Food guilt

[Woodland4807 13]

I just passed my month postop today and I had a struggle with eating for pleasure vs substinence today. It's that girl time and I think that on top of sleeping in and missing Breakfast I was "hungry" when we stopped to get the kids a snack of cheese bread at the fair and I had a piece. I should know it's not going to break me but I feel ashamed. I had today for lunch two pieces of thin sliced turkey deli meat with a slice of Tomato and mozzarella and for dinner we had homemade pizza which I ate the toppings only-I should be okay right?

[scoutmom 63]

you are more than ok! For me, the most challenging part of the first 4-6 weeks was my head telling me that I should eat certain foods because of where we were. We have two children and food is our entertainment. Going out to eat or to fun activities ALWAYS has a fun food element tied to it.

I don't know about you - but one of the reasons I chose the sleeve was so I could still eat all types of food and could still eat for pleasure, just not 3,000 calories a day of pleasure! You are still in boot camp and re-training your brain and stomach. It is as much psychological as it is physical. the times I get the most irritated and frustrated are when I am starving and we are at a restaurant or place that has nothing for me to eat on the program. Now that I am on full solids, it is definitely easier.

Stay the course, you are doing great, and don't beat yourself up. Keep your eye on the prize!

[mtraverse 327]

I feel you! Had a couple things this week I am ashamed of having too! We must keep the course and learn to forgive our faults! I think just being aware of our mistakes are steps in the right direction

[Seminolegirl 10]

I am so grateful for your honesty, to know I'm not alone. I'm 4 weeks post op and my doc clearedvme for full solids. I've done very well. But we are on vacay at the beach with another family and we ordered pizza last night. I was so hungry. I ate a slice. I was amazed and terrified by the fact that I didn't get full off of one slice. I had a nightmare last night, that I had stretched my stomach back out and was not able to get full again.