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I stole all the tootsie rolls out of my kids Halloween stash and ate them...

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Hahahaha. This thread is great.

I've eaten tons of things not allowed. But I always make up for it later and it's had no effect on my weight loss. I eat bad things in portion controlled amounts.

Until yesterday when I binged on Cookies. Damn the holidays!!

And I drink sugar free red bulls. My NUT had a field day with that one.

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I should confess that I too have had a handful of tater chips/a chocolate bar/managed to get sick on "real" chocolate pudding at a party this week.....but i don't want to confess....i want to eat like a "normal person". I'm not going to allow myself to suffer guilt over food anymore........Oh i'm probably in denial. I'm 7 weeks out of surgery and still trying to figure it out. I mean how bad can i cheat I have so little volume....I had a mcdonalds hash brown this morning....I learned...they make me ill...wont do that again.

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I love the story but can anyone tell me what Protein Drink is the best to buy having a hard time finding one that I like??? please help me

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This is a fun thread to get resurrected, especially at the holidays. I ate 1 1/2 home made Cookies at the holiday fair on Saturday, and they were so good! I did give away the other 2 1/2, so I wasn't a complete wild woman.

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I love the story but can anyone tell me what Protein drink is the best to buy having a hard time finding one that I like??? please help me

Are you looking for powder to make your own or do you prefer the pre-mixed?

Pre-mixed: I like Muscle Milk and Core Power.

Powder: I've really only tried a couple so far that were plant based Protein. Both were a very noticable plant sort of flavor.

I prefer to mix up my own smoothie using either the powder or pre-mixed. I add in things like powdered Peanut Butter, fruit, avocado, spices (cinnamon, pumpkin pie spice), pumpkin, cottage cheese, silken tofu, extracts...the list is very long.

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I also drink diet soda, mainly diet dr. pepper, diet coke and coke zero.

popcorn is a huge temptation. The last time I went to the movies I ate half of a large bag of popcorn. Then I was upset with myself so I told myself to throw it away and not take it home. I took it home and devoured the remaining half a couple hours later.

I had a very small glass of egg nog last night. I also ate one white chocolate and macadamia nut cookie.

I drink alcohol far more frequently now than I did before the surgery. My metabolism has changed after surgery and I can tolerate it better now.

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The only rule I have broken 7 weeks post op was tgat I went to a concert and had a beer. My surgeon says wait a year post-op to drink. Lol. Only rule I beoke though :) Keeping on pureed foods for 6 weeks wasn't as hard as I thought at all.

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I'm 3 weeks post op. I ate a small bite of stuffing at dinner. I'm obviously not supposed to have carbs. Bad Leslie!

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I picked all the M&Ms out of a bag of trail mix my husband had in the pantry. I was in heaven!!

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I have pretty much eaten one of those large Hershey chocolate bars in the past week dipped in natural peanut butter....AND I ate a couple of handfuls of popcorn yesterday....and I had a half of potato this weekend....

Trying to remember if there is anything else.....nope that should do it! SOOOOO NOT HAPPY about this!

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I'm scheduled for surgery tomorrow and on Saturday night, I ate half a piece of garlic bread. I confessed to my NUT and PA at my appointment yesterday and they said I should be fine for surgery since I religiously stuck to my diet otherwise, but the memory of the guilt I felt is definitely going to stick in my mind as a reminder to stay the course!

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I drink Coke Zero. Through a straw.

b***h!! Coke AND a straw???

Humpffff....Made my bottle of wine last month seem tame. Yep, the whole entire bottle. It was so freaking good I cant even tell you! Had a headache the size of Mount whatever the next morning but it was totally worth it. :-) Don't regret it an will probably do it again in the right circumstances.

But coke AND a straw??....20 Hail Marys for Lipstick Lady!

An entire freaking BOTTLE?!?!? I think you might be the b**tch! Oh mylanta ... I can barely squeak in one glass. I think about my days of drinking a whole bottle with fondness and, yes, a bit of sadness. At this point I am happy I can at least enjoy a glass now and then. {sigh}

I guess I should just curl up and dig in to another ... ahem, I mean A PIECE of cheesecake. Not like I would know how easily it goes down or anything. I mean, it just looks so yummy .....

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Thank you for this post. This is the truth. We are not alone and have to deal w this problem. I'm about 6 weeks out and margaritas and Cheetos go down too easy. And other things. Luckily I stop and I forgive myself and tell myself it will be ok and try to get back on the wagon. I've learned to love myself and forgive myself. And that's part of recovery

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