Cheating during post op

[Supafly82 10]

Ok I have to make a confession…I’m 28 days post op and I was the at movie theater yesterday and couldn’t resist their Nachos and cheese but I only had 10 chips with cheese dip. I felt guilty and skipped dinner and had a Protein Shake. Does anyone go through these issues that early or is it just me?

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[SleeverSk 617]

You need to every careful you stomach is still healing.There is a reason for the post op food guidelines and I have to wonder if you are willing to eat this type of food so early how are you going to go In the long run

[Arabesque 6,493]

Ok, you ate something you probably shouldn’t at this stage but you realise this & that’s the positive. And yes, some people do slip at any time as they’re progressing so you’re not alone.

The real question is what are you going to do next time? This is a great learning opportunity. Why couldn’t you resist the nachos? Was it something you wanted? Was it out of habit? Was it because others were eating? Did you need to eat? Was it your lunch or dinner time? Etc. Once you’ve worked out why you can start thinking about how you can manage this or similar situations in the future. Like, next time I go to the movies I’ll drink Water or tea or I’ll sneak in a shake, some Jerky or string cheese, etc.

Eating nachos now while you’re losing isn’t a great idea but in the future sure you may be able to have some but you’ll work that out.

PS - Actually you didn’t skip dinner. A shake is a Meal Replacement so you still had a meal. Just something to watch if you are on a three meal a day plan but plans are different.

[catwoman7 10,874]

you need to watch this. It's very easy to slip back into old habits and stall your weight loss permanently - or worse yet, gain all the weight back. I almost never went off plan until I hit maintenance at 20 months out.

[Sleeve_Me_Alone 654]

"Cheating" aside, the idea that you had to "skip" a meal to pay penance for your slip up is extremely unhealthy. You likely had bariatric surgery to break free from the cycle of dieting, restriction, and your unhealthy relationship with food. This behavior is a HUGE red flag and indicates you still have some mental/emotional work to do. I'd suggest 1) getting into some counseling -and- 2) sticking to your eating plan. As others have said, you are on a plan for a reason, at this point primarily to heal from major surgery, and you aren't doing yourself any favors by going off plan so early.

[SkinnyMingo1408 356]

You need to careful. It's awful early to start slipping. With this surgery there is a promise we make to ourselves to eat better. It would be upsetting to say the least if you went through major surgery and A) lost and then gained it all back or not lose all the weight you want to in the first place.

You are also still healing. Be kind to your tummy.

This is an opportunity to succeed where you may have struggled before, you got this. shake off the slip and come back more committed then ever. You can do this!

Edited July 26, 2022 by flamingolady1408
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[KimberlyA1967 2]

Remem;er why you went through all of this. It took you a long time to get to this point. Don't give in now, stay with the plan! You owe it to yourself. Maybe meeting with your nutritionist would be helpful as you are obviously missing something that you are craving and they might be able to help you brainstorm appropriate replacement foods when in this situation again. God bless!!

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[SleeveToBypass2023 1,841]

15 hours ago, Supafly82 said:

Ok I have to make a confession…I’m 28 days post op and I was the at movie theater yesterday and couldn’t resist their Nachos and cheese but I only had 10 chips with cheese dip. I felt guilty and skipped dinner and had a Protein Shake. Does anyone go through these issues that early or is it just me?

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Definitely not good. You want to watch this because your stomach is still healing and you're eating things that it's in no way ready for. You're also very early to be cheating. It sounds like head hunger got the better of you, which happens, but you have to get to the root of what caused you to not be able to resist the nachos. Some of us (myself included) never lost true hunger, and as a result, we have to train our stomachs and brains that we're eating enough and don't need to overeat or cheat to be satisfied.

[Supafly82 10]

Thank you all for your suggestions. I’ll have to do some reset and I needed some munching while I was watching a movie. String cheese is an excellent idea and I’ll bring that to me. I appreciate the honest feedback on this group and I’ll sure to very careful from now on!


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