I had surgery on 4/8/10 and I'm already cheating--I feel awful! Last week I had a bite of a friend's brithday cake--but about 2 T of frosting. Last night, about 45 minutes after dinner, I had 3 Ritz crackers with about 2 oz of cheddar cheese. Today for lunch I had 5 Ritz Crackers with a little over 2 oz of cheese. :thumbup:

I'm not supposed to be eating sugar, crackers or snacking at all. I know it isn't like I'm eating a whole box of crackers, or an entire cake, but I still feel really guilty about it. My husband keeps telling me that no one can stick to a strict diet forever; you sometimes need to have things that are not on your diet, just don't go crazy. Maybe it will be easier after I get my first fill in a couple weeks.

Does anyone else feel guilty when they do things like this? Or, has anyone cheated on what they are supposed to be eating so early after getting banded?

Mary

Hi Betsy - how many cc's do you have in your band & are you in the green zone?

I've had 3 fills & now have 9 cc's in my 11cc band. I am feeling a bit of restriction - but not sure I'm there yet.

Thanks,

Dawn

I have 7.3 ccs in an 11-cc Realize band. I'm approaching restriction, but am not quite there yet. It sounds as though we're in the same boat!

I was banded on 4/7/10 and did 2 weeks of liquid and just finishing my 2 week mushy.. i have cheated ive had a little bowl of mac cheese, sugar, sugar free ice cream. its all about portion and just becareful with hard stuff you are still healing thats the only think i worry about. Ive still lost weight because im not eating the whole box of mac cheese or the donuts people bring into work. you can not deprive yourself of treats as long as its not all the time. Your doing great! no worries......good luck

Thanks everyone! I haven't cheated since Saturday, granted, not a very long time. I've lost 22 lbs so far, so I'm trying to focus on that, not the fact that I've had 8 Ritz crackers in 24 days.:thumbdown:

I am so glad everyone here understands, I was banded 4/7 and I will start normal foods tomorrow, but during the mushy stage I stopped weighing myself, and I eat from small bowls. I have also started eating chinese food because it is really light on the stomach and it is healthier with not MSG. I think I am going to continue eating from the small bowls and keep drinking 70 - 80 ounces of Water. I think we all have come to the realization that the food is going to be there it is just how we deal with it. I have not touched Pasta, bread, spaghetti or sweets, because I figured I ate all that before the band and I can do without it after the band ;o)

Let keep encouraging each other and allow us to make mistakes, because my co workers don't understand and my family supports me but sometimes they question what I eat which drive me nuts. So thanks to you all for the support you show in hear, it helps me a lot!~:thumbdown:

I dont think that was a bad cheat. :thumbdown: It's not like you went out and shoveled several dozen Big Mac's down ya throat. Just last night I had a Skinny Cow Ice Cream Cone..and actually I just ate the ice cream off the top and gave the rest to my 14 yr old. I personally think if we deprived ourselves we might go into some kind of Super Pig Out phase to where we make ourselves sick.

I am 3 weeks Post Op and amazed you can handle crackers they make feel like I am gonna choke. I think you are doing GREAT ! :blushing:

I dont think that was a bad cheat. :thumbup: It's not like you went out and shoveled several dozen Big Mac's down ya throat. Just last night I had a Skinny Cow Ice Cream Cone..and actually I just ate the ice cream off the top and gave the rest to my 14 yr old. I personally think if we deprived ourselves we might go into some kind of Super Pig Out phase to where we make ourselves sick.

I am 3 weeks Post Op and amazed you can handle crackers they make feel like I am gonna choke. I think you are doing GREAT ! :thumbup:

Thank you!

I was banded on 4/8/10 and find that evenings are hardest for me as well. My doc says 3 meals a day only, no snacking the only thing that helps at all is I make Protein shakes everymorning and then freeze the rest as pops so no added calories and get the extra needed protein. Go in for first fill 5/10. like the others have said tho don't beat up on yourself this is a one day at a time journey.

OMG that is THE best idea!!! Thank you!

We need to dump the term "cheating". I have found that most diets don't actually "fail", they just get tiresome and we give up on them. One of the reasons is that we think of them as short term applications...but we need to make life style changes for the long haul. Giving up treats, then feeling terrible that we "cheated" plays into that. parties, vacations, dinners out are all part of normal lifestyles and should be part of ours. The diets I have done the best with were ones I could manipulate to include "cheating" so I felt like I had control and could live without deprivation. That includes occaisional sugar (horrors!) in my tea or a slice of Thanksgiving pie. Because of RA I cannot exercise easily or often and I need a very low calori count...hence the band as a tool. I believe it will give me a chance to have a normal life...but that has to include treats. Give yourself a break...just don't have two slices of cake.

I am so glad everyone here understands, I was banded 4/7 and I will start normal foods tomorrow, but during the mushy stage I stopped weighing myself, and I eat from small bowls. I have also started eating chinese food because it is really light on the stomach and it is healthier with not MSG. I think I am going to continue eating from the small bowls and keep drinking 70 - 80 ounces of Water. I think we all have come to the realization that the food is going to be there it is just how we deal with it. I have not touched Pasta, bread, spaghetti or sweets, because I figured I ate all that before the band and I can do without it after the band ;o)

Let keep encouraging each other and allow us to make mistakes, because my co workers don't understand and my family supports me but sometimes they question what I eat which drive me nuts. So thanks to you all for the support you show in hear, it helps me a lot!~

Chinese food??!??...what are you able to eat from them? lolz i'm just so curious because i thought that would be something i would have to give up forever and ur abe to eat it so soon lol...great to know...thnx:smile2: