Yes you can cheat. It's harder, because if you eat too much at one time you can get sick (with the sleeve too!) and if you eat too many sweets or fats you can end up dumping, but I have a friend that lost 150 lbs with RnY, didn't deal with her food addictions, and by eating crap and 6 times or more per day, put it all back on with a vengeance.

WLS doesn't fix our heads. It's only a tool, so before you have the surgery, get some help and get started on the emotional issues you have around food. That is the best bet for long term success. Best wishes!

70% of RNY patients do not develop food sensitivities, so it can be easy to cheat in small quantities.

For real success, no matter what procedure you get, you need to do a lot of inner work. You need to identify your emotional eating triggers and address the underlying injuries that created them. And you need to develop several strategies to better deal with emotional triggers when they pop up, because they will. I know that that work can be scary and really challenging, but believe me, you and your happiness are worth that effort.

Before you make a decision on further surgery, I suggest that you search out a psychologist which whom you feel comfortable and begin to work on the reasons why you cheat. Because that kind of self-sabotage will trip you up no matter what surgeries you have. There just is no avoiding it.

And keep coming here for support. We've all been there, done that. and it can help to vent with people who get it. :)

Yes, you can cheat. It might make you sick or you may dump, but this doesn't stop some people. Addressing why you want to cheat is a key toward success. There really is no doing it "right". Everyone is different and has different head issues they need to work through. Working through our mental and emotional issues is what helps us to make this work and be successful. No matter what surgery you get, it is only a surgical tool. The hard work is changing our thoughts, our minds, and making different choices.

I just had the sleeve surgery done. Had thought about the lapband but knew it would not let me lose enough weight. But if you want to have any success you might want to change at least part of your eating habits now before any surgery. 2 years ago I started to give up soft drinks and sweets and started eating healthier. I did lose weight on my own but knew I needed more.

Try to identify some foods you eat or drink and try to make some better choices. This will take the cheating out of the equation. In the end its not about cheating its about how you want to live. Its that simple. Small changes tend to be easiest.

I worry about this also and my RnY is set for a month from tomorrow. Here's something I didn't think about til just today when I found myself reaching for chocolate and chips (sweet and salty)--how does one deal with PMS-related cravings? Those sweet/salty tastes are what I've always gone for but now I need to find an alternative. Thoughts?

PianoDiva, I bought some bariatric snacks to help myself with that kind of thing. Google bariatric food or snacks or whatever and see what they have out there. I stick to the one serving and make sure it fits into my meal plan, and of course I wasn't eating them right after surgery, but it was nice to know that eventually I would be able to eat something that was kind of "snacky". I like the sweet BBQ mix, the cinnamon almond cookie bites, and microwave pork rinds are really good too.

Yes it is possible to cheat on an RNY. It is much more forgiving than I expected. I could not possibly eat like I did before. Like before it was whole pizzas and whole buckets of chicken. Now a piece or 2 of either and I am full.
Grazing is dangerous with the RNY. You got to keep your mind in the middle and not snack all day and night.
Any WLS is a tool, a wonderful tool but just a tool. You got to do your part.

Thanks, InVirginia. I'll have to look into those snacks. Looking forward to finding something that will work AND taste good!

Why would you want to?

I hate the word "Cheat"...how about, "Can I splurge?"

We know cutting out everything is impossible. The one thing I did find is if I could only eat small amounts I wanted them to count. I wanted quality over quantity. I wanted a party in my mouth. I started being diverse and trying new foods. Cooking new recipe's.

I rarely have sweets. Some send me into a sugar coma and would rather not feel like that. Someone recently took a "pumpkin crisp" to a potluck and I had two small bites....YUCK! It was heaven but those 2 small bites cost me. I felt ill.

Went to Vegas and over did sushi....most of it was shashimi and I went into a sushi coma that evening. Husband watched TV in bed at the hotel while I lie in bed...sleepy and feeling not quite right because I over ate.

I remember going back for my couple a week appointment to see my doctor after my RNY (2009) and a woman who had it with me was bragging about eating cheetos! REALLY? Or the time I seen a thread on a forum with a woman talking how she could eat a footlong Subway sandwich.

Splurge, You're going to run into that birthday party, that wedding...etc. You WILL know your limits. Don't push beyond that. Those foods that got you where you are now are not going to disappear forever off planet earth.

As many have mentioned....it's only a tool and needs to be used as that. Figure out what's in your head. The why's and how's. What's your motivation? Find something that drives you to stay on your journey and feel good. Find a sport, a hobby....find something you love so much that gaining back weight is not an option.

Good luck with whatever you decide.

SURE YOU CAN. I HAD A RNY IN 2002. LOST 125 LBS AND I AM FAT AGAIN. TAKE CARE.JENNIFER

It's important to change the word cheating to choosing. You may occasionally find yourself "craving" pizza, pasta, candy, pie, cakes, cookies, french bread with a ton of butter. I'm almost 2-year post-op. I've had all those craving...and more. In the beginning, I had a few incidents of over-eating, or eating things that were too high in sugar. The result of those incidents was sooooo uncomfortable. I'm learning how to make good choices now and every day. At Italian-Mexican family gatherings, I make choices. It's NOT easy, but making good choices makes me feel strong and in control. The dessert table can be difficult. I don't completely pass up dessert. I choose 1 thing I want more than anything else. I ask my son to put a piece of pie, cake cookies (whatever I decide I want to taste) on his plate. I take ONE bite and hand the plate back to him. This year for Thanksgiving, my choice was homemade oreo crusted, white chocolate, raspberry compote cheesecake. ONE BITE was heavenly! It wasn't a cheat it was a choice. Do yourself a favor and take "cheating" out of your vocabulary. Cheating makes you sick, choosing makes you strong!

I'm down 65 after the sleeve in Oct last year and now I'm stuck because even though I don't like I used to I've stopped losing because of eating more junk now, even in smaller quantities. It adds up.

Something I did recently that worked well was challenging myself to stay away from all fast food for a month. I rewarded myself with $100 to spend on whatever I want. I put that money towards a personal trainer.

I'm going to do it again and for longer and include the hardest part, sweet carbs like bagels and donuts. And my reward will be bigger because it's harder lol.

It takes work no matter what. It's a mindset and that's the hardest thing to change. Best of luck to you.

I would concur with all of the comments here. Regaining the weight is always a fear of mine so I try not to cheat. I like the word splurge and guess I try to do that sometimes, usually though with the consequences mentioned here - feeling uncomfortably stuffed, feeling ill, dumping, etc. I'm learning that eating sensible and eating the right things just makes me feel better in the short term and is beneficial in the long term. Good wishes.