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Hi, I have been having a long bout of lets see how much can go wrong before I can't handle it any more. Been having long time in pain in my body,, and family problems. I have lost all I want but don't want to gain it... I started to stress eat tonight. I realized I can eat a whole lot more than I thought I could. and still not be too full ... that scares me. like, is my pouch bigger than I thought. ? I use to measure my food. I know I ate more, plenty more. I don't want to stretch it or anything. Ugh. sorry for the complaint, I am sure the weight loss team would clap. They want me to eat more and gain weight. That is something I don't want to do. I don't want to lose more. But I am happy where I am at...thanks for listening
Some people do the 5 day pouch test once a month or so to get back in touch with their pouch. I haven't tried it but I've heard good things.
This reminds me...the fight is never really over...it is forever the rest of our lives.
JJ
I also stress eat which I hope i don't do after surgery. To not gain..keep a sensible diet. Are you still seeing a dietition? I would ask her what you should be doing. Best of luck. debby
Even more so if we don't have any tools to develop like muscle memory to try and combat the urge to over eat and make bad choices with food.
No, it seems we must always be mindful of ourselves, and our habits.
Not sure if you might have seen this on TV or not, but I actually just came across a video on The Dr. Oz Show website, with Montel Williams talking about his on emotional eating and body image problems, and he offers some really interesting insight and ideas.
It's in 4 parts, but you'll see Part 1and the rest of the links here:
http://www.doctoroz.com/videos/montels-secret-struggle-emotional-eating-pt-1
From the page linked above: For the first time, television personality and alternative health advocate Montel Williams opens up about his struggle with binge eating and his body image. Plus, he unveils the plan that helped him take back control. See solutions to conquer eating out of boredom, anger, stress or sadness.
Anyways, hope you find this interesting, and that you also find the your own plan to resist the stress and stress eating habits. You can do this, Judy! We have your back :-)
Best wishes to you,