if you are considering WLS please read..
I never said anyone was doomed for failure, I said eventually we will all eat something off the plan and I stand by that statement. The key is, as I said before is not to beat yourself up about it when you do and to get right on track. I think it is just impractical to believe that anyone no matter how dedicated or restrictive in their diet would be able to live 100% by the plan for the rest of their lives. Besides what kind of existence would that be anyway?
We don't live in a WLS friendly world. There are always going to be situations where there is very little if anything on the menu that is totally 100% wls friendly. That is life. We have to adapt and make decisions when situations like that arise. I often bring wls friendly dishes when I know that I am going to be in situations like that but you can't always know ahead of time and there you are. It is times like that when you are stuck making difficult choices, do you choose to eat off plan (hopefully by picking the dish that is closest to wls friendly as possible) or do you choose to sit odd person out and not eat at all.
I see far to many people posting about eating off plan and being criticized for it instead of getting the support and encouragement that they are seeking on these message boards. I think that is very sad. That is why I try to be honest about my experiences so they can know they are not alone and despite what many people want to believe on these boards...you will eat off plan eventually. It's up to you if you continue to do so and slide right back into old eating habits or if you only do it rarely or in situations like I mentioned above.
My grandmother had a saying, "What you eat in private, shows in public". I wish that were true on these boards. I wonder how many people get negative feedback and just stop posting or when they do eat off the plan, say nothing because they don't see others posting about it. The world isn't a perfect place and we will mess up. Lets be honest about it when we do and support those that are brave enough to open themselves up to ridicule by admitting it.
No where did I read about possible seizure disorders post wls (I still wouldn't know about them if I hadn't read about them on melting mamas blog) and I never read or heard of a possible hyperglycemic crash like I had when I ate the torte. That is why I posted it, because people need to know that it can happen.
No, not everyone is going to have a reaction like that, but it is nice to know that it is possible don't you agree?
I also had several, and I do mean several people e-mail me and comment on my blog that they had had the same thing happen to them! But no one had talked about it before, perhaps because that had eaten something that they knew they shouldn't have and were afraid of the ridicule they would receive if they posted about it.
Let's try to remember that we are all here to learn and support one another.
