Your no failure

[Guest guest]

Lyssa,

You might be going thruogh an ugly food thing right now, but you are NOT a

failure. You are a bright, vibrant, intelligent, talented woman, who is a

very successful WLS post op, and just just happens to be eating alot of carbs

right now. Its ok, you are fine, dont beat yourself up about it, I talk from

expereince of beating myself up recently, it doesnt help. Accept yourself

wherever you are, this too will change. If it changed for me, it can and will

change for anyone, Im as big a food addict as thery come. But dont let it get

to you, dont let the guilt and shame in, a little fear is OK, but pack up the

guilt and shame and send it down the River.

Try some protein drinks with some favorite fresh fruit and crushed ice or

sorbet, or add a bit of milk, soy milk or yogurt with the mushy fruits on

botttom ;O (sorry , I probably should have warned you that was

coming).

I had a bad month too, gained back some weight, got a little humble, prayed

alot, journaled alot, ate alot of jelly beans, hated myself, felt like a

failure, and finallly just let go and accepted that the first real LOG TERM

binge had happended... I prayed a little more and finally it stopped as

mysteriously as it started...BUT... after I had gone back on protein drinks

every morning.

Hey Lyssa, weve had out differences, but you have been one of my role models,

and I KNOW youll be ok. So...trust in it all, the food WILL fall back in

place sweetie, this too will change.

Be gentle with yourself, take a bubble bath, go buy as new outfit, some

flowers, get a massage, buy a bgood book, what ever makes you feel good, you

deserve it. And protein drinks, protein drinks, every morning... they saved

my A**, really they did.... Right ?

:)Adria