Had my surgery July 22. Yep I feel like a druggie gong threw with draws..lol yes I've cheated. And I can tell ya,once you get that taste of good food it's hard to stop again. Done awesome with the 3 weeks liquid diet. Now I feel like I'm gonna gain weight back before my first fill on August 21. which I've lost 23lbs in 5 weeks. And I don't want to gain any back. I'm just venting I guess. We all can say stick to eating right and all that. But we know its not that easy or we not be over weight from the start. Ok I think I'm done venting.lol

I'm not sure what you ate that you consider 'cheat' worthy. However, to keep you accountable, you should not be eating off your diet especially a mere 11 days out. This is not about getting to the first fill because it can take 3, 4 5+ fills to get to green which means theres 4 ,5, 6+ months of opportunity to both lose and to gain weight.

So many times we have people who come on exasperated that they did not lose as much as others, or worse, gained after surgery. You have a choice and there's only 2 results gain or lose.

I want to point out your last sentence " We all can say stick to eating right and all that. But we know its not that easy or we not be over weight from the start". There's also to WE talk but it is imperative you understand that WE is really I and should read " I can stick to eating right and all that but I know its not easy or I wouldn't be overweight from the start." When you translate your inner thoughts like this, you free yourself from getting support for wrong inner thinking. And than you will find support to have the courage to be accountable and to be strong to achieve your goals.

You also said I just dont want to gain any back. That too is a fallacy as Im sure your goal was not to lose 23 lbs. Your goal is to lose all your excess weight and that will require a commitment. Please do not misperciece this response as cruel or negative. I am merely trying to show you something I am seeing in your post and hope it'll help you change the mentality.

Wishing you all the best

The post op diet isn't about eating right or even losing weight. It's about giving your body time to heal.

Your stomach has been moved, squeezed, and stitched. It's wounded and needs time to heal. By cheating on the post op diet you are risking ripping out a stitch, causing a slip, and/or hurting your stomach rather badly.

Stick to your post op diet. It's not worth risking your health to cheat.

Don't feel bad, I don't know what possessed me to eat a store sample of sushi..seriously do I not understand the complications...is it a test I'm determine to fail? It makes me come to the conclusion that we are so dependent on being social eaters...I took my kids to Olive Garden because they wanted a " good meal" ( soup and salad for the teenager, the two little ones got spaghetti and meatballs and pizza) not to bad and they don't eat much..my hubby and I split a bowl of minestrone soup..we looked to pathetic sitting there not finishing and just staring at each other...one day at a time is all I can do at this point...:/