weight will just fall off again. Soon I hope! Good luck.

Sades,

I swear, your original post could have been written by me. It is DITTO of what I'm going through. I'm now 5 weeks without losiing and I'm so frustrated. I'm exercising, doing my water, I stick to diet all day, no sweets, no snacking in morning or afternoon. I go from work to water aerobics or gym. When I get home I'm VERY hungry. 7:30 by then and I still have to cook. I either snack while I'm cooking my low cal meal, or I eat my correctly portioned meal and then graze right before bed. I know this is preventing my weight loss. Last night I ate about a cup of potato chips!!! Sometimes I'm happy with a slice of cheese or a few strawberries, and that's not to bad, but most the time it's chips with pico de gallo, cheeze nips or crackers. WAY BAD. The water aerobics really increases my appetite. What should I do?

Sades,

I swear, your original post could have been written by me. It is DITTO of what I'm going through. I'm now 5 weeks without losiing and I'm so frustrated. I'm exercising, doing my Water, I stick to diet all day, no sweets, no snacking in morning or afternoon. I go from work to water aerobics or gym. When I get home I'm VERY hungry. 7:30 by then and I still have to cook. I either snack while I'm cooking my low cal meal, or I eat my correctly portioned meal and then graze right before bed. I know this is preventing my weight loss. Last night I ate about a cup of potato chips!!! Sometimes I'm happy with a slice of cheese or a few strawberries, and that's not to bad, but most the time it's chips with pico de gallo, cheeze nips or crackers. WAY BAD. The water aerobics really increases my appetite. What should I do?

Sad isn't it Aubrie? :party: I must say I noticed I was hungry after aqua even though I had dinner before I went. My class starts at 6.40pm, so I might have dinner afterwards which could help. Is there any way you could pre cook food so it's ready in less time? Maybe you need to eat more through the day so you're not so hungry when you get home. Or carry a healthy snack to eat on the way home. Easy for to make suggestions for others but can't do it myself!

I have a bad habit of finishing something even when I'm no longer hungry rather than throw it out which doesn't help. I guess when I have more restriction that will be hard to do.

Good luck on getting the weight moving again.