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My period is coming.....hide! Im so emotional and Im looking for food-thats what I discovered this weekend.My back is hurting like Im pregnant but really Im not- I just play a pregnant woman on tv- ha ha ha? My hormones are wicked before the P comes around! Im glad my boss canceled our staff mtg because either I would have been touchy or bitchy

 My hubbie, son and I planned a nice day in the city (San Francisco) this weekend and so I decided to allow for more calories - I love me some crab. Well I think I opened the flood gates on my head hunger because I am not proud of my food choices therafter.

Please lean in because I have a secret...Im an emotional eater, food addict, food gladiator whatever your label is but yes I stuggle with food. I had myself convinced originally when deciding to get the VSG that I was doing it to resolve my diabetes. I ignored the food struggles that lead me to 235.-talk about denial! So now Im almost 4 months post op and now really struggling with food as I have no restriction and tolerate many types of food. But just because I can doesnt mean I should... Its so easy to write but so hard to do! 

Im back on the horse and will be sticking to 850 cals this week. I have also started exercising last week and enjoying the bit of energy it gives me. I woke up this am at 6:30 to get on my elliptical. I am not a morning person so this for me was tough mbe even a miracle but I did it and felt better about starting this week fresh. Clean slate :)

I was really struggling with some of my food choices and so I cleaned up my choices. Even with that effort I was still pretty high in calories and hungry! Another OH member (Melissa) suggested a carb detox and she inspired me to change my meal plan choices even more and Im so grateful. She inspired me to look at my food choices a bit more suggesting other options. This has made such a difference :) At first my body was fighting it and telling my head this is crazy you are hungrgy-more food!!!I was getting really discouraged and posted on the VSG forum which I had avoided bcuz I got judgy comments before. But I put myself out there and received some great support and advice. I was so touched that others on this website cared enough to respond and helped me with my gloomy feeling.

Something just clicked and all of a sudden my mind start getting control over my body cravings. It was tough but for the last couple of days it has worked. I went from 1200+ calories to at about 850 calories per day. I really appreciate my mind getting it together and helping out my body with all these cravings I was having. I dont know how I will deal with ref. carbs during maintenance but for now Im ok with keeping them at bay. I now believe I can do this!!!!! :)

Sisa

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Im new to this forum and Im very excited about the possibility of a gastric sleeve surgery! I just had a consultation today with Dr. Zare and he confirmed that Im a good candidate for the surgery. I have had diabetes for 10 years and it has just been so hard to lose weight. Im 38 years old and have a 3.5 year old who was born at 29 weeks, weighing 3lbs. He stayed in the hospital for 2months and it was just so terrible. He is now healthy and wonderful and I want to have another baby. I know that if I get pregnant at the weight I am today(234lbs), it will be a high risk pregnancy and Im likely to have another preterm baby or at least there's a chance of that happening. I want to be healthy and have the surgery in order to decrease risks to a future baby due to my weight BUT if I do that then I will have to wait 18 months after surgery before getting pregnant. By that time I will be 40 and you all know that the older a womens is the higher chances of stillbirth, miscarriages, and birth defects. Im not sure which is the greater risk my weight or my age? 

If anyone has some words of wisdom, I have some very eager ears waiting...