FEELING SO GUILTY HERE

Hi there guys, I am hoping to find all of you great. I have to talk to you guys for a bit of support. I have been basically doing well on my journey here since 12/15/03. I have lost -92 pds and feel great. Well last night I did a bad thing. I found a BUTTERFINGER BAR in my freezer. Yes..................I ate it. I felt a bit sick but just had to have it. Can anyone please feel what I was feeling. I just feel so guilty today. I am human and I don't know what came over me. This is the first time I ate the whole candy bar. I would just take a bite of my daughters if she brings it in the house. I am on track again today but just don't know what came over me. Lorraine

Good Morning Lorraine Gosh girlfriend, You are human right ? Ease up on yourself .. I'm glad you didnt get sick, but 1 candy bar isnt gonna ruin your health nor the huge accomplishment of a 92 lb weight loss!! Forget about it and have a healthy focus today {{{hugs}}} Elaine

DO you normally refrain or deny yourself "treats" candy bars, chips etc... IF so....maybe you should allow yourself several times a week a bite or two. I don't feel deprived b/c I dont deny myself "bad" foods. I keep within my calorie limits BUT I have a bite or two of whatever it is I want/crave. SO I don't go hog wild down the road. I have LOW CARB candy bars I keep on hand....I get my chocolate fix without getting sick I don't feel guilty. I don't go crazy and eat an entire X SO bottom line--- don't beat yourself up over this! YOU are HUMAN! obviously we aren't going to change YEARS of habits overnight just because our stomach got smaller. You don't wake up a mentally new person and my doctor said it would start getting harder as the months go on and our cravings come back etc.... (mine never went away)

Hi Lorraine! You are doing a fabulous job. My surgeon tells us all the time that he does not expect perfection from us because we are human. But learning from our mistakes and moving on is half of the battle. So we are here to tell you that you are doing a great job and move on! Jill

Boy, can I relate. I keep a jar of chocolates on my desk for whomever comes in for a tidbit and a chat, but I don't dare eat just one. ONe causes me to dump, and I want a piece of chocolate so badly, but even the sugar free ones make me sick. Sometimes the craving for the chocolate makes me almost willing to 'dump', but just almost. I'm glad you didn't get sick, but don't think about the candy. Just concentrate on what a good job you've done so far, and pick up where you left off. You will be fine. Nona

Good Morning, Lorraine! I have to echo Jill and Shannon. We are all human beings here, and aren't going to be perfect. I also don't deprive myself completely of the "bad" foods, and find that a forkfull will satisfy the craving. For me, it's when I tell myself I can NEVER have something that I'll go crazy and make myself sick. What came over you? Temptation, Cravings, Tired.... that's Life! You're back on track, and that's what matters. Deb

You are doing great! I hope you have been able to move past it. I think we can all relate having felt guilty many times about what went into our mouths....and how much. But one candy bar is just that... don't let it have too much power. Promise to be on track now and you'll be fine. Jenni

Oh, Lorraine, don't feel bad. We (I) had this surgery to be normal. To eat like a normal, thin person. Prior to surgery I would have eaten more than 1 candy bar and I could never understand how people could be satisfied and stop with one. Now, I do eat a very small amount of what I want and stop. I do not dump. I have eaten 1/2 of a small Dairy Queen Ice cream cone. Before I would have eaten a large Blizzard without a second thought. Don't worry about that one candy bar. Today is a new day. You have done so well and it will not set you back. Its okay to have a treat now and then. Just as long as the good choices outweigh the bad. Congratulations on your awesome success!!!!~Kimberly