Okay, so, since I've been frequenting this virtual bariatric world, there appear to be a few issues which seem to ignite much debate and throw the most meekly devised threads into huge ego-centric 'flaming' exercises.

Not only do I, personally, find this predictably boring; it is also deeply unhelpful. We all know that this process changes or should change, how we do and view things to do with food and wider health issues, forever. As such, it takes a bit of getting used to.

The prospect of having to adapt our long-held behaviours is scary and our little food related rituals? They are tough bleedin' Cookies to break. (My apologies for mentioning the 'C' word there)

Consequently, I'm a big believer in the adage that 'skeletons in the cupboard' are no longer 'skeletons', if they are dragged out into the light of day. (Normally kicking and screaming with the neighbours looking on in horror)

So, roll-up, roll-up. Consider this an online bariatric confessional!

There'll be no 'Hail Mary's' or 'Our Fathers' and flagellation will NOT and should not be forthcoming.

I want you to tell us your 'dirty' little bariatric secrets.

What did you do? Why did you do it? (and I will refrain from asking 'with whom?' you did it!) How did it make you feel afterwards? Did you resolve to never do it again - or indeed, did you think that actually, everything in moderation is not so bad after all?

Did you chow down on that hot-sauce laden and cheese encrusted beef taco 2 days post op? (No one can tell I'm fantasizing about anything that does not constitute a 'fluid' much, can you?!!!) Did you sneak into the fridge and eat all your kids chocolate bars, happy in the knowledge that your Protein Pump Inhibitors would prevent you from getting indigestion? Did you swallow 10 vodka martini's to see if your pouch and your legs could take it?

Come on, tell Aunty Revs and lets see if we can put these beasts to bed once and for all x

As is only fair, I shall go first.. Tonight, I, 8 days post surgery, ate a fair amount of cheese frosting off the top of a red velvet cupcake (and maybe a couple of mouthfuls of the sponge, too). Why? Because it was there. Did it make any sense? No, because I have never craved sweet stuff. I'm a savoury kind of girl. What did I learn from it? That damn, I'm an emotional eater (which I never thought I was) and that shockingly, that **** went down a little bit too easily. Consequently, I learnt in that way lies grave danger...

See, if I can do it, anyone can. So, step forward and lets hear the 'worst' you've got. Everyone is welcome and all are equal here x

I make bacon wrapped stuffed jalepeno at least every other week. Yummy.

Could be worse, housemate cooks bacon every morning. I can walk by cake...but the smell of bacon drives me wild...didnt know I was hungry till I smell it...and I work from home!

If you see a weird news story of someone beaten to a pulp by a package of bacon...you know why..

I made shrimp wrapped with proscuitto instead. It satisfies my desire for bacon without the fat. Nom nom nom

http://sleevers.wordpress.com/2013/10/12/spanish-proscuitto-wrapped-shrimp/

I make bacon wrapped stuffed jalepeno at least every other week. Yummy.

What do you stuff the jalapenos with Butter? I was thinking of stuffing them with string cheese but I'm not sure.

My wife likes cream cheese in hers and I prefer a bit of good old fashioned cheddar in mine.....usually a dab of shredded 2% sharp....along with a small piece of chicken fajita.

I made shrimp wrapped with proscuitto instead. It satisfies my desire for bacon without the fat. Nom nom nom http://sleevers.wordpress.com/2013/10/12/spanish-proscuitto-wrapped-shrimp/

This looks amazing!!!! 4 for 73 calories?! I'm in!

This looks amazing!!!! 4 for 73 calories?! I'm in!

I'm also stuffed with 3 of them. it's ridiculously good. Kinda like chorizo because of the smoky paprika.

I'm also stuffed with 3 of them. it's ridiculously good. Kinda like chorizo because of the smoky paprika.

Yum!!!!!!

I just threw a red velvet cupcake, with its cream cheese frosting, in the bin. Yes, in the bin. Un-nibbled. Un-touched. I am a legend with a resolve of steel. STEEL I SAY!!!!

I just threw a red velvet cupcake' date=' with its cream cheese frosting, in the bin. Yes, in the bin. Un-nibbled. Un-touched. I am a legend with a resolve of steel. STEEL I SAY!!!! [/quote']

Oh sad day! And with that discard of a luscious red confection, I have a confession....

I had this surgery too soon!

I have never tried a red velvet cake!!! They are everywhere now... As a matter of fact I crossed paths with one yesterday and actually put a call into my husband to have him tell me to walk away I did, but not without trying a sample of a cream puff first

Edited October 12, 201312 yr by laura-ven

I love this....I'm 3 weeks post op and haven't worked up nerve to cheat. Dietician scared the crap out of me but I did spend 5 minutes inhalin the scent of my son's pizza the other night and was tempted to lick the cheese.

I just threw a red velvet cupcake' date=' with its cream cheese frosting, in the bin. Yes, in the bin. Un-nibbled. Un-touched. I am a legend with a resolve of steel. STEEL I SAY!!!! [/quote']

Way to goooo!! Hah and you made me think of the show "How I Met Your Mother"...there's a guy on there that always says "legend....wait for it...dary!" I so thought that's wht you were gonna say!!

Oh sad day! And with that discard of a luscious red confection' date=' I have a confession.... I had this surgery too soon! I have never tried a red velvet cake!!! They are everywhere now... As a matter of fact I crossed paths with one yesterday and actually put a call into my husband to have him tell me to walk away I did, but not without trying a sample of a cream puff first [/quote']

I can pass up red velvet...but my MIL makes a 7-up cake with pineapple/coconut frosting...OMG!! It's ambrosia!!

Ok imma going to live vicariously... Does red velvet cake have a taste or is it just red???

Ok imma going to live vicariously... Does red velvet cake have a taste or is it just red???

It doesn't have any kind of a special taste, imo. I made one once and it was basically a chocolate cake recipe with a lot of red food coloring, the icing was better than the cake. Maybe I just had a bad recipe though.

It's really chocolate...with buttermilk, with red food coloring...I make them from scratch