O.T.R. sleever

At 7weeks you aren't at any real risk of harming yourself. Just be careful how much you have and make sure to include the calories of the olive oil into your calculation. Oils are almost pure fat. I'd recommend going air popped or getting the 100calorie pre measured microwave bags.

Wow, do I really not want to admit this. But, I did it, I had a relapse.
For a few weeks I was eating candy and ice cream on a daily basis. Somewhere in the area of 2000 calories a day worth of candy bars & ice cream. That's plus my salads and Proteins.
I'm really ashamed of myself, not because I had relapse, that's just part of life for an addict. We are really good at justifying our addictions and tripping ourselves up. My shame comes from the fact that I let my pride get I the way of my recovery. I should have come here and told my sleeve family when I realized it was a problem. I knew it was a problem less than 1 week into it, but I couldn't bring myself to admitting it to you.
About a week ago I got on the scale & had gained back 7-8lbs. I was so disappointed in myself. I am back on a very strict diet, let me assure you getting back on track is much harder when you don't have a fresh staple line to scare you into following the rules.
The total disgust I felt looking at that number on he scale was enough to put me back on the straight and narrow.
But let me tell you from experience, stay mindful of what you eat. There have always been 2 schools of thought on eating post VSG, the "what's best" & the "what's acceptable". This experience has assured me even more the I belong in the "what's best" crowd. I really need to focus on my health because "acceptable" for me quickly turns into overindulgence.
I feel I need to apologize to you, my sleeve family for not being open about this when it happened.

Basically you get more personal attention & a nicer facility. They are both very competent surgeons.

YES, you are going to die.
I'm pretty sure this will not be the cause, and hopefully it will be quite some time before that day comes.
There really isn't much you do at this point. It will pass through your system like it has in the past. You'll be fine.

YES, you are going to die.
I'm pretty sure this will not be the cause, and hopefully it will be quite some time before that day comes.
There really isn't much you do at this point. It will pass through your system like it has in the past. You'll be fine.

YES, you are going to die.
I'm pretty sure this will not be the cause, and hopefully it will be quite some time before that day comes.
There really isn't much you do at this point. It will pass through your system like it has in the past. You'll be fine.

YES, you are going to die.
I'm pretty sure this will not be the cause, and hopefully it will be quite some time before that day comes.
There really isn't much you do at this point. It will pass through your system like it has in the past. You'll be fine.

But you stopped it at 8 pounds!! Good for you for getting back on track!
One of the things that I learned in Weight Watchers (not sure which of the 12 years it was..) is that in order to keep these things from happening, we should PLAN to have Cookies, cakes, pies, candy...whatever it is that we love. Planning for it means that we work it into our calorie intake and work around it. Maybe work out a little more during that week or whatever. I know that when I was doing it, I would plan for a Butterfinger. I had one twice a month or so. I didn't ever want to feel deprived, but knew that if I did it more often I would be courting trouble.
Depending on how things are with you, that may or may not work. But the idea of NEVER having anything sweet scares me.

Wow, do I really not want to admit this. But, I did it, I had a relapse.
For a few weeks I was eating candy and ice cream on a daily basis. Somewhere in the area of 2000 calories a day worth of candy bars & ice cream. That's plus my salads and Proteins.
I'm really ashamed of myself, not because I had relapse, that's just part of life for an addict. We are really good at justifying our addictions and tripping ourselves up. My shame comes from the fact that I let my pride get I the way of my recovery. I should have come here and told my sleeve family when I realized it was a problem. I knew it was a problem less than 1 week into it, but I couldn't bring myself to admitting it to you.
About a week ago I got on the scale & had gained back 7-8lbs. I was so disappointed in myself. I am back on a very strict diet, let me assure you getting back on track is much harder when you don't have a fresh staple line to scare you into following the rules.
The total disgust I felt looking at that number on he scale was enough to put me back on the straight and narrow.
But let me tell you from experience, stay mindful of what you eat. There have always been 2 schools of thought on eating post VSG, the "what's best" & the "what's acceptable". This experience has assured me even more the I belong in the "what's best" crowd. I really need to focus on my health because "acceptable" for me quickly turns into overindulgence.
I feel I need to apologize to you, my sleeve family for not being open about this when it happened.

Wow, do I really not want to admit this. But, I did it, I had a relapse.
For a few weeks I was eating candy and ice cream on a daily basis. Somewhere in the area of 2000 calories a day worth of candy bars & ice cream. That's plus my salads and Proteins.
I'm really ashamed of myself, not because I had relapse, that's just part of life for an addict. We are really good at justifying our addictions and tripping ourselves up. My shame comes from the fact that I let my pride get I the way of my recovery. I should have come here and told my sleeve family when I realized it was a problem. I knew it was a problem less than 1 week into it, but I couldn't bring myself to admitting it to you.
About a week ago I got on the scale & had gained back 7-8lbs. I was so disappointed in myself. I am back on a very strict diet, let me assure you getting back on track is much harder when you don't have a fresh staple line to scare you into following the rules.
The total disgust I felt looking at that number on he scale was enough to put me back on the straight and narrow.
But let me tell you from experience, stay mindful of what you eat. There have always been 2 schools of thought on eating post VSG, the "what's best" & the "what's acceptable". This experience has assured me even more the I belong in the "what's best" crowd. I really need to focus on my health because "acceptable" for me quickly turns into overindulgence.
I feel I need to apologize to you, my sleeve family for not being open about this when it happened.

I'm right there with you, buddy.

OTR You haven given me tons of the best nutrition advise. You taught me about the differences in Proteins and so much more. I am 4 mo out now and 53 lbs down since surgery (73 total). I have fallen down and picked myself up as you did. I am so happy you told us what is going on because it teaches us to be honest and human. No one who needed this surgery can change instantly and you've done fantastic. your right I am the same type of person and I needed your advise today.I will also think of good and necessary and acceptable choices and clean my diet up. I accept the falls and so getting back on track is not a shameful thing but a natural thing that everyone struggles with. I know your going to be fine. Thanks for sharing.

Thank you for your honesty! I find it's harder for me to slip up when I have people that I'm accountable to. My husband really helps with this for me.

Are we the same person? The past few weeks have been rough for me. I was burning out of this forum about 2 months ago and my aggression as starting to show and so I took a break. The thing is - this forum is so good for me in terms of keeping me focused, I just need to find that balance so I'm not tearing out my hair and unleashing hellfire, and then not being totally MIA as well. While I was away I slowly backslid a little bit. Not to any crazy extent because at 106 days post op, I'm still extremely limited, but I can say that I wasn't giving it my all either.
I'm glad you decided to real it in. Sometimes this is why I cringe when people say "throw out the scale" because some of us, especially food addicts, need that wake up call that the numbers on the scale provide. I don't know about you but I don't necessarily notice 5 or 7 pounds in my clothes, but that's enough to make my jaw drop to the floor if I see it on the scale.
I started tracking food on MyFitnessPal again, that seems to be helping more than anything. I didn't gain any weight but I only lost 7 this previous month and I feel like at this stage in the game I should have easily doubled that.

Chin up OTR your knowledge and advice on this site is priceless and has helped me numerous times. You took a big step in acknowledging what you have been doing wrong and I have full faith in you that you can and will correct any slight misstep you may have taken. Best of luck to you man!!

I'm new to this forum I am 6 months Post Op there are things I struggle with but it's great to have a support system when you fall. OTR it's great that you have so many great people to depend on when you need help. Thanks for sharing your story of struggle and I pray that you have the strength to overcome all obstacles in the future.

Well I fell off the wagon rolled down the hill and got hit by the train lol. My daughter brought home a large jar of nutella and wouldnt ya know that is my biggest weakness. Lol. I ended uo eating about a quater of the jar and I feel sick. I think the devil made nutella it is so sinful and delicious!!!! Someone give me some strenght to throw the rest away, before my spoon jumps in the jar again.

Don't feel bad OTR!! We're only human and messing up is part of life! I think it's good you reaching out for support! The great thing about the sleeve is you can mess up and still get back on track. You know what to do, get back to the basics! You can do it! I know you can! You did it before!

Wow, do I really not want to admit this. But, I did it, I had a relapse.
For a few weeks I was eating candy and ice cream on a daily basis. Somewhere in the area of 2000 calories a day worth of candy bars & ice cream. That's plus my salads and Proteins.
I'm really ashamed of myself, not because I had relapse, that's just part of life for an addict. We are really good at justifying our addictions and tripping ourselves up. My shame comes from the fact that I let my pride get I the way of my recovery. I should have come here and told my sleeve family when I realized it was a problem. I knew it was a problem less than 1 week into it, but I couldn't bring myself to admitting it to you.
About a week ago I got on the scale & had gained back 7-8lbs. I was so disappointed in myself. I am back on a very strict diet, let me assure you getting back on track is much harder when you don't have a fresh staple line to scare you into following the rules.
The total disgust I felt looking at that number on he scale was enough to put me back on the straight and narrow.
But let me tell you from experience, stay mindful of what you eat. There have always been 2 schools of thought on eating post VSG, the "what's best" & the "what's acceptable". This experience has assured me even more the I belong in the "what's best" crowd. I really need to focus on my health because "acceptable" for me quickly turns into overindulgence.
I feel I need to apologize to you, my sleeve family for not being open about this when it happened.

Ok, as you might have read in my confession, I had a slip and got back up to 196lbs(201 with cloths on). I'm back on track as of a couple weeks ago & I'm happy to report that as of this week I'm down to 190lbs.