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Kami63    215

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Die hard. I'm on day two of the preop diet and it has been ok today I guess. But earlier a coworker was handing out key lime pie bars and I was focused on work. She asked if I wanted one, I said yes and kept working. She set it on my desk and moved on. Well why did I say yes? I had no intentions of eating that. I just didn't think. Programmed response: Do you want (fill in the blank) YES! Ok so I did not eat that bar. I have it to a coworker who was eying it bc it was the last one. I joked and told her that I saved it for her....

I've got to stop saying yes to food. Just say NO to food :D

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marfar7    1,533

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After 3 1/2 yrs with my lapband, I usually make a whole sandwich, even tho I've NEVER been able to eat more than half. Why don't I just make a half? Old Habits, you're right! Thank goodness my dog luvs people food!

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JonathanS    75

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This is just one of the old habits that you will learn to break. It is amazing on this journey just how many "old habits" I have / had!

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Pixie Dust    526

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After 3 1/2 yrs with my lapband, I usually make a whole sandwich, even tho I've NEVER been able to eat more than half. Why don't I just make a half? Old Habits, you're right! Thank goodness my dog luvs people food!

You can still make a whole sandwich & just wrap the other half for the next day! That's what I do now just to eat a half sandwich for lunch. The next day, my lunch is already made!

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notmeanymore    629

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You can still make a whole sandwich & just wrap the other half for the next day! That's what I do now just to eat a half sandwich for lunch. The next day, my lunch is already made!

I love leftovers now. I think its awesome when I order an appetizer at a restaurant and I can have it for 2 or 3 meals.

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AZLatina    30

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Everytime I go to a restaurant I order a meal. I can never eat even 1/8 of the meal. I'm learning to order from the kids menu but even then, I still can only eat a little bit.

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courtoomp    107

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I still order a whole meal bc I always want the fish or something off the menu but I feel so wasteful! I need to find some a la carte items!

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marfar7    1,533

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Yeah, I always order off the regular menu too. Never have used my WLS Restaurant Card they gave me. The kids menu has crap on it usually (cept Olive Garden - there it's wonderful!). I usually eat 1/4 to 1/3 of the meal and save the rest for the next 2-3 meals. I usually get sick of it by the 3rd day tho and toss it.

I am wrapping up the other halves now. My dog was diagnosed with severe food allergies so she can't have scraps anymore. Now she actually eats her dog food! I don't usually enjoy refrigerated bread tho. Thats why the dog got it most of the time.

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Kami63    215

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Does anyone think pickles are a BA idea on preop. 5 calories a spear of course not fried. They are cucumbers after all. I can have two cups veggies a day...just wondering if a pickle is bad. I can call my surgeons office tomorrow too. I bet they have heard it all ...lol

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Does anyone think pickles are a BA idea on preop. 5 calories a spear of course not fried. They are cucumbers after all. I can have two cups veggies a day...just wondering if a pickle is bad. I can call my surgeons office tomorrow too. I bet they have heard it all ...lol

I was asking myself the same thing before!!!!! They are in the cuke family ...

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SpaceDust    585

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Does anyone think pickles are a BA idea on preop. 5 calories a spear of course not fried. They are cucumbers after all. I can have two cups veggies a day...just wondering if a pickle is bad. I can call my surgeons office tomorrow too. I bet they have heard it all ...lol

I was asking myself the same thing before!!!!! They are in the cuke family ...

The thing to worry about is the sodium, and a slight possibility of the carbs being a concern if they're sweet pickles.

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Daydra    345

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Die hard. I'm on day two of the preop diet and it has been ok today I guess. But earlier a coworker was handing out key lime pie bars and I was focused on work. She asked if I wanted one, I said yes and kept working. She set it on my desk and moved on. Well why did I say yes? I had no intentions of eating that. I just didn't think. Programmed response: Do you want (fill in the blank) YES! Ok so I did not eat that bar. I have it to a coworker who was eying it bc it was the last one. I joked and told her that I saved it for her....

I've got to stop saying yes to food. Just say NO to food :D

I tell the guys at work to keep their food porn to themselves... So I don't get the donut, but I get to give them a ration of crap. I think it's a fair trade :P

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Kami63    215

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I tell the guys at work to keep their food porn to themselves... So I don't get the donut, but I get to give them a ration of crap. I think it's a fair trade :P

I tell the guys at work to keep their food porn to themselves... So I don't get the donut, but I get to give them a ration of crap. I think it's a fair trade :P

Lol yeah! Give those guys crap! We've got to do something to keep us entertained while not eating the good foods :)

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