OK! I ate a chocolate chip cookie last night. :frown: After not having anything sweet for so long- it really didn't taste that great. It certainly didn't feel as good as it does when you get on the scale and see a NEW, lower number. My reward to myself for confessing to you all is an extra 5 minutes on the treadmill today.

My bad experience is that I thought I was doing so well that I could have a bite of a hot dog bun. BIG MISTAKE! About an hour later I was miserable. If I hadn't read/heard all the horror stories about things getting stuck, I would've thought I was having a heart attack. It was AWFUL, everything everyone says and worse! OMG, it was just miserable. The bad time lasted about 30-40 minutes. I went for a walk and that seemed to help. I pray that I never experience that again.

I had a piece of birthday cake about a 1.5 inch piece maybe 2 inch piece......:thumbup: and a couple spoons of blueberry clobber but figured hey it's my birthday....

that's the least of my issues not sure if the sugar caused it but I've been hungry since I got home from work...trying to maintain but made chillie for dinner did ok then had a pudding up and a fudgecicle all SF but still....

Forgive me father, for I have sinned...

I had a piece of cake at a potluck at work on May 5.

I had a couple ritz crackers a few days after that.

I also had a piece of garlic bread last night with dinner.

It's funny because up until I was cleared to eat normal foods again I was absolutely APPALLED at people who cheated on their diets. Now I get it. Sorry for judging :thumbup:

I had a piece of birthday cake about a 1.5 inch piece maybe 2 inch piece......:thumbup: and a couple spoons of blueberry clobber but figured hey it's my birthday....

that's the least of my issues not sure if the sugar caused it but I've been hungry since I got home from work...trying to maintain but made chillie for dinner did ok then had a pudding up and a fudgecicle all SF but still....

Joe:

It is your birthday! So if you're going to cheat today is a perfect day to do it. You will get back on track tomorrow. I was just banded on 5-5-09 and boy do I wish I could have a pretzel, fish, ANYTHING right now. I am SO hungry and it is so hard for me to get my Protein in. I HATE THESE PROTEIN DRINKS! I AM IN BANDSTERS HELL AND I AM LOSING MY MIND!! SORRY FOR RANTING!

I don't even want to say, you all will be like, gurl you got ta be kiddin

Word Terrylbel! Am with you there. But it's coming off slowly but surely.. portion control is my friend!

You gotta give yourself a little something onece in a while, this tool is a band not a ban. I know the docs and nutritionist have said to lose the weight we need to.....

Smart choices and protion control are key but cake on your birthday or a drink with an out of town guest shouldn't cause so much guilt.

But after so long with no sugar I think that little piece of cake messed with my body by the time I got home I had the shakes never felt like that even when extremely hungry, was so tired I took a nap right after dinner and couldn't feel satisfied food wise all night.. didn't do to bad but kept wanting something...probably more sugar....

I had a cookie and some peanut m&ms today. No more restriction! Bleh! :thumbup: Plus, I noted that I was doing that head hunger thing when I should have been full. Anyway, one hour after I ate the sweet stuff, I got this tremendous headache!!!! Then I realized that I haven't had a headache since BEFORE my surgery...I haven't had sugar since BEFORE my surgery!!!! Holy moley, I just figured something out...sugar is BAD for me!!!!!!!:biggrin:

Guess I won't do that again any time soon.....

OK, I broke! I went on a rampage and I am so ashamed. Today I licked a pork chop, sucked on a peppermint, and sucked the salt off of two pretzels. I know I am a bad, bad girl and I should be punished. You gotta understand I am on liquids and I can only have water and protein drinks. NOTHING ELSE! I have a doctor's visit tomorrow and I will confess to him as well.

Congrats JayTee on your bday! You are absolutely right in that our tool is the band not a BAN! I LOVE that play on words!

Raelita, I may be way off the mark and misread your post but what you said scares me. How is licking a pork chop, sucking on salt from a pretzel and sucking on a peppermint make you a bad bad girl that needs to be punished? That makes no sense to me. I don't mind confessing my diet infractions here so that people can see what we all struggle with, but asking to be punished over something like that seems a little harsh...and I'm sure you don't mean it, but almost like it pokes fun at us. I don't think any of us need to be punished. I know that for me, I will have good days and bad days. Yesterday was not a great day, but that's okay. We are all learning to use our new tool. There is no way we will all be perfect 100% of the time. Plus, I worry about setting up the doctor for being your confessional so that he can lecture you or something. This is YOUR tool, this is YOUR body, this is YOUR weight loss experience. Don't let anyone else control that for you.

That's just my two cents and I don't want to be offensive or anything.

Edited May 13, 200917 yr by KMCD
typos of course!

I am the worst one - taco, chalupa, chili conqueso and Beans and rice

I have lost 40 and am gaining back - I am on dialysis and can not lose too quickly or drink much Fluid -

I am gaining back and feel so depressed -

I am going in for a fill in one week and a half

I am miserable and eating too much

banded 12/9 2008

feel like a failure

LMAO! This was good, Raelita! Licking a pork chop....you are hilarious! Hey, at least you didn't BITE it! :crying:

I too have been on Clear liquids for 11 days. Believe it or not, I still have no appetite, and am feeling no hunger, but I am feeling this NEED to chew on something. Last night, I was tired and crabby, and when I made my last Protein shake in the blender, I tossed in 8 chocolate chips. Don't know why....certainly didn't give me any chewing satisfaction or any other kind for that matter....but I figure if that's the worst thing I've done post-op, I'm okay.

Happy Birthday, JayTee!!

OK, I broke! I went on a rampage and I am so ashamed. Today I licked a pork chop, sucked on a peppermint, and sucked the salt off of two pretzels. I know I am a bad, bad girl and I should be punished. You gotta understand I am on liquids and I can only have Water and Protein drinks. NOTHING ELSE! I have a doctor's visit tomorrow and I will confess to him as well.

i'm eating healthy but i haven't had my first fill and i find myself eating a bigger quantity than i should

I've tried really hard to be good, but I will confess that I've gone off of the diet I've planned for myself several times. The important thing I tell myself when I've been "bad" is that I'm not eating as much of the bad things as I would've pre-op, and I'm making better choices when I do choose to go off the path to righteousness. )

For example, I went to a buffet at a casino last weekend, but I took a 1/4 of the portions of everything that I would've normally taken. I ate very slow with small bites, and I didn't have seconds or thirds. It's a new way of living/eating...not a DIET for the rest of my life. We shouldn't deprive ourselves... that's how I look at it.

We're all doing GREAT!!

I am supposed to be on mushies . . . my band date was 28 April 09. This week I had cheesecake at a work luncheon. Then last night I had several bites of a steak, veggies and a chicken bite. I feel so guilty that I ate the food!! I am so hungry and I am only a little over 2 weeks POST OP.

Do you think I will mess up my band by progressing my diet?? I am able to stand food. And even though I cheated I did not eat a large amount of anything. My first fill is May 28th. Any input you can provide is greatly appreciated.

Thanks and congrats on everyones progress!!