Aribay1

Thank you for your kind words. As I said in another comment I did my meal prep for the week and I'm back on track today was better. I'm experiencing a lot of head hunger but I just start doing school work or something.
Only I know what's really going on so I need to help myself.

Yeah I'm not going to make an excuse and I wasn't thinking when it did happen and it happened I can't change it I did come back though and I just look at everyone's before and after pics and just remind myself none of them had that happen over night and it takes hard work and dedication to get to goal or close to goal. This is exactly what I was hoping for when I posted this. Not every seeming to gang up on a complete stranger. Yeah I'm young but I do know what I'm suppose to do I reread my packets all the time. And I am on track and really looking forward to wait lifting soon. Lol. But thank you for understanding and everything you said if true (also yes I chewed everything to the best I could) but Thank you for this and I'm sorry I never saw your post to comment. How long have you been banded? And I know you said you made a mistakes too but how are you now? <3

(cheating) on diets is what most of the world does
we are ONLY cheating ourselves however and we know what we are doing when we do it so its
not cheating..its a decision we make...its a decision you made to do...and you know its wrong because you feel bad about it..
eating foods so soon after surgery can be harmful
our insides MUST heal..so its not a good thing...
if you call and tell your doctor, what would they say?
you are normal...however you are still thinking like a dieter
you need to retire that person if you wish to be successful in getting healthy and losing weight..
3500 calories is a pound (ate or drank) whether its corn with flax seed chips or doritos or cubed cheese..
it is your decision to use your WLS aid of choice as your doctor advised for best results..that is your job..
you just need to do it..
stay busy, read, shop, have sex and drink a lot
you need to stop living to eat and now eat to live..
best of luck

It's not that I have an answer to why I'm right but maybe I made it seem like this has been going on for days or a week but it happened 2 days and I'm not sitting at home only eating bad things it was two things and no matter how I say I don't think it's a eating problem it's a metal break down I had. And I just don't like being judged on one post. No one's asked how I've been doing besides that Noone knows that I work out and I meet all my Water and Protein and calorie requirements. And maybe I'm being sensitive but that's how I am I've been over weight my entire life I have thin skin and all these comments to me seem like hate and attacks so I'm trying to let everyone know yes I cheated yes I know it's bad yes I read everyone's comments and yes I fixed the issue and yes I did everything I'm suppose to I'm mentaly prepared for the rest of the week and removed all the negativity that caused me to.
I thought people would understand the struggle and encourge me by saying stop your hurting yourself and it'll get easier but instead I feel like I've been insulted and made seem like I'm one of those people who thought this would be an easy fix. NOTHING ABOUT THIS HAS BEEN EASY and I thought my bariatric community would understand and boy was I wrong. I didn't want to deal with this alone because not everyone knows I had the surgery.
But thanks.

Thanks everyone for the tough love I meal preped this morning for 7 days and I go back to work tomorrow so I'll be away from the kitchen. If I see myself fall off I'll read all these comments because a lot of them honestly made me cry and upset but in a good way? But I'll seek help once I know the problem is beyond the 2 days I chose to do what I wasn't suppose to.
And to those bashing me based on one snippit of my struggle that's fine. Like someone said I know what I was doing is wrong I just needed the reassurance from a bunch of people I don't know to tell me I'm fucking up.
Your all right no more excuses. If Noone else has had a day or two where they fucked up then I'm sorry I insulted you all.

See i don't think it's addiction (I know it sounds like denial) but everything else I'm good like my b.f eats junk and not once do I lick or want a bite I just turn my check. I think I'm just really need a crunch ya know? When I do cheat it's one or two it's not like I lay in bed eating a whole bag. But I will stop because your right my inside are probably wacky and that's scary.

I don't know why you are trying to rationalize the fact that you are eating foods you should not. As many have stated, you can do severe damage to your sleeve. I also encourage you to get therapy. Why in the world would you put yourself through surgery if you are resuming your bad eating habits?

Hi my name is Ericka and this is my life now the vsg....I had my surgery October 27 of this year...I love it best choice I've ever had to make. I am here to hopefully make friends and get support from others. Let's take this journey together....

I love both Graze and Naturebox, didn't use either till I was about 8-9 months out though and use it specifically to fuel for running because it's kind of high carb, but good carbs mostly.
Graze is $6 for four boxes so $1.50 per snack and each is PLENTY for me...in fact I will often split it with my son or save half for later.
I have some codes for first and fourth box for free if anyone wants one, and yes I get a free box too (box of four snacks) if you use the code.
Naturebox is a little more tricky for me because I have to package it up into single serving Ziplocs when they arrive, or bring them on a trail or long run where I can justify eating more than a serving. For some reason I can eat more of those than the Graze ones! Probably because they have more carbs...the "nom noms" are especially good and small but carb packed, whereas the Graze tend to have more nuts so I don't eat as much. Not as much of a slider.

Yeah that's what it is I'm cheating on I wanted to try it but I put it out of sight (out of mind). So no more nature box it'll still be there when I can have it. I mainly wrote this because I did loose another 5lbs so I'm like I need to really get this shit together so yeah I'm good. And I never cheated on pre op diet I just thought about it. 2 days worth of damage is done. And I'm back on track. food good. I made sure my Water bottle is filled and I brought crystal light if I get sick of it. My Protein shakes are good to go and my meal prep is set. I want to loose what I have left before I hit ONEderland by new years so I'm trying I'm even at the gym now. I can't lift but there's other stuff I'm comfy doing.
Thanks I enjoyed your comment

Thanks everyone for the tough love I meal preped this morning for 7 days and I go back to work tomorrow so I'll be away from the kitchen. If I see myself fall off I'll read all these comments because a lot of them honestly made me cry and upset but in a good way? But I'll seek help once I know the problem is beyond the 2 days I chose to do what I wasn't suppose to.
And to those bashing me based on one snippit of my struggle that's fine. Like someone said I know what I was doing is wrong I just needed the reassurance from a bunch of people I don't know to tell me I'm fucking up.
Your all right no more excuses. If Noone else has had a day or two where they fucked up then I'm sorry I insulted you all.

Don't get me wrong I drank and ate everything I'm suppose to but I added things that shouldn't have been. I carry my own bottle of Water which sucks because my bag is so heavy haha. But yeah! Time to worry about myself and reach my ONEderland goal

Thanks everyone for the tough love I meal preped this morning for 7 days and I go back to work tomorrow so I'll be away from the kitchen. If I see myself fall off I'll read all these comments because a lot of them honestly made me cry and upset but in a good way? But I'll seek help once I know the problem is beyond the 2 days I chose to do what I wasn't suppose to.
And to those bashing me based on one snippit of my struggle that's fine. Like someone said I know what I was doing is wrong I just needed the reassurance from a bunch of people I don't know to tell me I'm fucking up.
Your all right no more excuses. If Noone else has had a day or two where they fucked up then I'm sorry I insulted you all.

Thanks everyone for the tough love I meal preped this morning for 7 days and I go back to work tomorrow so I'll be away from the kitchen. If I see myself fall off I'll read all these comments because a lot of them honestly made me cry and upset but in a good way? But I'll seek help once I know the problem is beyond the 2 days I chose to do what I wasn't suppose to.
And to those bashing me based on one snippit of my struggle that's fine. Like someone said I know what I was doing is wrong I just needed the reassurance from a bunch of people I don't know to tell me I'm fucking up.
Your all right no more excuses. If Noone else has had a day or two where they fucked up then I'm sorry I insulted you all.

I hope I didn't offend you. I was simply addressing the issue as posted.

I was sleeved the same day too! How do you feel now? I'm ready to go back to work and ready for soft food stage!

@@Aribay1 - I'm sorry you feel that way about the posts. I've read most of them and I honestly think most people were trying to help you with 'tough love', rather than insulting you. None of us is perfect - I'm sure most of us have our ups and downs and it sounds like you're back on track now - so well done. Hope it doesn't put you off posting - we are all here to support each other.

Thanks everyone for the tough love I meal preped this morning for 7 days and I go back to work tomorrow so I'll be away from the kitchen. If I see myself fall off I'll read all these comments because a lot of them honestly made me cry and upset but in a good way? But I'll seek help once I know the problem is beyond the 2 days I chose to do what I wasn't suppose to.
And to those bashing me based on one snippit of my struggle that's fine. Like someone said I know what I was doing is wrong I just needed the reassurance from a bunch of people I don't know to tell me I'm fucking up.
Your all right no more excuses. If Noone else has had a day or two where they fucked up then I'm sorry I insulted you all.

You mentioned that you think u just needed the crunch. My surgeon's office suggested cherios. It has the crunch but it melts in your mouth. They now have Protein cherios on the market. The honey ones are great. Just don't eat the granola that's mixed in.

There you go now thats better! Man up! Or woman up! Or whatever it is they say lol!!!

Glad you're back on top of this. Good for you.
As I'm sure you've read many times here, this journey is more about the mental, psychological and spiritual changes we are able to make than the physical changes we made in removing 85% of our stomachs.
I sometimes think that the older one is and the more one has learned about how NOT to care for oneself, from repeated failures at self care and self love, the greater advantage one has in this WLS journey.
After reading these boards for longer than a year, I've come to see that those who are long-term WLS successes are those who understand at a very core level that they must care for themselves FEROCIOUSLY -- because no one else can.

Yeah that's what it is I'm cheating on I wanted to try it but I put it out of sight (out of mind). So no more nature box it'll still be there when I can have it. I mainly wrote this because I did loose another 5lbs so I'm like I need to really get this shit together so yeah I'm good. And I never cheated on pre op diet I just thought about it. 2 days worth of damage is done. And I'm back on track. food good. I made sure my Water bottle is filled and I brought crystal light if I get sick of it. My Protein shakes are good to go and my meal prep is set. I want to loose what I have left before I hit ONEderland by new years so I'm trying I'm even at the gym now. I can't lift but there's other stuff I'm comfy doing.
Thanks I enjoyed your comment

Thanks everyone for the tough love I meal preped this morning for 7 days and I go back to work tomorrow so I'll be away from the kitchen. If I see myself fall off I'll read all these comments because a lot of them honestly made me cry and upset but in a good way? But I'll seek help once I know the problem is beyond the 2 days I chose to do what I wasn't suppose to.
And to those bashing me based on one snippit of my struggle that's fine. Like someone said I know what I was doing is wrong I just needed the reassurance from a bunch of people I don't know to tell me I'm fucking up.
Your all right no more excuses. If Noone else has had a day or two where they fucked up then I'm sorry I insulted you all.

Yeah that's what it is I'm cheating on I wanted to try it but I put it out of sight (out of mind). So no more nature box it'll still be there when I can have it. I mainly wrote this because I did loose another 5lbs so I'm like I need to really get this shit together so yeah I'm good. And I never cheated on pre op diet I just thought about it. 2 days worth of damage is done. And I'm back on track. food good. I made sure my Water bottle is filled and I brought crystal light if I get sick of it. My Protein shakes are good to go and my meal prep is set. I want to loose what I have left before I hit ONEderland by new years so I'm trying I'm even at the gym now. I can't lift but there's other stuff I'm comfy doing.
Thanks I enjoyed your comment

Yeah I struggled to get it to so I know the struggle. I'm not perfect I fell off for 2 days and I'm getting my life together. Thanks for the time.