lost the fight tonight....gave in

The previous post is exactly how I eat. However I have been at goal for 13 years. I don't diet. If I want something I have a bite.A bite is all I needed. That's what works for me anyway

Thank you for your uplifting words. Last night and today were bad for me. Right now this moment I feel awful, sick. I do not want to feel this way again. The last week I was making good choices and felt good. This is a learning lesson for me I do not want to feel sick from food anymore. Sweets and carbs are my triggers. I'm still in pre op and trying to get ahold of everything and learn. Tomorrow is a new day and I am looking forward to feeling better already. I can't take this set back, back BUT I can move forward. I stated seeing a therapist recently and my next visit I will be bringing up ways for me to change my mindset toward food. This slip up will not get me down back in to my old ways. I will NOT let it.

You CAN do this. The fact that you even care/realize it's an issue is a big deal and I hope your willingness to fight for yourself makes you feel strong. Since you are.

I had to look to see what phase you're in.

I will tell you, the pre-op diet was the hardest part for me of this whole process. Well, other than staying properly clothed at the office. ;) And my surgeon doesn't even require the liquid diet pre-op, just a week or two of eating high protein, low fat foods, and limiting simple carbs. It should have been easy, but it was hellish for me.

So pre-op, especially if you're not on a specified program from your surgeon, shake it off and work to do better.

Now, in the weeks after surgery, it's a different matter, and I've written at length about it:

http://www.obesityhelp.com/forums/amos/6021470/A-few-words-a bout-quotcheatingquot-on-the-post-op-dietary/

Good luck, and please know that it gets better. :)

Hi dmcs85

We have all been there done that. We can't learn if we don't make mistakes May I suggest review what was going on, where were you, what were you feeling.. Kinda ID why you did it and that way you can make sure to recognize the red flags and not do it again. As we all know, it was not just that one slip up, one donut, one cookie or ice cream bar. It was the entire box

YOU GOT THIS!

I'm with those who see "mistakes" as learning opportunities. I bet your therapist and you can wring some new skills for you out of this event.

I'm almost three years post-op, and I'm still "learning." Perfection is not required to succeed long-term at weight loss surgery. But continuous mindfulness and learning is.

Very best wishes for you. :)

Yep, it happens to most of us at some point. Me too. The good news is that everyday is a reboot and what you did yesterday doesn't rule today. Abandon feelings of shame. They are not good for you. Be proud of what you HAVE done right. Diane S