You have just admitted you are human and wanted a taste of a donut. SO WHAT? You are not on a diet - you have changed your eating to help you live better. We poison ourselves when we think "Diet". "Diet" implies suffering and we mentally reject that. You are losing weight more slowly but are still losing - great job! You are 75% to your goal in only 4.5 months - great job!. Focus on that and not the 1/2 of a taco. I would bet that a year ago it would have been the whole taco plus a few more, right? Give your self permission to live and be happy, enjoy playing with your kids.

That said; find a local bariatric support group and attend. The people there will energize you and help you keep to the healthy changes. You have recognized a personal challange and need to take the steps necessary so that you do not regress.

All of that (above) and just wanted to chime in and say that a bite or two here or there happens. For some people, it leads to overeating or only eating junk. Other people can handle it. If you find it leads you down the "slippery slope", then it jsut has to be a "no"--- but if not, an occasional foray into non "diet" foods will not kill you. You know you best... so do what you know will work.

My biggest fear is getting too comfortable. I am 6 months out from surgery, and I have been very good about sticking to the plan my surgeon gave me. I agree with Ronnie that it's not good to demonize food by calling it good or bad, and it isn't good to beat ourselves up if we do slip, but I am not in a huge hurry to experiment at this point. I am good with how I eat. That said, I KNOW somewhere down the line, maybe sooner, maybe later, I will be tempted by something, and my feeling is, why look for trouble when I know it's going to find me?

You made a huge choice in the right direction by having the surgery to begin with, so you totally have it in you to refocus and get back on track. Start logging again, that will be a huge help, and Ronnie's suggestion of a support group was great. You should be proud of the progress you have made so far!!

I agree with everything said here. This is a lifestyle change not a diet. That said, I haven't had ice cream in 3 years by choice. I couldn't control myself with it prior to surgery and I frankly am afraid to try it again and then find I can't control myself with it now. I already found out I still can't control myself with flavored chips, so they don't come into my house anymore either. I think the trick here is to change your attitude about what you choose to eat. I don't eat ice cream or flavored chips anymore, because I choose not to. And because I choose not to, I do not feel deprived.

So you had a 1/2 a donut. OK, about 6 weeks agao I had a whole donut. I worked it into my plan for the day and didn't go over calorie goal. It's OK, you don't do it daily, neither do I. You had 1/2 a taco? I had 1/2 an Arby's Reuben sandwich. First fast food I've had in almost 3 years and I ate 1/2 because that's all I could eat. Again, it was logged and fit within my calories for the day. If you can say that 95% of the time you are eating healthy and working out and getting your water in, you will continue to lose or maintain. Frankly it's the rare person who is perfect food wiase 100% of the time.

I applaud your honesty and wanting to be accountable. Just don't be beating up on yourself. Overall you are doing great.