i had few sweets this weekend like a piece of cake from my nieces birthday party and a handful of m+ms that i had at work on friday. i was doing well especially since one week ago when i had my first fill and now that one week has past ive slipped. im trying not to be to hard on myself because as long as i get back on track thats whats important. i just hate slipping period. does this happen to any of you? is it practical for me to stick to everything perfectly? i do well when i put my mind to it but sometimes i go back to my old habits and cheat because i always ate bad everyday before surgery. now i may have a slip up once in a while which is better i have to say than everyday. i just dont know what is ok. i know that once you slip it can be a set up for failure so i am aware of that. i guess thats why i am on here so i can get support right. i write on here during my good times and bad. i will exercise extra tonight and try harder this week.

andrea

GIRLLLLLL .. you're doing fine !!

I don't consider those "slips" .. I consider them "living".

Look at it this way .. "skinny" folks eat cake, M&M's, McDonalds, etc - they just do it in moderation.

This band is for LIFE ... do you really expect to not have a slice of birthday cake EVER again ? I think that's a bit unrealistic and almost like you're setting yourself up.

Having a slice of birthday cake at a birthday party = living.

Having an entire cake while sitting on your couch = slipping.

I haven't been doing as well as I need to either, and I think I have been far worse than you. I have been tracking calories up until this weekend, and I am doing around 1500-1600 calories a day, with to much coming from liquid forms of Protein which is why I think I feel hungry.

This weekend I took our Sr. Youth Group to a weekend retreat and a weekend away from my structure with a bunch of garbage eating teenagers was not good for me. I am going to bust my butt this week, and I think I am going to try to stay away from the scale this week. Maybe next weekend the scale will have a big surprise for me.

So the goal for this week, walk 30 minutes each day, work out twice, eat no more than 1200 calories a day, and try to get more "real" food in me versus Liquid Protein.

Wish me luck...

I too, had a tough few days...an out of town trip with Girl Scouts, to where we were not allowed to bring outside food or drink, pizza, pop - none of that for me, water only. Then doughnuts for breakfast, a stop at a fast food place was too much for me too. Oh well, I know I will do better now that I am back on my regular schedule.

Ilene

i need to be careful because i snacked also this weekend here and there. its the first time since surgery that i am having cravings and actually am thinking of all kinds of things that i want to eat that i shouldnt. i used to binge eat all day before surgery and i dont want that to happen now.

andrea