Comments on: Ashamed of Myself… http://bariatriccommunity.com/blog/main-blog-posts/ashamed-of-myself Sun, 05 Feb 2012 18:19:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: MzPuppie http://bariatriccommunity.com/blog/main-blog-posts/ashamed-of-myself/comment-page-1#comment-25 MzPuppie Thu, 01 Oct 2009 22:12:50 +0000 http://bariatriccommunity.com/blog/?p=115#comment-25 It's like any addiction, one can expect relapses. The success isn't in never relapsing -- it's in limiting the damage of a relapse and jumping right back on program. So, you are a success. It’s like any addiction, one can expect relapses. The success isn’t in never relapsing — it’s in limiting the damage of a relapse and jumping right back on program. So, you are a success.

]]> By: berrigirl http://bariatriccommunity.com/blog/main-blog-posts/ashamed-of-myself/comment-page-1#comment-24 berrigirl Thu, 01 Oct 2009 00:00:14 +0000 http://bariatriccommunity.com/blog/?p=115#comment-24 Thank you for commenting on this... What you said as well hit the button on so many of us...We turn to food and I will be honest and say Yes I struggle still even after 6 years...I'm not perfect...And sometimes I think we feel that we have to be perfect, which none of us are... Parents are another story in itself sometimes... Giving you"hugs"... Thank you for commenting on this…

What you said as well hit the button on so many of us…We turn to food and I will be honest and say Yes I struggle still even after 6 years…I’m not perfect…And sometimes I think we feel that we have to be perfect, which none of us are…

Parents are another story in itself sometimes…

Giving you”hugs”…

]]> By: hannie http://bariatriccommunity.com/blog/main-blog-posts/ashamed-of-myself/comment-page-1#comment-23 hannie Wed, 30 Sep 2009 23:36:58 +0000 http://bariatriccommunity.com/blog/?p=115#comment-23 We all fall off the wagon now and again, but you've written about something important that is a key component as to why sometimes we do. It's called "emotional eating" and even I am entirely guilty of this. It starts by feeling blue over situations that much as we'd like to control them, they control us. What was our mechanism for coping before? Food! Less now than before but it still haunts us from time to time. Don't look at it as "fail" but rather as "opportunity" because you've figured out why and what set you off to do it. My weakness at these times are hershey hugs and white chocolate, followed by hours of being sick. Ugh. Many times have I had to pick up (a few hours later) and resolve to try harder. We all have our *off* days, we do, and thank you for sharing this story. It speaks to the "mental" portion of why we eat and what our "triggers" are. Again, I hope Mom does better soon, and yes, it sucks even being approximately 30 minutes (in my case) from Mom should something go wrong with her or my dad. They're challenging to me health wise, and I wish at times I had them back with me at my house so I could control what and when Mom was eating (she's diabetic) and I had her dropping all sorts of weight and the blood sugar issue under control. Now she's all sorts of nuts now and won't let me go shopping with her at times, because as she's throwing in all the sugar laden junk, I'm tossing it back out. She hasn't quite figured that one out yet. :D *hugs* We all fall off the wagon now and again, but you’ve written about something important that is a key component as to why sometimes we do. It’s called “emotional eating” and even I am entirely guilty of this. It starts by feeling blue over situations that much as we’d like to control them, they control us. What was our mechanism for coping before? Food! Less now than before but it still haunts us from time to time. Don’t look at it as “fail” but rather as “opportunity” because you’ve figured out why and what set you off to do it. My weakness at these times are hershey hugs and white chocolate, followed by hours of being sick. Ugh. Many times have I had to pick up (a few hours later) and resolve to try harder. We all have our *off* days, we do, and thank you for sharing this story. It speaks to the “mental” portion of why we eat and what our “triggers” are. Again, I hope Mom does better soon, and yes, it sucks even being approximately 30 minutes (in my case) from Mom should something go wrong with her or my dad. They’re challenging to me health wise, and I wish at times I had them back with me at my house so I could control what and when Mom was eating (she’s diabetic) and I had her dropping all sorts of weight and the blood sugar issue under control. Now she’s all sorts of nuts now and won’t let me go shopping with her at times, because as she’s throwing in all the sugar laden junk, I’m tossing it back out. She hasn’t quite figured that one out yet. :D *hugs*

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