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I confess that I have eaten Hershey's chocolate miniatures, tortilla chips, salsa and cheddar cheese, have not exercised since July and had 2 alcoholic drinks for the first time in a LONG time and i wonder why my weight has stalled...duhhhhh

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I confess that I dreaded giving away my bigger clothes to Goodwill cause some still had the tags on.

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I confess that I have thought that I get irritated when people say that I didnt need the surgery I confess that my recovery has been slow and I feel like an underachiever when I hear stories of people who are at work within 5 days post op (I am 3 wks out and still feel like crap) I confess that at this point' date=' more than losing weight I want to go back to my normal life (no post op pain, sleep well, etc) I confess that I am afraid to fall in love with someone who wouldnt have given me the time of day pre weight loss I confess that I really want to wear a bikini I confesa that for the first time in my life, I have no sex drive whatsoever[/quote'] omg I thought I was crazy I don't have a sex drive n nothing is working right now that's weird

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I confess as at almost two years out I have gained 17lbs - I feel terrible about it; - I eat too much and don't exercise - there I have said it - so now hopefully I will get back on track. Thank you for listening

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I confess:

1. I am scared that I will fail at this.

2. I eat too much that isn't on the approved list (tortilla chips, Hershey's, cake, brownie, white bread). Granted, I eat a bite or very small amount, but it scares me that I can't seem to control myself.

3. I get weirded out when I don't lose for a few days, wondering if it's over.

4. I'm tired of living in fear, but I don't know if in tired enough yet, or what it will take.

5. I still can't look in a mirror. When I do, all I see is fat and ugly. I really wish I could believe differently.

6. I am afraid I've already ruined my kids, especially my girls in regard to their own body images.

7. I'm afraid of transference addictions.

*sigh, long, sad list.

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Well I'm joining in.....

Confessing to:

A delicious glass of wine at dinner ( I actually only had 5 sips)

Movie popcorn last night (can u tell it was date night?!)

I had a home made chocolate chip cookie

I am going to say that I am proud of myself for not drinking the whole glass of whine, not eating the whole dang bag of popcorn, and only eating one cookie instead of 5 ????

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I CONFESS :

I CANT STOP THINKING ABOUT food !!

THAT I HAVE EATEN chocolate

FRENCH FRIES FROM MY NIECES HAPPY MEAL

THAT I DONT WORK OUT AS MUCH AS I SHOULD

EVERY TIME I READ A SUCCESS STORY ON HERE ABOUT HOW THEY LOST 60LBS IN ONE MONTH IT MAKES ME MAD!

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I confess that I dreaded giving away my bigger clothes to Goodwill cause some still had the tags on.

I think we all went through that. It was tough getting rid of $200 shirts, $500 pants, and $2000 suits. My wife had to take things out of my hand when I wouldn't put them in the bag. My only consolation was that I donated them to the veterans administration and to a local "dress for success" charity. Good luck to you.

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Hi.

I confess that it pissses me off that I cant cheat or I will puke it up.

I confess that it sucks to never have a soda again for the rest of my life. But I am sticking to it.

I confess that every since I started working more hours at my job I havent been working out anymore.

I confess that I eat 6-10 chips everyday for lunch. My guilty pleasure.

I confess that I dont miss my old life of overeating and being overweight and depressed.

I confess that I like eating less and losing weight.

I confess that I sometimes use a straw and chew gum every day.

I confess that I love going clothes shopping at used clothing stores and hunting for bargins.

I confess that I love my new life!

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I have had no trouble with eating ANYTHING and I am four weeks post op!

I confess that I have tried to eat my "bad" cravings in hopes that it would make me sick so I would no longer crave them. I have eaten cheeseburgers. I eat carbs more often than I should. I have eaten fried fish. They went down easy and did not make me sick. FAIL! I confess that I have started taking asprin again (as a preventative for blood clots, because I have a history of blood clots). I can't stand the puree foods. I have never gotten all my Water and Protein in. I did not lose any weight weeks 2 and 3 post op, but did lose 13 pounds the last 7 days (total of 33 pounds since surgery). I weigh myself every time I walk by my scale.

I confessed that I CAN eat anything. That said, I choose not to most of the time. That's the key to success I believe -- making sure to stick to the basics for the long term. Now that I'm nearly three years out, I confess as well that I have to WORK at keeping the weight off, or working even harder if I want to reach my stretch goal. I confess it was easy to lose, harder to keep it off. I confess I've been going to the gym for two years, but I used to go three times a week and lately it's more like one or two -- but I also confess to being a slave to my Fitbit and letting it boss me into at least some minimal daily fitness goals. LOL.

I confess to being concerned about a couple of transfer addictions, even though I wasn't a food addict prior to WLS. ?!? One of them I've gotten much more under control and the other is still a work in progress. But I was as prepared and mentally/emotionally ready for surgery as anyone could be...and it's still full of surprises and potential pitfalls, along with being totally awesome. So just keep it real everyone! :)

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I am almost 4 weeks post op and I confess that I stalk people with sleeves on my fitness pal to see how much they can eat. What they can eat.

I confess that I so hope and wish that I would be lucky enough to eat 4oz at one sitting.

I am very happy with my sleeve and have no desire to go back to where I was. I just want to be normal. I want to be able to look normal when I am dining with someone. ( I have not told but 3 people about being sleeved)

I confess that I feel encouraged when I see someone on here or fitness pal eating Pasta, McDonald's , Starbucks, cake or bread. Again, I do not want to live off these foods but a treat once in awhile would be great!!!!!!

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Confession: 10 days post op today. Having my first glass of wine!!!! Slowly.

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1. I confess that this low carb, high Protein diet is making me crazy and I have been getting off course cuz I'm over it!!

2. I confess that I didn't realize how incredibly hard this would be.

3. I confess that I really didn't think I would need to log every morsel that goes into my mouth and am HATING it.

4. I confess that I haven't been exercising like I should.

5. I confess that I'm prolly really in a funky place right now partly b/c of a sinus infection I've been fighting for 3 1/2 weeks and it could partially be why I am hating all that I have to do for "Sleevilina" (my stomach).

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I confess that I want to drink sooo bad because its Friday.

I confess that's ironic because I am a stay at home wife everyday is friday.

I confess that I dont count my protien at all, but I hardly eat and what I do is usually good.

I confess I excercise my butt off atleast 6 days a week, hence the almost perfect diet and occasional drinking.

I confess I weigh everyday sometimes multiple times

I confess I had a slice of whest bread this week

I confess I had surgery 5/21/13 SW 237.7 CW 185 total loss of 68.7 pounds and want to lose another 35 pounds then finally 20.

I confess I get bored when im not excercising and need something else to do besides obsess!

I confess ive had a very small amount of fast food from nearly every restaurant simce being sleeved but justify it because I hardly break 600 calories a day. Unless I drink. Sighhh

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I confess that I am one month out and have never gotten all my Protein in. I confess that if I eat any type of carb I am completely STARVING the rest of the day. I confess that I am jealous of my husband and kids when they eat fast food and I can't. I confess that I want birthday cake so badly. I confess that sometimes I think, "What the hell did I do to myself?" I confess that I've only lost 30lbs and I think it should be more.

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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

        I hope your surgery on Wednesday goes well. You will be able to do all sorts of new things as you find your new normal after surgery. I don't know this from experience yet, but I am seeing a lot of positive things from people who have had it done. Best of luck!

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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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