I have a confession...I am 4 months out from my surgery and have been making great progress and have not had any complications.

I do from time to time have a bigger appetite than most days and last night it came out BIG TIME!!! So i thought I would share my experience.

I could kinda tell during the day that my appetite was not being satisfied and looking back on it now, i think I did not get my fluids in and perhaps it was more dehydration than hunger...I am still trying to understand my body cues...anyway here is what I had yesterday:

Breakfast: Protein drink, banana, wheat toast w/ pb

Lunch: left over 4oz meatloaf, 1 small potatoe

snack: yogurt

"snack": 1 cup of It wedding Soup

Dinner: 1 pork chop, 3 spoons of mac n cheeze

later: 2 - 20 oz beers, 1 margarita

little later: 2 scoops of reeses ice cream from baskin robbins

yet a little later: 2 potatoe skins with cheez n bacon dipped in ranch

Well there ya go...but you know, I don't feel bad, I am not going to beat myself up, I am going to hit the gym as usual and continue down my path to a lifetime journey of healthy eating and achieving ( and maintaining) my goal weight. I knew i would have days like this...but i think it is important to recognize that its going to likely happen to us all, and that it is OK, we are not going to instantly gain 20lbs, it is just important to learn, understand, and press on!!

Well thats my story and thats what I intend to do!!! Man that was some goooooood ice cream!! :biggrin:

Yeah there is some rough days for me as for food choices as well ,I like the attitude you have That s exactly what we need to do when this happens To get back on track and work harder.

LOL at the ice cream with reeses ,Thanks for sharing lol

Well at least you got up and ran back to that "run away" wagon and got back on. . . we all do that I'm so sure of it, cause if we didn't we'd walk on water. . .

Thanks Liliana, hope you are feeling better on this cold wet Friday!!!

Superbowl Kicked my behind. Happy to be back on track and loosing again now though. I didn't beat myself up about eating too much.... more about feeling so bad after eating that much.

_{I think we are all going tohave tese kinda of days, its nice that it's not everyday as it may have been in the past. And yes Superbowl was hrd for me also all the finger foods.}

Well there ya go...but you know, I don't feel bad, I am not going to beat myself up, I am going to hit the gym as usual and continue down my path to a lifetime journey of healthy eating and achieving ( and maintaining) my goal weight. I knew i would have days like this...but i think it is important to recognize that its going to likely happen to us all, and that it is OK, we are not going to instantly gain 20lbs, it is just important to learn, understand, and press on!!

Well thats my story and thats what I intend to do!!! Man that was some goooooood ice cream!! :biggrin:

And there you have it folks, a happy ending. I'm certainly not perfect... I had a bad day too eating wise, but I too made sure I got all my workouts done! In fact I've already burned 750 calories this morning and before the sun even came up from it's slumber.

Every day is a new beginning!!!

At the superbowl party I went to the snacks weren't ready when I got there so I filled up on nuts out of hunger. Then I was full but I forced myself to eat a few of the healthy snacks. I got sooo sick and my stomach hurt sooo bad. I'll never stuff myself again.

All I got to say? I am soooo glad there isn't a baskin robbins in my town anymore LOL But that darn magarita sure sounds awesome!! I really want a bloody mary though!

later: 2 - 20 oz beers, 1 margarita

little later: 2 scoops of reeses ice cream from baskin robbins

In weight watchers they would always say that it's not one day that will set you back. We're all human and will have our ups and downs. The main thing is getting back to it. So good for you for acknowledging a rough day and just moving forward!!! Thanks for your honest post!!!!

All I got to say? I am soooo glad there isn't a baskin robbins in my town anymore LOL But that darn magarita sure sounds awesome!! I really want a bloody mary though!

We actually have a BR right around the corner from us. We've only been there twice since me being sleeved!! I used to be there constantly before my sleeve! My willpower must be stronger than I thought. yay!

And honestly.. even though it's a lot to a sleever... before my sleeve, I'd have ate two of everything you listed for 1 meal... so even when you fall off the wagon, you're still doing WAY better than before I'm sure.

I can only eat about three bites of a pork chop never mind the rest. How far out r you? Everyone falls down at times. Pick yourself up and keep going.

I think you described something we all have problems with! I mean, how else did we all get in this situation? Haven't we all struggled with our weight, most of us for a LONG time? I know I have dieted for most of my adult years, unsuccessfully. And for years I beat myself up over it. Currently things are tense at my house, and I am having a REAL struggle NOT to eat everything in site. I have had some really bad days lately, and my old friend, my tried and true comfort, FOOD is always just sitting there in the kitchen waiting for me to come and partake! And I have to say, lots of times lately, I do indulge, and then feel guilty. But like LilMissDiva said, "Everyday is a new beginning!" And I am thankful for that!

UPDATE:

I weighed myself this morning (weigh every Mon morning) and I am down 4 lbs from last week...

See, the sky didn't come crashing down from a bad night or 2...I am sooooooo thankful that I was able to take this sleeve journey...it has absolutley saved my life!!!!

surgery date: 12/12/11