I don't have a surgery date yet, but my surgeon put me one a diet plan to start getting some weight off. I did great the first wee, no cheating, and lost 10.8 lbs. Now I'm on day 12 and I can feel myself slipping. Last night I had some crackers with PB, and tonight I went to Moe's Southwest Grill with the intention of getting a burrito bowl with only what I can have, but once I was in there I got my usual burrito with all the bad stuff... Cheese, sour cream, guacamole, and even chips and queso. It was literally like I couldn't stop myself! Now I'm terrified thinking what if I'm really not able to do this? What if I'm too weak? Please help ????

You're up to it...

If you weren't, this slip-up wouldn't be freaking you out so much...

Ok, so you've screwed up...

We all do it now and then...

Acknowledge it, accept it and move on...

Now is the important time...

This is the part where you make your decision...

It's one way or the other...

Knuckle down and get your shit together...

Or don't...

I'd say you'll get your shit together...

Especially if you read the success stories that are floating around in this forum...

Good luck to you @

Let me know how you're getting along...

As my sister says, "Dust yourself of and go." Learn, forgive yourself, recommit, and move forward.

(My sister teaches 3 and 4 year olds. Most kids cry at that age whenever they fall or bump themselves, but she couldn't handle it. So she asks them if they are bleeding, if not, she tells them to dust themselves and go. After a few weeks, the kids say it to each other. "Ya bleeding? Well, dust yourself off and go!"

If you made it a week without cheating, pat yourself on the back. Then get back to business and move forward. You will be fine. I'm having surgery on Thursday and have been having the thoughts about "can I really do it?" "Or will I mess things up?" I've slipped in the preop but I'm going to just "keep on moving." You will be fine. I try my best to stay away from the places that make my food addiction harder, but that's easier said than done.

It's no big deal. Start over again tomorrow. everything will work out. Shake it from your mind ; you get to start over . OK.

Thanks everyone, you're right. I've been doing MUCH better and the experience taught me that the taste of that food wasn't even worth the guilt I felt for eating it, or how I felt after! I'm back on track now and eating my salads, chicken and green veggies. Y'all are the best:

If you made it a week without cheating, pat yourself on the back. Then get back to business and move forward. You will be fine. I'm having surgery on Thursday and have been having the thoughts about "can I really do it?" "Or will I mess things up?" I've slipped in the preop but I'm going to just "keep on moving." You will be fine. I try my best to stay away from the places that make my food addiction harder, but that's easier said than done.

Good luck today! Said a prayer for you - keep me posted on how things went!

Everyone can fall of the horse.

The key is to get up....back into the saddle and keep riding the trail.

The people that fail are the ones that stay off the horse for too long.

I had a terrible time with pre-op, and I only had to do two weeks. I find I can easily fast for two or three days after a big meal, so that is what I did. I know that sounds hard core, but it isn't. I found it easier to do that than to follow any particular diet, since fasting kills my appetite. I lost 7 pounds in 14 days. When I got down to the wire on Clear liquids, I did not cheat at all in the days before the surgery.