I know I've been through this before, but tomorrow is the day I try to give up junk food. I stocked up on colorful veggies and beautiful berries. I got caught up in an unstoppable junk food frenzy, and the only way to stop is going cold turkey.

I've been hiding a dirty secret, too. Prior to banding I never (I mean NEVER) drank real soda. I have no idea where this started, but I've been drinking a real Coke every day, then 2 Cokes, and actually opened a 3rd can last week before running to the sink to spill it out, thinking, "What the F am I doing?"

This can't be fun and games. This is serious. I'm actually afraid.

Anyone else that's damn serious can PM me phone numbers. I'll make my nightly calls and glue the phone to my ear to keep from eating any crap tomorrow. One day at a time. I just need one day. We'll talk about Tuesday later.

I flopped so badly at this that I started a whole new thread:(

DeLarla,

I definetly need to be in on this, I am way out of control with junk. I need help too! I go for my first fill tomarrow. I'm pretty disgusted with myself, and am wondering if I'm even gonna lose any weight with my band because of the way I eat. I just got done eating a bag of the little chocolate covered donuts (I've absolutely lost my mind). I sure hope restriction will help me. After my fill I'll be on liquids for 2 days, maybe this will help get the junk out of my system.

Patty, fat and desperate~

And I thought this would be easy - banded and filled - can't eat as much and the weight comes off. Well guys, it's still work.....and hearing from all of you tells me that we all need to get in touch with why we went through this - there is no easy way.....this is just a help.....think the best way is to keep a food diary - to include all the stress cookies I ate today, the cream in my coffee and the crab-cheese dip I had for breakfast. Yes, the stuff goes down easy....but that not why we did this, IS IT? SUPPORT, SUPPORT, SUPPORT - and make every day accountable.... START NOW! OK?

You are absolutely right Charlie, Support is key. I know if it were not for the poeple here who have given me the support I have needed along the way I would not be as successful as I have been. Being accountable is what helps me also, I am totally being accountable for eating those 2 dam rice krispie treats today. I did it, I had no willpower. It feels good to be truthful, cuz I know Iam not alone here in my struggle, we all battle the same demon.

For those who say the band is the easy way out, all I can say to them is they have no idea.

TOMORROW NO JUNK food

ok....not boasting here, but I am having the opposite problem. I am living off Starbucks and cigs. OK...tried tuna fish tonight and actually have kept it down. Everything comes up. So I stick with water and Starbucks. Meatloaf? Grilled fish? Spagetti? All of it....PB'd. I haven't been doing my shakes but have lost about 20 pounds in the past month and have a heck of a cold and upper respiratory infection now. Need some Mothering here!!

Okay Tammy, you and I are neck and neck on the weight. I have been bouncing between 208 and 206 for at least a week. This morning, 207. Beat you to 199? I could live on coffee and Cigs...then I might have an upper respiratory infection! Oh, already have a bit of one of those. Pass the lighter!

Okay, I didn't go to exercise class, didn't drink my CIB (went to fix it, had run out and ate Jack's Holy Shredded Wheat instead) and I didn't eat a Lean Cuisine. Instead, I was Starvin' Marvin all evening. I nibbled on peanuts, had refrieds and salsa for dinner, with a fairly large turkey and cheese on toasted whole wheat with lettuce, onion, and pickle. Yummy.

SO, I ate way too much but none of it was complete, total, prepared, sugar-laden, utter junk food. It was actual food, unless you count the canned refrieds.

Tomorrow is Tuesday? well, well, well!!!

Delarla,

If you need to call me or you want a nightly or hourly call to keep the coke monster away e-mail me your number at crc2u@aol.com and I will gladly be your devil who whispers in your ear during those moments of weakness. I am great at being there for others not so good at doing it for myself.

But maybe being there for you will help me get back on track for my self.

I just went to the doctor and asked her if there's any new diet pill for night that won't keep you awake. ... Just think, you take it at 4:00 p.m. and buzz around scrubbing bathtubs, then suddenly at 10:00 p.m. you can't keep your eyes open and get a full 8 hour's rested sleep.

Warning: what follows is not a serious suggestion: Vicodin and other opiate pain killers usually reduce appetite, and definitely won't keep you awake. It was during a Vicodin period last winter that I made myself eat a Krispy Kreme because my daily calorie count was falling under 800. Of course, Vicodin might make you fall asleep during the day, think sloppily, walk around in an incoherent stupor, and become constipated and/or addicted. And I guess I should point out that Rush Limbaugh, last year's Vicodin poster boy, is no toothpick, so I guess he didn't have the same reaction.

Seriously, I wish I could join in this junk-food rejection. But I am perverse and if I start thinking that I am totally denied something, I will start craving it even if I didn't want it before the prohibition. But I am definitely ready to cut down on junk, even if I'm not ready for cold-turkey yet. Oops, wish I hadn't said turkey. . . wonder if there's any in the fridge. . .

Ok, Kathy,

Your on....Race ya to 199! I am so glad to hear you getting out and excercising. I was so worried about you and the problems you were having after being banded! Glad to hear you up and about!

Hi

My name is Vera

And I'm a Chocoholic!

The smell, the taste…be it Hershey's, Mars or 3 musketeers. Dark, light or milk chocolate. It has brought me down to a very low level.

I must quit cold turkey.

Today is a new day...I will not eat chocolate!

Ok last night after work,after being soooo good about the ice cream and not even opening the stinkin' freezer my huby suggested chinese buffet since it was 105 with the humididty(NOT exageratingSP?)so piged out on that but didn't eat anyting else! didn't exercise either BUT

I was on the road today and since i didn't have Breakfast because of an early meeting was talking to myself about a hamburger and rings or fries or KFC but talked myself out of it and came back to the office for muslix and an apples..yay for me!!!!

Tonight i will go on the treadmill..promise to myself!!!

Monday food

almond raisin muslix 3/4 c

1/2c 2% milk

2 large coffee 2 cream 1 sugar

white dinner roll

2oz lean deli ham

1 thin slice swiss

1 tsp mayo and mustard

2 egg rolls,general tao chicken~2oz,1/2c wonton Soup

Yall are making me so hungry.

"DeLarla - I give up with you. Phooey on the whole thing. "

DeLarla, NO WAY you are giving up! You are my inspiration!!! You are already down 67lbs and you look FABULOUS in the latest picture I saw of you! You're one of my rocks and if you need another one feel free to get in touch with me. I'll throw away my box of Cheezit's if you'll throw away a box/bag of your's Hang in there with me please!

Chris

tammy

throw the cigs out and hand the starbucks coffee over to me, and no one will get hurt! just jokin. i have been doing okay..eatting with my eyes....and my stomach has been wanting to poke my eyes out for a few days. i don't think that im over eatting on junk, but i can still eat like a 3 ounce chicken breast, a cup of veggies and tonight i had a yogurt, then a cup of ice cream...Sugar free ice cream, but none the less, ice cream. i had a fill ohhh two weeks ago...i don't know if its time for another or what, but i am good alllll day long while im working then at night, the red eye food demon starts to stir.....and then lashes out at things...not bad things, yogurt is okay, but i feel like i am able to eat too much. I do feel the restriction....I have not pb'ed or anything, had one mini half stuck.......I am exercising......and the weight is coming off....but I hope Im not doing something to slow down the loss progress....I should keep a diary of my food...but like many other things in my life, i start it and then flub it. I found a great site, dont know if it has been posted here..... www.fitday.com and they have an awesome program that you can enter in your food intake....I should start using it huh???? All righty, thanks for listening..

TTYL

Hey- I hear all you guys talking about Starbucks- I work for Starbucks actually- and my pre-band(i'm getting banded tommorow) treat is a tall sugar free hazelnut coffee frappuccino light. YUMMY- I also enjoy sugar free vanilla skim milk latte's- Thank God I don't have to give up Coffee- my drug of choice.

Check out starbucks.com for calorie count