I was wanting to try really hard to be good today with this being the first holiday since being banded. So this is what I ate...

Breakfast - 2 Hard boiled eggs

Lunch - sm. spoonful of potoato salad, sm. spoonful of potoatoes au gratin, sm. spoonful of baked beans (did not finish them, and about 1/2 cup of smoked pulled pork no sauce) and when I say a small spoonful I mean maybe 1 Tblsp.

Then here is where I went wrong. I had a piece of cherry cheesecake about 4 hours after lunch.

My plan for dinner is 1/2 cup of cottage cheese and 1/2 cup bean and bacon soup.

Oh and all I have drank today has been water.

So be honest how bad was I? I have not had a fill yet so there is not much restriction and I never really felt stuffed or even close to full just satisfied.

You are okay, just stay focused. I have cheated but my portions are so small. I am on solids at this time, so I have to be carefull and I do not have a fill.

You really should read your own post. Would you have eaten this little a few months ago? Just because you ate a piece of Cheesecake doesn't mean you blew anything. It should not become a regular habit but it's really nothing to get worked up about. Life isn't always perfect and neither are we. I am glad you are conscious of your choices but you really are being too hard on yourself.

I completely agree with the post above. It's one slice of cheesecake. The band is meant to allow us to still enjoy certain things in moderation. I think as long as you don't make it a big habit, you're fine. :smile2:

I had a tiny sliver of cake today. TINY sliver. I felt guilty for a bit but then realized that it was a SUPER tiny slice. (We're talking 4-5 small baby-spoon bites) Before, I would have had a nice, big slice and a scoop of ice cream. It's baby steps, you know?

Just put the protein first, which it sounds like you did. I always try to do that, too. And, I normally skip dessert these days, when normally, that would have been the first thing I went for.

Don't beat yourself up!

Thank you all. I feel better now and you are right. The band is a tool and there is nothing written in stone saying I can't have these things sometimes just not every day.

I had some chocolate candy this weekend but never went over 1400 calories total per day. Like Teacher07 said, I would have eaten much more than that before being banded. It was a holiday, and I don't plan on doing it again for a good while. We need a little flexibility now and then.

Girl - Listen to the ladies posting here! We could've all gone out as a group prior to the procedure and probably eaten more than a college football team! What you ate was closer to what someone without weight issues might eat on any given day. Don't beat yourself up for being human!