I am going to Hell....

[Lisa_85 118]

I am almost two months post - op and ate 3 - 5 Small Fired Shrimp. Thank God I didn't get sick from it. but I feel like a horrible person because I cheated. I try to never finish my 1/4 of a cup for anything I eat.

[MichiganChic 3,262]

Fried shrimp is not a sin. I know you are being facetious, but the drama decreases your ability to put things in perspective. Less than perfect choice? yes. Going to cause weight gain and undo your WLS? no.

Put it in perspective, learn from it, and move on. Maybe you are not a horrible person because you ate fried shrimp. Maybe the truth is that you gave in to a craving and you are panicked that this is the beginning of the end for you?

The thing about humans is that we are not perfect. The thing about successful WLS is that it's what we do 95% of the time, and that we do it for the long haul.

One last word of advice - be honest with yourself. Was it 3, 4, or 5 shrimp? As you get closer to goal, it gets harder and harder to lose. If you don't learn in the early days what it takes for your body to lose, you'll find yourself befuddled as to why you are stuck. I do applaud you for taking it seriously. You'll be fine.

[CowgirlJane 14,261]

I eat shrimp all the time. Mostly grilled but might be sauteed or fried. Not the healthiest choice but I no longer view food as good or bad - guilty?. It just doesn't have that kind of power.

I do know you were making a bit of fun, but I am quite serious...I no longer have a virtuous or villain association with foods.

[Inner Surfer Girl 12,015]

Wether or not it is fried, 3-5 small shrimp are not that dense.

Track it in your tracker and move on.

For me, the thought of fried anything doesn't appeal to me at all, but I love grilled shrimp.

It is helpful to look at your choices in context and not as black or white/good or bad.

[AvaFern 3,516]

That really isn't that bad. Fried food makes me sick, but every once in awhile I'll end up eating some. I log it in MyFitnessPal and move on. Like CowGirlJane said...food doesn't have the same power over me anymore. It's not good, it's not bad, it's just food to be factored into the calories for the day. I don't really eat junk anymore because there is no longer a forbidden appeal to it.

Past that though, shrimp has Protein, so if you're hungry for it again, just have the grilled version and it's basically guilt free.

[Lisa_85 118]

You guys are all great!! I just feel bad about eating it.

[BobbyD 211]

I had a fried chicken gizzard yesterday. I am still having "eaters remorse".

[2goldengirl 2,076]

@@Lisa_85, you say you "try never to finish 1/4 cup". Why?

[heather5565 959]

@@Lisa_85, you say you "try never to finish 1/4 cup". Why?

I ask "why" too!

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[Inner Surfer Girl 12,015]

@@Lisa_85, you say you "try never to finish 1/4 cup". Why?

Good question. I was wondering the same thing myself.

[GibbsGirl 483]

Thank you for posting this, I really was beating myself up for eating some m &ms last night. It was defiantly a emotional choice for me, but I have been acting like it was the end of the world all day. Moving on!!!

[cindyw41 761]

I wish I could eat a 1/4 cup. We should be able to eat 1/4-1/2 cup at this stage. It won't stretch your sleeve. I think people get too afraid of that.

[Lisa_85 118]

I usually feel full before I finish 1/4 cup.