Confession of a 6 week out faux pas

OK, I have a question.....

As we all started with a BMI over 50, I think I can get some honest and open stories here...

I am 6 weeks out from surgery and have been eating solid foods for 2 weeks, everything is going fine, I have an occasional issue with chewier foods...

This is my problem...I find I can't stop thinking about fast food when I am in the car...I did identify this as a problem before surgery and worked on it and felt I had it under control...BUT yesterday I stopped at DD and got a 4 cheese flat bread and said to myself I can just eat a bite or two...Good thing is it made me sick, I was sick for that and then when I tried to have dinner I was sick again...I was too embarrassed that I did this to even tell my hubby(who also had surgery) i was never a secret eater but I am afraid this will be something new...

Is the fact that I got sick and will not be able to do this keep me from doing things like this in the future? Am I already starting to go down a slippery slope of failure? Will my head catch up to what has been done to my body?

I am sure that I am not the only person that is going through this or has gone through this, so please any help would be great....

I think you shouldn't worry too much. I had a similar break down early out, and posted in here (I went to the taco bell drive through and bought three tacos, ate one of them and promptly threw up). I definitely went through a period where every eatery I passed made me want to eat. It has faded, now the thought of most of that stuff makes me ill, and if I do have to find something to eat at one of those places, I stick as light as possible and still often feel bad afterwards (except for salads).

You are not doomed to fail, and this does not mean you will start hiding food. Take this battle one day at a time, and everytime you choose to PASS by one of those joints without stopping, its a small victory.

I used to shop and eat at multiple fast food places throughout the day.  I can remember about 3 weeks post op out shopping and pulling into taco bell and crying because it was such a habit for me to do that.  I didn't order anything and just went home.  I broke that cycle quickly because I just can't eat what I  used to eat.

I have not stopped eating at fast food, but there are things I just do not eat.  My typical is a grilled chicken sandwich.  I pull the top bun off and eat about 1/2 of the bottom bun until the chicken gets to where I can just hold it without the bread.

I eat a lot of salads and Wendy's chili.  There are healthy fast food (or maybe I should say better choices) options that you can have.  You just have to educate yourself.  Find what's better to eat on the menu and you won't feel like you are left out.

yep I think a big part of the RNY is a form of AVERSION therapy..... after throwing up (or dumping) once or twice you begin to weigh the pros and cons in your head and you learn to say no and mean it..... LOL

Thanks for the stories...I am glad to know that this too shall pass...

I was wondering when it  would rear its ugly head...I guess the rain that we have had for two weeks helped this along...Weather is a big food trigger for me...sunny and nice I could go days without eating, one raindrop and I want to hole up in the house and eat myself to death...

Fast food was a big downfall for me prior to WLS. I made up my mind the day I was approved for surgery that I would succeed, I would become healthier.

One of the first things I did was set rules for myself, one of those rules is that I don't allow myself to go to drive thru's anymore. No matter what kind, if I can't get off my arse and walk in to buy something, then I figure I don't really need it. I've been very good about following this rule. Once in the middle of a snow storm in Tucson hubby wanted to drive thru McD's I said no, I'd go in and get him what he wanted, and I did, I go****er for myself.

I know others eat Fast food, but I don't if I can at all help it, occasionally it's a treat, but if I get a burger it's protein style. FF can be a major trigger for me, Before surgery I'd drive thru to get dinner and add an extra fry to the order just to eat on the way home as an appetizer, of course I'd never let anyone know I had done that.   It's all about deciding what's more important in your life, and for me it was my health. I'm not saying FF can't be worked into your diet, more power to you if you have control and can do it.

I think your doing great by admiting it to us, next step is to tell your hubby and let him be there to help and support you. Don't let this become a secret.

I'm pre-op and I have been wondering how Fast Food places will affect me after my WLS. Luckily, in our little town we only have McD's, a good pizza place and Sheetz.

I'm not very fond of McD's except for the grilled chicken. I take it off the bun and eat the chicken, lettuce and tomato. I don't like their fries, they are never hot. Cold ff suck.

I never go in Sheetz. I did about 2 yrs ago while hubby was in the hospital at Chambersburg, and again, got a grilled chicken ceasar wrap, which had too much dressing and parm. cheese so I just ate the chicken.

I guess I have to say Pizza is my weakness. We used to have pizza every weekend, Friday or Saturday night. I like veggie or just plain cheese. It's kind of funny- I'd order a lg pizza, one half meat lovers, one half veggie, LOL. We're from different planets, hubby and I.

However, lately I have been having some lower GI problems and I have been on a bland soft foods diet since June 30. Well today hubby brought in a few slices of pizza from a party at work. I have been really craving pizza and all things salty.

Since it was just cheese and thin crust, I had one slice. It stayed down and I haven't had any tummy pains or bad reactions, and I was proud of self that I only ate one small piece, and skipped the crust at the end, instead of inhaling 3-4 big slices at a go. Yay fo me.

Now I have also been a naughty girl, because every time I go into town, which is 45-60 mins away, I stop at Hardees and get a large fry and sometimes () a strawberry smoothie, which I know is out of this world for fat & calories. Sometimes I get a juice drink instead. This is my lunch on those days.

This has been my only naughty food since the bland diet started. So in a way I am having a mini-test to see how I might behave after WLS. I hope that if I eat fries or anything naughty it makes me ill, because then I won't want it anymore. Hopefully tho, with the NUT I can learn to make better choices. I like the idea of no drive thrus. But for me it would be no drive thrus-period. I could probably do that. Have to wait and see how it will go with Pizza night tho...