Hi all!

I am on my 2nd month and down 24 lbs. I am starting the " mushy food"'phase but I feel guilty eating. Does anyone else feel guilty eating; almost like I'm going to gain it all back even though I am following the rules to a T. Thanks for your help!

You may gain a few pounds back at first but don't be discouraged

I think that's what I am afraid of... Even one pound is to much! I know that's probably going to be the case so ,I understand . Thanks!

Your lapband journey will be filled with peaks and valleys. It's not a steady consistent stairway to skinny heaven. There will be plateaus, setbacks and many victories. Here's a quote I read a few months ago.

"In my case, the most fearful thing I had to do in order to succeed with my band wasn't switching to skim milk, surviving a liquid diet, or giving up bread. The most fearful thing was giving up my emotional attachment to food. In the nearly 5 years since I was banded, I've made a lot of progress with that, but the attachment is still there. It forms one of the innermost layers of my turtle shell. Working on that layer will probably be a lifetime job for me. At times I'm not even sure I truly want to get rid of it altogether. At times I'm afraid that if I shed my shell completely, I won't be able to survive. On the other hand, I seem to be doing fine without that thick old b***h layer. So I'm going to pay attention to my dreams rather than my fears and pray for a miracle. And why not? It can't hurt to try!"

Pay attention to your dreams, ignore your fears. You're wasting precious energy fretting over milk that has never spilled.

tmf

2muchfun,

Amazing what a few words can do. You really helped me out. I will keep your post handy and read it often! Thanks so much.

Hi all!

I am on my 2nd month and down 24 lbs. I am starting the " mushy food"'phase but I feel guilty eating. Does anyone else feel guilty eating; almost like I'm going to gain it all back even though I am following the rules to a T. Thanks for your help!

I felt like that as well I had to make myself eat what I was supposed to eat many times it was tough for me to get to the whole 1000 cal because I was just afraid I was going to eat too much....

I had a conversation about it with my doctor and he said those feelings are very normal.... I was able to do so however in the back of my mind it's still a looming thought. but I don't look at it at as a bad thing because I think having it back there in my brain will help me never to get back to where I was ever again.... the band just won't let me..

Congratulations on your success I'm sure it's just one of many to come

Floridays I'm happy to hear this is an ok feeling and that I am not alone in it! Thanks for you help.

I have recurring (constant??) thoughts about when the weight will come back. I don't feel bad about what I do eat, I just am expecting (but hoping not) that the weight will come back - like every other "diet" I've tried. Working / discussion with my therapist to get the negative talk out of my head and how to beat this voice!

Hi all!

I am on my 2nd month and down 24 lbs. I am starting the " mushy food"'phase but I feel guilty eating. Does anyone else feel guilty eating; almost like I'm going to gain it all back even though I am following the rules to a T. Thanks for your help!

I have had those thoughts too, even now two months post op I'm scared of food and regaining. That fear of regaining makes me make the right choices everyday. I don't ever want to go back to where I started. So yes your guilt/fear, whatever you want to call it is normal. As others have said even though you follow your instructions to a t there will be fluctuations and that's ok as eventually the numbers on the scales will go down.

Best of luck to you on this journey!