I have issues!!...about food and the amounts of!!!!

OK so heres my delima......I am 2 months post-op and I have done OK I'm down 38 1/2 lbs. YEAH ME! But lately I can eat almost anything without worry...not that its a bad thing but I feel like there should be some sort of something going on...there has been b-day after b-day in my family lately (kids) and that means cake everywhere!! and yes I slipped up 2 different times and had a little..and nothing no problems..not even a cramp..normally I wouldnt worry but I am...I am worried that my old habits will creep back and I will undo my hard work before i ever get on track!!! WHAT DO I DO!!! I know that my intake on certain foods will be more than others...but I am concerned that I am eating to much sometimes and I am scared to death that I will get even slower on my weight loss and never get to goal!!!!!! Any advice out there????? I need some help....I dont want to end up undoing my hard work and effort up to this point..so what do I do now????????

The surgey is just a tool. The biggest fight is of the mind... See the psych that approved u before surgery and see what they can do to help.

Hi Cheryl! This is mind over matter, m'dear! I think everyone goes through this after surgery. Killing the old habits can be hard. I read a quote on OH here once that said "Nothing tastes as good as being thin feels." That has helped me tremendously with my mindset, because it's true! Everytime I see cakes and cookies and all that bad stuff now, I just think about how much I want to be thin, and I physically make myself avoid those things, even if I have to walk out of the room or sit at a separate table from people eating them. I know sometimes its easier said than done, but I don't know any other solutions. I wish I had a magic secret to tell you.

NO  sweets is the way i think- no cakes or cookies or the big thing i miss COKES   i took a few sips of coke and its flat out nasty - i stay away from what i think would taste gooood cause its bad lol- try to eat heathy-- and as far as how much I can eat -- i can take a few decent bites and THAT depends on the texture of what im eatin--- stick to your diet and you will be fine im sure

I am totally with you on the Cokes.  I am going to miss them most of all!  But they are SO BAD for people!  Hard on the kidneys, lots of sugar and acid!  Then why are the so addicting?!   I hope I am like you and they taste NASTY after surg!  I plan to just avoid them like the poison that they are.

Melanie g.

Hi Cheryl, I too have been going through some similar stuff. I agree with Joy, seeing a psychologist is a great idea. This surgery is a tool that fixes our stomachs, but it sure didn't fix my mind. lol Good Luck, Katrina :-)

 THANKS to all of you out there who have lent words of encouragement!!!      I really appreciate all the posts!!! Now really my delima is not just sweets...its wanting to eat just to be eating sometimes ...Today has been better just because I know that I'm not hungry so I have tried to focus on that, but for the fact that as of yesterday I am officially 2 m post-op and have only lost 38 1/2 lbs, i feel kinda disapointed I expected a drastic loss from a drastic messure!!!      Dont get me wrong I am grateful that I have lost what I have and I praise my surgeon because I have had no real problems...NONE!!    and for that I am forever grateful!   I just expected since in the first 3 months you lose the most that i would be further along than i am, (I really am glad to have off what i have off!!!)  and as for eating to much....I still am wondering if i am getting to much food....I know that so foods I'll be able to eat more of and others not so much, but i sometimes feel like i eat to much all the time....what amounts am i supposed to have at this time?????   I know to have at least 3 oz protein but how much veggies?  and do i have to eat a fruit or veg each meal and what will i hurt if i dont????????