OMG I could just shoot myself. I've been doing so good but today I completely fell off the wagon. Constant snacking, I just was so "hungry"....string cheese, pickles, watermelon...ughhhh....I'm sure the scale will reflect today Maybe I should just change my ticker by a few pounds right now and save myself the trouble tomorrow!!!!

string cheese,pickles,watermelon????? Sounds like PRETTY GOOD snacking to me !! lol

Doubt you'll be up on the scale. If you are it's not a true gain. You may be up from the carbs/salt, otherwise I wouldn't sweat it. Pick yourself up and move on. One "bad" day won't cause you to pack on 10lbs.

PS. Sounds like the foods you choose to snack on weren't bad choices at all!

besides don't change your ticker for a slight increase (in my opinion), you'll lose it all and then some by next weigh in I'm sure!

Don't beat yourself up! Get right back on it today! That's the change I've been able to make during this journey! In the past if I messed up, I would just keep on messing up. But now I've learned that everybody has days like that. Even skinny people that don't have a weight problem! And besides, there are days we're just hungrier than other days. Let yesterday be what it is, yesterday, and let's get back to working on today! And a confession...I messed up a little yesterday too and I'm glad I saw your post. I know exactly how you feel and it sounds like we both needed the pep talk!! LOL!!!

I had to grin at your choice of foods to snack on. Would those have been your choices pre-band? How many calories did you consume? 1 cup of watermelon balls has 46 calories, a Kosher dill pickle has 5 calories, a piece of string cheese has 80. So really? Did you do so badly? I don't think so. Mainly you didn't follow the no snacking in band land rule. Ok, pick yourself up and forgive yourself.

If you watch "normal weight" people they have days where they are hungrier than others. Some days they will have more Snacks, others they won't.

My surgeon is a bit different from many here in that if I get hungry in between meals, I am allowed to eat. He just wants it to be nutritious foods that fit into my overall calorie count. He doesn't mind snacking, he hates brainless eating.

Mainly, don't obsess over a little slip up. Slip ups will happen over your banded life. Don't let them control you. It is the fact that we are usually in control that wins this war. We cannot be 100% 100% of the time.

OMG I could just shoot myself. I've been doing so good but today I completely fell off the wagon. Constant snacking, I just was so "hungry"....string cheese, pickles, watermelon...ughhhh....I'm sure the scale will reflect today Maybe I should just change my ticker by a few pounds right now and save myself the trouble tomorrow!!!!

It happens .... but its not the end of the world. Drink lots of extra Water.... walk an extra mile.... you wont even notice it.

Just dont beat yourself up. You are human.

I don't see what you did that is so bad. You are a human and you got hungry. You had some snacks that weren't bad. I don't see the issue.

Stressing won't help you and I'm sure the scale will be ok. Just make sure you get in lots of water when eating salty pickles, but I think you had great snack choices.

OMG I could just shoot myself. I've been doing so good but today I completely fell off the wagon. Constant snacking, I just was so "hungry"....string cheese, pickles, watermelon...ughhhh....I'm sure the scale will reflect today Maybe I should just change my ticker by a few pounds right now and save myself the trouble tomorrow!!!!

I agree with the others. You might just have slight Water gain and not a true weight gain. Drink some more water today.

Thanks everyone for the nice words. I'm back in check today with no urges to snack! Must have been a full moon yesterday....LOL!

Your choices aren't bad at all honey! I seriously thought I was going to read that you had went out and got yourself a bucket of fried chicken or something! LOL!

I snacked for the first time today and kept taking a bite of everything I saw in the fridge. I then figured that I'm doin this because I'm hungry! So I'm now eating a Protein packed lunch of chicken and tofu.

Glad you're on track again!

LOL! Trust me a bucket of chicken would have hit the spot, of course it probably would have gotten stuck but at least I would have gotten a few bites before disaster hit!!!

Also, it's been pretty freaking hard to pass up the homemade blueberry pie in the fridge!!! Go figure, now that I eat so much less, I've become more interested in cooking and baking!

Your choices aren't bad at all honey! I seriously thought I was going to read that you had went out and got yourself a bucket of fried chicken or something! LOL!

I snacked for the first time today and kept taking a bite of everything I saw in the fridge. I then figured that I'm doin this because I'm hungry! So I'm now eating a Protein packed lunch of chicken and tofu.

Glad you're on track again!

I was surprised to learn how often my own previous Stampede to Bingeville was actually because of unrecognized hunger and sometimes even THIRST!!!

I think it's not the fact that we "Fall off the wagon"...... But, that we dust ourselves off and "Get Back On!"

This lifestyle is for life and not for the duration of a diet. Slip ups happen, it's a part of life.

Good luck to you and keep up the good work!

I know! I need to drink more Water .......

I was surprised to learn how often my own previous Stampede to Bingeville was actually because of unrecognized hunger and sometimes even THIRST!!!

Hi All.

I was banded on March 10, 2011. Have been doing ok lost 23lbs have 5.5cc in a 10cc band. However today I fell off the wagon. I went our for breakfast and ate a half of an egg sandwich with bacon and cheese. Then my daughters invited me out to a movie. After we went for Mexican food and I ate a chicken enchilata and had desert. On the ride home I had left shoulder pain and extreme gas. Felt depressed and guilty for worring my girls. All your words helped me realize that we all slip up and just have to move on. This is for life. I need to learn that only one cup means one cup everywhere. Hope I did not screw up my band. The port seems swollen.