As I am making my way back to the straight and narrow, I am amazed at how dense protein and eating slowly gets me full. I am not a huge proponent of carbs being evil, but they certainly affect fullness and satiety.

I can so relate to all of this. I know what I did to get myself to the point of WLS, and yet here I am, only a year and a half out and I find myself slipping into old habits, eating carbs and sweets and wanting them, which is driving me crazy. And then feeling disgusted with myself, almost to the point of loathing! I haven't consistantly been keeping a food diary, mostly because I can't begin to admit to myself that I am back where I started. I find myself feeling depressed, which as we all know can be a vicious circle. I wish I knew how to fix my brain, but as of yet...it is a struggle for me daily. I go to a WLS support group once a month, and for the most part, have a supportive family. I'm thinking it's time for a professional, maybe they can help me figure out why I can't stick to a program that I know has saved my life and given me so much better quality in my life. I was lucky enough to be given this tool and it has made my life better, so why the need to eat the crap, am I just trying to fulfill my life long proficy of failure?

It's from the book "The rules of normal eating" I highly recommend this book! It's not about eating and how to lose weight - it's about developing a normal healthy relationship with food. Something that I think many of us WLS patients struggle with.