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Ya HAH! Me too. I'm not a picky eater and don't have food issues other than I really, REALLY like it, the question that stopped me was: "How was your childhood? Relationship with your parents?"

I don't know how it was relevant, but my answer was: "GREAT! I had a pretty uneventful childhood." In actuality, it was a train wreck. I so didn't want to go there.

My answer to that question will be my childhood was a TRAIN WRECK but I'm in counseling for it. ;) and I LOOOVEE food too. Especially all the ones I'm not supposed to eat. But I WILL down play that. hahahaha

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1. I confess I am addicted to this site!

2. I confess that being 33 lbs down I don't see much of a difference

3. I confess I have to remind myself that the last time I lost 33 pounds...well actually I can't remember!....I need to be patient.

4. I confess that I'm afraid I will over eat or start eating the wrong foods and fall back into bad habits

5. I'm terrified I won't lose all the weight I want to.

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6. I confess I really enjoyed my 12 days off of

work and I'm having a hard time getting back in the work mindset.

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I confess that I regularly have wine and coffee

I confess that I am not really confessing the above as my NUT says it is absolutely fine to have wine and coffee

I confess that I am becoming in love with my own reflection, I check myself out in every mirror and even check outmy reflections in shop windows

I confess that watching others eat now often makes me feel ill

I confess that I am scared of turning into a snob

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I confess that I am scared of turning into a snob

I think UI have turned into a bit of a health food, anti-sugar, anti-processed food, make it yourself from scratch snob.

Yesterday my family went to a Chinese place and they were ordering family style. They ordered orange chicken, lo-mein noodles, fried rice, kung pao chicken, crispy fried beef and egg rolls.

I told them I would have to either order the scallops and asparagus or the shrimp and snow peas. I saw the slight roll of the eyes. None of them eat seafood BTW. I have to admit that I was astounded at their selections - the very worst on the menu health-wise.

Yeah, I'm officially a snob.

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OMG! I thought that I was the only one that went to the dark side! I have become such snob when it comes to eating now. I even get angry at my hubby for making bad choices at dinner and not wanting to share. I can't help (actually I don't want too). yayyyyyyyyyy! :)

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I'm very judgmental of what others eat now. Sitting at a buffet disgusts me.

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^ that's not new, it started when I had my band & just never went away

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I am relieved to read that I am not alone!

They say ex smokers become the worst anti smoking critics and snobs so perhaps it is the same for ex fatties?

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I confess that as I'm getting rid of clothes ( when things are too big. I toss in a plastic bin next to dresser) there have been a few things with tags on.

I confess that I went in my hot tub before I was supposed to

I confess that I still drink a drink about once a week Cranberry vodka usually ( and usually half)

I confess that I weigh myself a lot. 2/ day usually

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This is great....I am newly sleeved so my confessions feel silly but here they are

1. I confess that I get really mad at my husband when he is munching on pistachios

2. I confess that im scared that my body will not heal properly

3. I confess I dont understand how 2 oz of food 4 times a day will surfice

4. I confess that I dream about fried chicken

5. I confess that I am so proud of myself for making this decision in my life

6. I confess although I have some fears, that I am totally looking forward to this new jorney in my life

7. I confess I cant wait to see the first time I slip below 200 pounds

8. I confess that end the end I have the fear that I will not loose any weight and i would have done this all for not...but remember this is only my fear....it will not be my reality!!!!!!!

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I'm very judgmental of what others eat now. Sitting at a buffet disgusts me.

I'm the same way now.

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I'm on day 2 of my two week liquid pre-op diet and I was in an all day meeting at work where they brought in lunch. TORTURE. I ate 5 dry lettuce leaves and 3 chunks of chicken from the inside of a wrap.

Then 3 cups of chicken broth I brought from home.

:-/

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I confess that I do compare my weight loss to others' on this site and get pissed off almost daily.

I confess that I bought a 4 pack of Moscato Rose this past weekend and drank them all in 2 days. (I'm still proud of myself though, because I used to buy the big bottles and have 3-4 glasses every day, before I had the surgery.)

I confess that I just cannot get motivated enough to exercise like I should.

I confess that I always look at myself when I pass a window at work because I can't believe how small I'm getting.

I confess that I still eat fast food a lot, I don't like to cook for only myself.

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I confess I'm starting to wonder why I did this too myself.

I confess I don't like feeling sick after trying to eat just a tiny bit of tuna!

I confess I have never really been a down in feeling person but here latey I feel terrible

I confess I miss hanging out eating & drinking with friends.

I confess I'm so afraid of feeling sick that I don't eat much

I confess I confess I confess I confess I confess I confess! WHY!

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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      1. LeighaTR

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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      1. summerseeker

        Life as a big person had limited my life to what I knew I could manage to do each day. That was eat. I hadn't anything else to look forward to. So my eating choices were the best I could dream up. I planned the cooking in managable lots in my head and filled my day with and around it.

        Now I have a whole new big, bigger, biggest, best days ever. I am out there with those skinny people doing stuff i could never have dreamt of. Food is now an after thought. It doesn't consume my day. I still enjoy the good home cooked food but I eat smaller portions. I leave food on my plate when I am full. I can no longer hear my mother's voice saying eat it all up, ther are starving children in Africa who would want that!

        I still cook for family feasts, I love cooking. I still do holidays but I have changed from the All inclusive drinking and eating everything everyday kind to Self catering accommodation. This gives me the choice of cooking or eating out as I choose. I rarely drink anymore as I usually travel alone now and I feel I need to keep aware of my surroundings.

        I don't know at what point my life expanded, was it when I lost 100 pounds? Was it when I left my walking stick at home ? Was it when I said yes to an outing instead of finding an excuse to stay home ? i look back at my last five years and wonder how loosing weight has made such a difference. Be ready to amaze yourself.

        BTW, the liquid diet sucks, one more day and you are over the worst. You can do it.

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