Question:
i WAS JUST WONDERING THAT IF WE EAT MORE IN THE DAY THEN USUAL

OR SHOULD I SAY THANKSGIVING, CHRISTMAS, NEW YEARS, IS IT POSSABLE THAT WE COULD FAIL AND START EATING THE WAY WE WERE PREOP WELL I GUESS IM SCARED I KINDA MADE A PIG OF MY SELF THESE HOLIDAYS GAINED 1 LBS SO I FEEL LIKE I SHOULD CUT DOWN IM 3 MONTHS AND DIDNT THINK I COULD GAIN ARE ANY OF YOU GOING THROUGH THIS? IT IS POSSABLE TO "GET BACK TO NORMAL" ISNT IT?    — jennifer O. (posted on December 27, 2002)

December 27, 2002
I doubt we will ever be able to eat the quantities of food we did pre-op. But, we are certainly able to fall back into old habits and take in more calories than we burn. Which means, of course, we certainly can gain weight. I know the surgery is a powerful too, but we have to use it, and we can choose to misuse it. I know what you mean about the holidays. I managed to maintain, but I plan to "get back with the program". Fortunately, the surgery allows me succeed where I've always failed in the past.
   — Sporter

December 27, 2002
Please don't feel like a failure or worry. Just go back to doing what you know you should do. Heck I ate half a box of "regular" chocolate nut candy Christmas morning! I think it was only a 6 oz box so it was around 3 oz. It's Christmas, and I've been a good boy "most all year". So am I worried? Nah. I'm back to doing what I should and I have no guilt as I know certain days come and go. I want to enjoy life and do indulge on holidays and birthdays then it's back to doing right the rest of the time. :)
   — Danmark

December 27, 2002
I like the saying, "It's not the little snapshots, but the big picture that matters." So this one day here and there is not that big a deal in the scheme of things. Just get right back on track and don't sweat the one day of eating more than normal. :-)
   — Angie M.

December 29, 2002
I am so glad you asked this question. I too have been feeling this way. I am on vacation for 2 wks and with no schedule to follow, I have been eating sweets, not drinking protein, and not taking meds regularly. I know I have been eating too many sweets. I am afraid to get on the scale, bc I know I have gained. This has happened to me before and I got right back on the right track. That's the beauty of this surgery. Even if you get a little off track the tool helps you get back on track whereas before it was almost impossible to get on track. Good luck to you. I know how you feel.
   — alexis G.