Come on, please??? I'm begging you! I don't want to feel like the only one who has screwed up already!

1. Pre-op diet? What's a pre-op diet? (That was my first big mistake.)

2. In the last 48 hours I have eaten a whole baked potato, skin and all. Two Pintos and cheese from Taco Bell and a chalupa. Yes, SHELL AND ALL!!! God help me I didn't even feel stretched or bloated or anything. I'M SUPPOSED TO STILL BE ON liquids UNTIL THE ELEVENTH!!!!!:thumbdown::mad2::bored:

I vowed to go back on all liquids today but my hunger is back full force and I am not a happy camper. I know the purpose of liquids is healing so I am forcing myself to comply now but I can't believe I'm going to have to white knuckle this for months and months. I kept praying I would be one who said, "I just never feel hungry."

By the way, please don't come in with a lame confession like, "I only drank 60 ounces of Water today instead of 64." or you WILL be responsible for me killing myself. :bored:

I need some dirt to make me feel better about myself, people!!!! :thumbdown:

Come on, please??? I'm begging you! I don't want to feel like the only one who has screwed up already!

1. Pre-op diet? What's a pre-op diet? (That was my first big mistake.)

2. In the last 48 hours I have eaten a whole baked potato, skin and all. Two Pintos and cheese from Taco Bell and a chalupa. Yes, SHELL AND ALL!!! God help me I didn't even feel stretched or bloated or anything. I'M SUPPOSED TO STILL BE ON LIQUIDS UNTIL THE ELEVENTH!!!!!:thumbdown::mad2::mad2:

I vowed to go back on all liquids today but my hunger is back full force and I am not a happy camper. I know the purpose of liquids is healing so I am forcing myself to comply now but I can't believe I'm going to have to white knuckle this for months and months. I kept praying I would be one who said, "I just never feel hungry."

Just curious - when were you banded? I wanted to compare......

Okay here goes for me:

I ate KFC chicken wings yesterday (4 of them)

a small serving of mashed potatoes

and cole slaw

FELT NOTHING -- (I go for a fill on the 11th)

As a snack I have indulged in 3 Reduced Fat Oreos w/6-8 oz of milk.... YES TOGETHER.... and then lieterally wanted to cry myself to sleep.....

OH YEAH and just about an hour ago I walked by a co-worker's desk and popped a handfull of reece's pieces in my mouth -

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Gibson,

I confess that I'm truly worried about you landing back in the hospital with emergency surgery to remove your band.

Eating what you are right now is dangerous. I hope your doctor told you why you have the restrictions you do. It isn't to make us miserable it's to help us heal.

I'm sorry if this wasn't the kind of post you were expecting here but I felt compelled to say it.

Tina, I was banded on 2/25. Thank God I'm not craving sweets or I'd be in big trouble.

Lisa99, Thank you for your concern. Of course I know that it is dangerous. That's why I said I'm stopping it today. You obviously do not have the extreme compulsive overeating issues that I have or your lapband journey wouldn't have been mistake free. Congratulations on your success!

So far the worst thing I did was eat corned beef hash and lots of it. I had such pressure on my chest that i couldnt beleive it. I remember someone saying drink pineapple juice(it helps the stuck feeling) when this happens but I cant allergic. So I drank lemon juice and went for a walk it took about 30 min. but the stuck feeling past, thank GOD.

I think if that would have gone down without problem I would have found something else to try. Unfortunately this is the battle we are all struggling with to some degree.

Ok so I dont have a confession, Heck I dont even have my band yet. (getting it on the 3rd of April) I am however reading everything on this sight that I possibly can and this particular issue is one that concerns me. The first week everyone says you arent hungery so you really dont feel anything. But the second week your hunger comes back with a vengance! That scares me and reading all this conferms my fears. I am hoping however, that with all the support from all these people who are in the same boat will help me stay strong. I to am an emotional eater. I think food is for EVERY occasion in life. I just pray that I will make it through the first 6weeks. Good luck to everyone....

I really wish I HAD some confessions! Then I could explain why I'm plateaued! I did indulge somewhat today though. I went to Sonny's BBQ (one of my favorite binge and stuff yourself so full you can't move places) and order the LUNCH portion (something I've never done!) of pulled pork, with sides of sweet potato and baked beans. There was about 5 oz of pork which I drenched with mustard BBQ sauce and the potato was a small one. I didn't/couldn't finish all the meat and potato and barely touched my beans. Oh and I told them to hold the bread! I can definitely say the band works! I'm not eating nearly what I used to. I just wish it would result in losing weight. I've probably had more carbs today than I've had in a while (had a Carnation Instant Breakfast this morning). But other than that I've been true blue! :thumbdown:

I don't have a confession but I wanted to reply to bthin4me. I just wanted to say that I don't think you should assume that whatever is posted here will be true for you, too. Nobody is perfect, but we are all different. So focus on making yourself successful. As a fellow emotional eater, I would suggest therapy. It is helping me find healthier ways to deal with my emotions and find out why I started eating emotionally in the first place. I'll be three weeks post-op tomorrow and I've done pretty well. Good luck!

Ok so I dont have a confession, Heck I dont even have my band yet. (getting it on the 3rd of April) I am however reading everything on this sight that I possibly can and this particular issue is one that concerns me. The first week everyone says you arent hungery so you really dont feel anything. But the second week your hunger comes back with a vengance! That scares me and reading all this conferms my fears. I am hoping however, that with all the support from all these people who are in the same boat will help me stay strong. I to am an emotional eater. I think food is for EVERY occasion in life. I just pray that I will make it through the first 6weeks. Good luck to everyone....

Some do, some don't. I'm four weeks out and still have restriction. Some people never even need a fill. They get plenty of restriction from the band itself. If you are one of those that lose restriction early on, just try to eat as much Protein as you can and drink lots of fluids between meals. It will help with the hunger.

well, ill confess with you. after my 2nd week on liquids and starting my mushies, i caved. i was so hungry. soooooooo, i ate kfc, mashed taters with gravy, coleslaw. i too like u felt bad and went back on liquieds and mushies. well, that didnt last long. and i continued eating chicken, bbq ribs. beans and cornbread, and pretty much what i wanted . i still tried to hold my calories down but im disgusted with myself. ive only lost 9 pounds post op and i go for a checkup monday which will be one month post op. i hope i get a fill then. i was never sick or never threw up. but of course i have not restriction as yet. brenda

2. In the last 48 hours I have eaten a whole baked potato, skin and all. Two Pintos and cheese from Taco Bell and a chalupa. Yes, SHELL AND ALL!!! God help me I didn't even feel stretched or bloated or anything. I'M SUPPOSED TO STILL BE ON LIQUIDS UNTIL THE ELEVENTH!!!!!:thumbdown::bored:

You are a bad bad girl. Brave too. :mad2:

The night before my surgery I went out and ate Italian and drank the whole bottle of wine. :mad2:

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can someone guide me thru the ticker thing. i want one and i get lost when it says to copy and paste to this forum . thank you

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I was feeling bad enough about the ice cream.

It's not that I don't WANT to eat a chalupa. But fear of my band slipping is far greater than any of my compulsions, thankfully! LOL

Angie, this overeating monkey on my back is hard to shake. I mean logically, why should fear of making myself sick stop me from eating bad things now just because I'm banded? It didn't stop me for 38 years before now and I knew I was killing myself. I need a LOT of headwork.

This is how the chalupa saga unfolded...

I went to get the pintos and cheese. Not too bad, definitely considered a mushie. So I rationalized it thinking, "A lot of surgeons tell their patients they can start on mushies after a week. Surely I'll survive since I've been banded for a week." So I drove through, saw my old favorite the Baja chicken Chalupa staring me the face and thought, "I'll get one and just eat the chicken. I'll chew it until it's gruel and that's like a mushie, right?" It was all downhill from there. I ate the chicken. The cheese. The lettuce. Then I thought, "I'll just nibble the teeny, tiny, super crisp edges of the chalupa. That can't hurt." The next thing you know....DEVOURED. I kept waiting for the feeling of imminent death to come upon me but I never felt sick at all. I had NO trouble getting the whole thing down either. I didn't eat the Beans at that time, though. I was way too stuffed for that.