Need support had surgery on December 2 and cheating already. Start soft foods three days ago and ate a kit kat today. Read a msg from one of the members on this site and know how serious it could be for not following doctors instructions. So I am on it I called office and they told me not to worry and keep going back on my liquids.

I went to Dr. Rodriguez BeLite Weight at Hospital Angeles.:wink: Excellent care and beautiful facility.

Ok NewLife, now you know.....probably not the end of the world for this one cheat. BUT, one cheat makes it easier to cheat the next time, and so on, and so on......

You still have to make good food choices for your band to work. It is difficult to do this at the first. You need to take it easy right now and let your stomach focus on healing up......and making those good choices will get harder before it gets easier. But it will get easier once you start getting your fills, so hang in there.

Don't be hard on yourself. You can be successful, and you will be successful. What has helped me so much is to keep a food journal to help remind me that I must make healthy food choices to be healthy. Take it one day at a time.

Well, I'm assuming your cheating concern is the kit-kat... my concern is that a kit-kat is not a soft food. Be very careful about cheating with foods after surgery that your system may not be ready for.. this not only applies now, but in the future when you get fills. I just got my second fill and learned why you are to sip your water, for which I never had an issue with drinking water until this fill. Can you imagine if I didn't chew correctly? Much less have foods that I shouldn't eat? You're still swollen and just like with fills, need time to adjust to foods.

If you're missing a kit-kat, try grinding it up, I'm sure after going through all the trouble you won't find it as appetizing or eat as much... it's best though if you find an alternative food. You may also want to try a delay. When you want a candy, don't give in on the same day you want it... tell yourself to wait a couple of days and try something else instead. I think Jiffy makes a sugar free peanut butter, eat a spoon of that instead.

You'll find that later you'll want something else. I know when I get fills I always want a steak or something I can't have yet... by the time I can have a steak, I don't want it anymore. Try some Oatmeal or Cream of Wheat or applesauce.. sugar free ice pops, puddings etc while you're on soft foods.

I hope this helps and gives you some options.