I'm supposed to be on a diet to lose 14 lbs before surgery and had be doing well before I went out to dinner with DH Wednesday night. When we got to the restaurant I looked at the menu and there wasn't anything that I should've really ate and asked to go some place else but DH really wanted to eat there. I did okay with my choice but didn't feel good about eating it because I knew it would throw me off. It's 100% on or else I have a hard time with getting back on once I deviate.

For lunch on Friday and Saturday, I had Subway and would've been okay except I ordered the footlong subs because they were having a special. I told myself I would only eat half and save the rest for lunch the following day. Both days I did neither. Last night I was so hungry (mainly cause my sub sandwich was only veggies at lunch) and I started having major anxiety. I guess my blood sugar level got too low and I totally lost it and had a major pig out even eating the ice cream my family brought into the house after everyone went to bed. I don't know why I did this to myself. Right now I'm kicking myself because I just put myself that much further away from my surgery date until I get the 14 lbs off.

Oh, and DH looked at me in the restaurant on Wednesday and it dawned on him that once I have the surgery that I will no longer be able to eat like I have been. Duh, why does he think I'm so fat? Because I have no control.

Marisa - I wish it was Cracker Barrel I was talking about. Unfortunately we don't have them in CA. The restaurant is a local steak house that opened up within the past year called Cool Hand Luke's.

Never even heard of the place. Gotta say that the menu looks like something I would've probably loved, uh, once upon a time :smile2:.

I can see how you would've had a difficult time. I bet they would've done some of the seafood without the sauces, or maybe just one of the steaks plain with one of the salads.

I'm kind of afraid to ask what your DH ordered!

-m

I just wanted to add that 5 shakes a day seems like alot (depending on how much protein is in them). Be careful of taking in more than 100 grams of protein a day because it can affect your kidneys.Other than that, you are doing great. The fact that you made it work even when the choices were limited says alot about you. You could have gone for the "last supper syndrome" and eaten that fried fatty foods, but you went with the best choice possible in a difficult situation. Stay positive & you will get there!