I Blew It Today!

[Jswilbur 42]

MY husband and I went out for brunch, and I did good....about 1/2 an egg, and 1/3 cup of chili. We brought a homemade apple fritter home for Dad and Mom. Unfortunately, I ate about 1/4 of it. Admittedly, it tasted good, but I know it was not a wise choice at all.....

[SleeveDreamer 383]

OOH stay away from that sugar! I do miss apple fritters. Haven't had any sweets since November. My surgery was 12/14 and I don't even crave them.

[Jswilbur 42]

I hear you! It was not even a craving....just an old bad habit that popped up out of nowhere!

[SleeveDreamer 383]

My how we change, don't we? LOL!

[yoshikitty 8]

I don't think you blew it at all! Before surgery you would have probably eaten the whole fritter and maybe a 2 or 3 more. I would say you did a fine job of controlling and limiting yourself. You did right by not denying yourself a sweet sensation. I would change your title to "I Finally Did It!" (Meaning controlled yourself)

[marisa.rose 6]

Yeah I have to agree...I don't think you did anything wrong. Just because I got this surgery doesn't mean I'm going to deny myself of every single "bad" food. Today, I had a handful of sour cream and onion chips - they are my weakness!! But, before I would have had an entire bag of them...I'm pretty happy that 5 or 6 of them is all I want now!! Stop being so hard on yourself!

[kenni 39]

@ Jswilbur don't feel bad we are human beings we make mistakes the problem.will be if u do it all the time or all day long then that is different story remember one thing we did this as a life time deal but don't beat ur self down because once in a while we have to give in to something even though we not craving it

[nixi 38]

I also had a bad eating day last week and i posted about it and got some great advice which i'm going to pass on to you.

Having a bit of a treat does not mean you blew it. You had the sleeve to make a lifestyle change not to deprive yourself. Every once in awhile you will want to eat something which may not be the healthiest option you'll eat a lot less of it than you would before and then try to make a healthier choice for the rest of the day or work out a little extra.

[Lissa 2,631]

All of the above posters are right! Nixi, I'm thrilled that you "got" it! This is a lifestyle change, not a diet. We're going to eat and drink things that aren't "diet friendly" on occasion, because this is REAL LIFE. The key is to not do that constantly. Normal people indulge in sweets sometimes; they drink alcohol in moderation. We ARE normal people...we're just bigger and working our ways down to a normal size. Enjoy a little treat here and there...and 1/4 of an apple fritter is a little treat. Just remember that you had that treat and try to eat less treats for a few days.

You're doing great!!

[Jswilbur 42]

I really appreciate all these encouraging words! Thank you, thank you, thank you! It is so true....before surgery I probably would have eaten the whole fritter and not told Mom and Dad we bought one for them! (my husband and I live with and take care of my folks). Today is a new day.

[SleeveDreamer 383]

This just shows that you now have the will power you didn't have before! I am not a sweet tooth person, I am a salty crunchy person. Now instead of eating 2 baskets of chips at a mexican restaurant I eat two chips and that's all! Congrats!