What were your most common mistakes starting out?

Once I had my revision from band to sleeve, with the new freedom of never getting stuck, I reverted back to to eating too fast. After that I had to work on chewing any dense food >20 chew per bite to correct it, to make it a habit again. Another is night time cravings where it always peaks at about 10:30 pm, and I had to find ways to direct my attention to other things I enjoy doing or exercise.

You have done so well....those damn bad habits do test our brain but you have done so well. Keep it up.

alese

Thanks Alese :D. Yes, definitely a mental and emotional daily test. I keep reminding myself if I slip on a stair, I wouldn't throw myself down the rest of the staircase. Little by little, day by day.

Got your message Sai and your welcome. Loved the message you just posted....little by little and day by day becomes a new habit... with water!!

alese

Thank you! I have been trying to be very conscious of my actions, and when I make a mistake I work hard to figure out how not to do it again. Not been a perfect couple months, but I'm definitely not unhappy with myself.

Hm. At three years post-op, it's hard to identify something I'd call a mistake early out. I did eat salmon that was too dry once, and that sucked.

I STILL will put too much food on my plate if I haven't weighed/measured. I guess it's the whole "eyes are bigger than the stomach" thing. I have gotten better, but still tend to do this at times almost 4 years later!

I am 2 months out and my biggest mistakes have been eating too fast and trying to eat things that don't agree with me. Unfortunately when this happens, I get an upset stomach for the rest of the day and therefor don't get my protein and water in. Its a snowball effect...

I also have trouble with the "last bite" syndrome. It is such a hard habit to break.

Yeah, snacking is a major mistake unless its baby carrots or some such thing. One veteran out there makes his snacks only vegetables like snow peas or celery. Its a way to get those in.

My big mistake was thinking that once I got to mushy soft foods I could get all my protein in that way and abandon protein drinks. Wrong. I simply could not hold enough food to get protein. I had to keep using protein shakes for some time.. I disliked them and gradually figured out ways to tolerate them more. Even now I should probably use them. GL And of course get plenty of water in. Diane S

HI Mersh....I have snacking issues too. Your answer was right on point and will use it...BTW: I noticed how well you've done....CONGRATS!! Keep it up-you can do it....alese