May Family

The road was not easy, but it's getting better. What is one thing that is clearer to you now after surgery? I'll start I am eating now like I should have been eating before surgery!!!!!!!!!!

Exercise actually makes me feel GOOD!!!!

Eating should be like brushing my teeth, washing my hair or feeding the dogs.... Something I do because I need to, but not something I build my entire day around. A non-event.

ditto, Becky Sue!

I agree! There's a clear difference between living to eat and eating to live. Pre-op, I spent so much time and energy on what to eat and how much I could cram in... now it's a bit clearer the role that food should have in my life. Food = Fuel. Period. I don't get all excited about which gas station I pull up at, do I? And I doubt the car cares at all! Tiffany S.

Good Morning, After WLS I find myself actually WANTING to walk and exercise more, and I find that to be just GREAT.

FOCUSING MORE ON WHAT I AM ABLE TO EAT, BASCIALLY JUST DOING THE MANY THINGS THAT I WASNT DOING RIGHT FOR MY BODY BEFORE I HAVE NO CHOICE NOW, WHICH IS A MAJOR PLUSSSSSSSSSSSSS

Enjoying playing outside with my family and pets instead of feeling like a chore!!!! Makes me SMILE!!!!!

I am eating better and exercise I actually look forward to instead of dreading.

Something that I'm clearer about is the reasons WHY I would eat pre-op. I always knew I was somewhat of an emotional eater, but I didn't realize ALL of the emotions I would eat over - sadness, happiness, anger, frustration, on and on... Dang, I'd eat over everything. Now post-op I find myself wanting to eat over every little thing - not just emotions, but when I sit down to watch a movie, it's automatic that I want to go get a bag, box, of bowl of _____ (fill in the blank with any unhealthy food). If I'm reading a book and a food is mentioned, I want that food. If I'm doing my homework (I'm a college student) I'll want some sort of snack. After walking or working out, I feel I deserve a 'treat'. It's just insane all of the reasons I had for eating, all totally unbeknownst to me. Now that I can't and don't eat over these things, they are all so clear to me and I can now say to myself "Eating because my kids broke my vase isn't going to bring my vase back..." and really stick with it. Michelle