FESS UP, WHAT DO WE CHEAT ON?

Wow! Look at that picture! You're looking good, Deb Cheryl

I'm soooooo glad I'm not the only one- although I don't feel like I cheat a whole lot. Some of the things I "snack" on are Wheat Thins (I put peanut butter on them to get SOME protein), I've had popcorn once and it didn't bother me, I usually have 2 carbonated drinks per week (Diet Coke, or Diet Sprite usually), I can tolerate sweets & don't dump, but I just don't crave sweets like I used to, which is a miracle in itself! I did make chocolate chip cookies for my office a few weeks ago, and I had a bite of one cookie. And I thought pasta was cheating, but I found some whole wheat pasta that has 8 grams of protein in it, so is that still cheating?

I love pasta ... Where did you find the whole wheat pasta & how did it taste, ms jessica?

Dawn- I found the whole wheat pasta at the regular grocery store- it was right there with the regular pasta. Honestly, I could not tell a difference between it and the regular kind! Good luck!

WELL THAT SHOWS YOU HOW MUCH I HAVE TUNNEL VISION ... I'VE NEVER SEEN IT BUT WILL CERTAINLY LOOK NEXT SHOPPING TRIP FOR THE WHEAT PASTA INSTEAD OF WHITE!!! THANKS MS JESSICA! GOD BLESS DAWN & NICK

LATELY, I HAVE JUST GOTTEN PLAIN LAZY ABOUT MY WLS EFFORTS. GOT THE AWFUL ATTITUDE THAT "OH WELL, THE WEIGHT'S COMING OFF SO I DON'T HAVE TO WORK ON IT YET". SO, I WASN'T EATING OR DRINKING OR MOVING NEARLY ENOUGH. TELLS YOU WHY I'M ON A 15-DAY STALL. I ALSO BEGAN ADDING THINGS LIKE WHITE GRAVY & WHITE PASTA TO MY EATING ROUTINE EVEN THOUGH I DIDN'T MISS THEM & HAVEN'T EATEN THEM UP TO NOW ... WELL, DAH-UHHHH, LIKE SHOOT MYSELF IN THE FOOT! CONFESSION IS GOOD FOR THE SOUL; BUT ACTION IS GOOD FOR THE BODY!!!!! GOD BLESS DAWN & NICK

I'm glad I'm not the only one, too! My big cheat is sweet tea- you cant be born and raised in the south and not be addicted to tea! BUT, and I use this in my defense, I have maybe one glass throughout the whole day and still maybe drink only about 1/4 of it. Once in a blue moon I may have one of those 100-calorie Oreos, not the whole pack, but one of the "cookies". I have fruit every day (3-9 whole strawberries in my protein smoothies), allowed by my surgeon so I dont consider it a cheat, and it does wonders for satisfying my sweet tooth. I have no interest in soda anymore, that was my biggest preop worry. Chocolate isnt good anymore, which is great! I'm still having such a problem actually eating anything at all that I'm not too worried about the few cheats I have... Good question, glad to hear we're not alone! Rebecca

Hey Rebecca, I know what you mean about sweet tea. I use the splenda baking mix to make mine and you can barely tell the difference between it and full sugar tea my hubby even will drink it without complaining. Marcey 255/197.5/150

Hi Dennis, Thank you for posting this. It took a lot of courage. I have been much too afraid to try sugar. I don't want to know that I might not dump. I do occasionally have 1/2 of a Power Crunch Bar, but sweets just aren't my thing. I cheat on carbs, fat and sodium. I have had a quarter of a bagel with butter. I have had pasta and it wasn't whole wheat. I even had potato chips last night! The saltier the snack, the more I want it. I am afraid of popcorn, though, and will not try it for fear I'll screw something up. I had a teaspoonful of Bailey's off of my hub's ice cream the other night, but I was in a panic that I was going to dump so I didn't try any more than that. I have some kind of fresh fruit every day, but my surgeon says that's okay. Okay, I fessed up. I'll admit to feeling better, but guilty still. We didn't learn our bad habits overnight, and I guess we won't get rid of them overnight either. Cheryl

I'm guilty of eating crunchy snacks. I stay away from potato chips, doritos, and the really high fat stuff. I go for pretzels, baked tortilla chips, or light popcorn. I'm really good about avoiding too much sugar though. I do eat a small piece of real chocolate almost every day, but I keep it under 10 grams of sugar. Carol