Question:
i feel awful, i cheated!!!! will it affect me any?

i cooked dinner for the family and my biggest down fall is bread and i just ate one of the rolls! does anyone have any support out there for me because i'm feeling like a true failure already!!!!! :(    — TARA B. (posted on March 15, 2004)

March 15, 2004
Ahh relax! So you had somwe bread, just dont make a habit of it. Now hopefully your a few weeks out so the bread doesnt make you ill. Your surgery date:( isnt on your profile:( Few posties are perfect. Relax this isnt going to mean anything unless you get addicted to it daily, and please get in your protein every day.
   — bob-haller

March 15, 2004
Weight loss surgery isn't like when we're on a diet - one screw up and it's finished. What the heck - you ate a roll. Normal people eat a roll - they just don't eat 12 rolls and they don't eat them 3 meals a day 7 days a week. Dust yourself off and keep on going - you're fine. And, like Bob said - make sure you get that protein in!
   — ronascott

March 15, 2004
Stop stressing hon, it's done and over with. move on. can't do a thing about it now. Just try not to do it again. We all have slipped and fell, and got back up brushed ourself off and got right back on track. In my house they have their foods and I have mind. alot of times they want mind. but I tell them, I don't touch yours so you don't touch mind. LOL I have decided no pasta, rice, bread, potatoes, sweets, etc. anything high in carbs are all nonos for me. Everyone has their own way of eating. Try to stay focus, you will do just find. Hang in there ***** 400/206/-194 lbs*** open RNY*** 15th month*** goal wt 150-160 lbs
   — B4real

March 15, 2004
Tara, your 2 wks post-op, its IMPOSSIBLE to fail at this. Just forget about it and don't do it again. No harm no foul!
   — heathercross

March 15, 2004
Cheating is a dieter's word. It is used by people in the "fat head." This is about responsibility. If you eat a roll, exercise a bit more the next day. If you want to be thin and heathy, you must do what thin and healthy people do. They eat right, most of the time, and they exercise frequently. It is a treat not a cheat. Welp, that's your treat for the month, now back to the grindstone!
   — mrsmyranow

March 15, 2004
It's okay, you're human. You are not on a diet and someday you will be able to have a bit of bread, after your protein and veggie, if you still have room and preferrably wheat. for now you are still learning a new lifestyle. Don't beat yourself up. Just get back on track and have a wonderful life.
   — Carolyn B.

March 16, 2004
Hi Tara. I know how you feel. I am 4 weeks post-op and last week I thought I was going to die if I did not have a hamburger with the bun and all the fixings. I was able to ward of the demons in my head for a day, but the 2nd day I had to do it. I got a burger with the works and of course was only able to eat about three bites and then threw it away. I felt so guilty, like I had ruined the surgery and that I had no control! But then I realized that before the surgery an hamburger craving would have been to go eat the hamburger with french fries and probably a beer or two. So, this surgery is really a tool! I satisfied my craving, got back on my treadmill and went on with it. I doubt that those cravings are ever going to fully go away, but I feel like now I have the power to fight them. Don't beat yourself up over it, just figure out what happened and move on. Good Luck!
   — Tara J.