Just putting it out there, so 'dirty' little secrets may see the light of day!

[crowsnestmama 240]

I wear my socks to the gym twice before washing them. And they stink.

I totally snorted! Lol!!

[newat52 1,613]

I totally snorted! Lol!!

Ok, total truth is sometimes, I actually wear them 3 times.

Seriously.

[ReDbEaN 654]

Ok' date=' total truth is sometimes, I actually wear them 3 times. Seriously.[/quote']

OMG PAAAHAHHA!!! Crazy!!

[2ndChanceHeth 15]

Yeah I woulf br scared to leak or blow out my new stomach! How bad was you pain afterwards? I have a pretty demanding job and I'm only able to get like 4 days off... will I be able to stand and walk around for 6-9 hours a day??

Adam- im a nurse and im tellin you, you must take more time off- if you cant get it, you should postpone surgery till you can-- especially with having a steenuous on your feet job.... Often times anethesia can linger for over seven days- you're exhuasted, kinda weak bc youre only taking in clears..... My husband is a teacher and he was able to return after 2weeks.... I was off for four weeks.....Talk more with your doc but returning to a physically strrnuous job after 4 days is asking for complications.....

Best to you;)

[LipstickLady 25,682]

Ok, total truth is sometimes, I actually wear them 3 times.

Seriously.

Confession. I'm totally judging you.

[crowsnestmama 240]

Ok' date=' total truth is sometimes, I actually wear them 3 times. Seriously.[/quote']

Bahahaha!!

[newat52 1,613]

Confession. I'm totally judging you.

You may want to judge me from a distance or on the day when my socks are on day one.

[Sleevie J 130]

I huffed repeatedly sniffed a friends glass of wine while she was in the bathroom. I was hoping to get buzzed. FAIL.

[Sleeved in Seattle 280]

I succumbed at the grocery store for the first time since starting, and bought a scone. Come home to find out it is 600 calories, not much Protein, and I ate it over two days. Oh man, it was good.

But not *that* good.

[Danilax 56]

I succumbed at the grocery store for the first time since starting, and bought a scone. Come home to find out it is 600 calories, not much Protein, and I ate it over two days. Oh man, it was good.

But not *that* good.

Yeah, the not that good thing has been something I'm noticing a lot. Those are foods I can comfortably be done with and experience neither cravings nor guilt. I am trying to just be more conscious and eat what I really want to be eating. That means I give myself permission to eat whatever I want and however much of it I want (this is part of the competent eating philosophy devised by Ellyn Satter). I just make sure I get my Protein and fluids in. I've loved doing this the past few weeks and my weight loss has been exactly the same.

Edited October 28, 2013 by Danilax

[WildcatNatalie05 0]

I'm 3 1/2 weeks post op and had a Sonic cheesestick TWICE this week.

I always chew gum - but my nut never mentioned this.

I always use straws - since bout a week post op.

I rarely drink the Protein - they make me so sick!! But I feel soooo guilty about it...just not quite sure what to do...can't make myself sick

I made homemade German chocolate cake and frosting yesterday and totally licked the batter bowl and frosting pot when I was done!

Thank you!!!! Protein makes me soooooo sick and my dietician thinks I'm crazy!

[ReDbEaN 654]

Thank you!!!! Protein makes me soooooo sick and my dietician thinks I'm crazy!

You are NOT crazy!! I cannot and have not ever been able to drink them! They make me sooooo nauseated!!! I've tried at least 9 different ones and NONE of them am I able to tolerate!

[Georgia 2,911]

You are NOT crazy!! I cannot and have not ever been able to drink them! They make me sooooo nauseated!!! I've tried at least 9 different ones and NONE of them am I able to tolerate!

I was EXACTLY that way too! Did not use them. Tried several. All made me nauseous. Now @ 3 1/2 years out somebody told me about EAS Carb control which is not dairy based. Only 100 calories and GOOD. only 17 Protein but they are really good. I actually mix a half cup or so of coffee in with lots of ice and sip over a period of time. I following 5:2 lifestyle so on my fast day I utilize them

You all might want to take a look at these. The only ones that don't make me sick. Good luck.

[Danilax 56]

I think my dirty little secret is I have thrown away entirely the concept of good and bad foods. Just entirely. A donut is as good as asparagus is as good as a baked potato is as good as some lifesavers candy. Yesterday I had 32 ounces of orange juice and an entire baked potato and a quarter jar of Peanut Butter and my body felt super-good at the end of the night, carbs and calories whatever. I knew I'd be running today anyway, and I ate some candy while I ran to stave off hypoglycemia since I'm tired of nearly passing out after I work out because I didn't want to have too many carbs.

Attitudes and behaviors may be "bad" or disordered but that's not the fault of the food. I'm tailoring my eating to my body which means trusting myself and trusting my body which means it can't be bad.

Eating food that I don't like because it's "good for me" is actually bad for me because it makes me dislike the food even more and rebel against doing what's good for me, which means rebelling against my own body. I will try all kinds of foods now but no more forcing. I'll never have a milkshake again because it gives me the runs now. I loved milkshakes but I'm ok with that. And I won't eat avocado no matter how much it's pushed on me as a superfood because I don't freaking like it. That's the only way I want foods to be good or bad, what do they do for me, specifically? No one else can tell me that. Cutting out entire categories of food in order to "maximize weight loss" has been pointless (my scale doesn't seem to care at all how "good" I've been by depriving myself) and unsustainable and leads to binging.

Dirty secret: for the past few weeks I have been using a computer script on myfitnesspal so I can't see the calories of food. I don't eat according to calories anymore. Myfitnesspal tracks them but I can't see them until the end of the day when I complete my entry. No more throwing in some last minute exercise so I can bring my calories down (does that even work?), no more planning my meals around any calories at all.

Edited October 28, 2013 by Danilax

[buplee 556]

I think my dirty little secret is I have thrown away entirely the concept of good and bad foods. Just entirely. A donut is as good as asparagus is as good as a baked potato is as good as some lifesavers candy. Yesterday I had 32 ounces of orange juice and an entire baked potato and a quarter jar of Peanut Butter and my body felt super-good at the end of the night' date=' carbs and calories whatever. I knew I'd be running today anyway, and I ate some candy while I ran to stave off hypoglycemia since I'm tired of nearly passing out after I work out because I didn't want to have too many carbs. Attitudes and behaviors may be "bad" or disordered but that's not the fault of the food. I'm tailoring my eating to my body which means trusting myself and trusting my body which means it can't be bad. Eating food that I don't like because it's "good for me" is actually bad for me because it makes me dislike the food even more and rebel against doing what's good for me, which means rebelling against my own body. I will try all kinds of foods now but no more forcing. I'll never have a milkshake again because it gives me the runs now. I loved milkshakes but I'm ok with that. And I won't eat avocado no matter how much it's pushed on me as a superfood because I don't freaking like it. That's the only way I want foods to be good or bad, what do they do for me, specifically? No one else can tell me that. Cutting out entire categories of food in order to "maximize weight loss" has been pointless (my scale doesn't seem to care at all how "good" I've been by depriving myself) and unsustainable and leads to binging. Dirty secret: for the past few weeks I have been using a computer script on myfitnesspal so I can't see the calories of food. I don't eat according to calories anymore. Myfitnesspal tracks them but I can't see them until the end of the day when I complete my entry. No more throwing in some last minute exercise so I can bring my calories down (does that even work?), no more planning my meals around any calories at all.[/quote']

First, I applaud you for spilling your dirty secret. Are you pre or post-op? If you are post-op- How much have you or do you expect to lose base on your mantra about food? Everyone has foods they don't like, for me it's broccoli. However, throwing out foods that are "nutritionally sound", doesn't help you in the long run and is clearly contradictory to the reason most of had surgery. Eating the things you did in the quantity you did, means there are some food issues you may need to address. Unless you are running at least a half marathon, it will take a lot more than a simple run to burn off what you consumed. If this behavior works for you or anyone who wants to take a similar path, good luck to you all. Maybe 6 months from now you'll be 80+lbs down and I'm wrong but skirting everything and dismissing it may not be the best thing. No matter what you reason for your mindset, I wish you well on your journey.