I am starving. I am finding that a 1/4 - 1/2 cup of mush does nothing for me and I'm hungry 45 minutes later. I am finding I can eat things like chocolate(melts in your mouth), ice cream and oddly enough - Doritos(crunch down to nothing). So I've gained 3 pounds. I have no fill so the hungry doesn't surprise me but I am disappointed that after the sheer agony of the three month pre-surgical diet, I am cheating. Am I bored with my food choices(Hell Yes!) Is it a good excuse - No. Fill day can't come soon enough - maybe in the meantime my doctor could prescribe a good appetite suppressant!?!:tongue:

I can relate to what you are going through. I am 15 months post surgery and have been making very poor choices myself. Chocolate is much easier to eat,and tastes so good! I have lost 40 lbs., which is not much considering I need to lose 120 more. We need to be strong and make better choices!!!! Think I will call my surgeons office tomorrow and get some support and advice. WE CAN DO THIS...Hang in there!!!

i find myself eating chocolate and stuff too. :tongue: i need to throw it out and get with the program otherwise, i did all this hard work for nothing!

The point is to not deprive yourself. You didn't get this surgery so you can be on a diet for the rest of your life, you got this surgery to help you with moderation and use it as a tool. There's nothing wrong with having a lil' chocolate - it's having a lot of chocolate that's the problem. Try freezing your chocolate so it's hard to bite into.. the break one block off or one kiss or whatever you eat and let it melt in your mouth. The coolness should make the taste become "heavy" in your mouth, making it feel like you're eating more than you really are.

Doritos as well are not bad for you, it's too many doritos that are bad for you. Everything in moderation. Doritos are corn chips, with no preservatives, just seasoning (ok well mostly salt) but it's the extra crap in the preservatives that preserves the pounds on your body, so doritos are a better choice than say twinkies or poptarts.. do either of those every go bad???? lol

ymjackson1 - I like the way you think!