Sorry to hear you're going through all that. I don't know how much help I will be because I'm only seventeen days post-op. If your old habits are starting to sneak up on you, perhaps it's time to figure out the deeper reason why, besides work stress. You've worked too hard and too long to fall back now. Also, would going back to a liquid or stage 2 diet for a couple of weeks work to jumpstart you back on track? Good luck!

You can start back when you first got surgery like the liquid diet start from there and just work back into the routine

Starbucks grande unsweetened green tea lattes have 32 grams of sugar and 34 grams of carbs. http://www.starbucks.com/menu/drinks/tea/green-tea-latte

Do you think those numbers fit your Bariatric eating plan?

Stress eating will only get worse if the underlying issues are not addressed. Stress itself will compound the physical issues because of the stress hormones. I highly recommend finding a professional who can help you find out why you have the need to eat unhealthy food instead of seeking healthy ways to work through what is stressing you. As the VP of a company, I'm sure you know the importance of having a good team. We all have to build our own support teams as individuals, and a good counselor is a must. What healthy techniques do you use to work through the stress?

Getting our heads in the game is critical for our success. Once our heads are on straight, then we can consciously make healthier food choices. I'm not sure about your program, but my program focuses on protein first, water, vegetables, legumes, seeds, nuts, dairy, and reasonable amounts of fruits. 60-90 grams protein, 64 oz water minimum, low carbs. Instead of thinking about what to cut out, try thinking about adding back in. Focus on adding healthy foods back into your eating choices. When we are full from eating healthy foods, well hydrated from getting our water in, and regularly doing our mental/emotional work, we change our focus. What is your healthy focus?

You've come a year out of WLS and it sounds like there's some head work that needs to happen. Perhaps an in person support group or therapist might be in order.
Surgery is just a tool, it doesn't fix our heads, our hearts, our choices. And if we don't get a grip on fixing our heads, hearts and choices, we are fully capable of eating our way back to where we started.
Keep on sharing here, but get the help you need to get back on track for the healthier you, the reason you went through all this. You're worth it, and when you make your health the priority, it will happen.

OMG 220 to 149 in a year that is remarkable. Get out of the mind set that got us all there in the first place. Do what you did to get to 149 in the last year. Don't undo all of that fabulous work. You go girl into 2016 and continue to be the success you were in 2015. Happy New Year. I am two months out on Jan 10, may I be as successful as you at the end of my first year.

I find writing it helps me, I also write "Bite it, Write it" on the top of my hand. I am doing Adkins protein shakes they are yummy, no sugar and are not chalky. good luck I am here to talk if ya want a friend even to bounce ideas off of via texting and so forth. I had RNY 8/29/2012 have had 2 babies since RNY but 3 pregnancies.

The real question is why are you self-sabotaging?

I suggest that you begin what Julia Cameron calls Morning Pages.

Get a notebook and put it by your bed with a pen. When you waken in the morning, before you do ANYTHING, start to write down whatever is in your head. No censoring yourself. Just write down whatever is running through your head until you have filled three pages (8x11" pages).

When you do this consistently for a week or so (I recommend it as a daily --as in forever from now on habit), you will begin to see what is really in your heart and head.

You'll see clearly what is bothering you, what you really want, what you dream of.

Once you have that insight into yourself, you next step is to start to fix your life. Take action toward your dreams, change bad relationships or eliminate them,, etc.

It is beyond beneficial to do this. It is transformative.

You have already transformed your body. It is entirely possible that you are now experiencing emotions that you last felt the last time you weighed 149 lbs. It's cellular memory, and often it is memories of things buried deep. OR, it could be your body is remembering a emotions that no longer have any validity and that you can easily release them once you see what is going on.

You're at an important point in your journey--it's the place where you begin to go after the life that you really want. The life that you previously denied.

So empower yourself by accepting and believing in yourself. You can do this. You have a right to do it. So go for it. :)