I survived a weekend of 5 course meals

Hello All, I have to tell you that I had a wonderful weekend, but it was a slap of reality to what I have "done to myself" as so many people say. It was my anniversary weekend and my husband the wonderful man that he is, found a spa in West Virginia, that only allowed non-smoking adults 21 and over. It was awesome. And it came with two 5-course meals. Oh My Goodness.... This was such a test. The first course was soup...YEAH. I love soup and I handle it well. But, I know there is more to come. So, I take about 7 sips. The next course is salad. I have had a bad experience with salad so I am staying away; however it did have a slice of cheese. So, I ate the cheese. Course three was Sorbet... Well, I knew that it was mostly made of sugar, but I wanted the experience so I took one thin spoon slice and ate it... No problem... The fourth course was chicken cordon Blue. I sliced a piece of it and ate it. Then was dessert and I passed the first night. The second night, I was a little brave and had a smidge of crushed oreo ice-crem pie. This is the first bad thing I have eaten. It was SOOOO worth it. It tasted so good. But, the important thing was that I survived. The sad part was my husband felt bad. He said, "I hate that you can't eat anything" but I told him to enjoy it for me. It really wasn't that hard. But, I had to make real conscious choices. But, the hot-tub, steam room, sauna, massage and facial made it all worth it.... It was really awesome and they served breakfast every morning and I had bannas for the first time since surgery and it was AWESOME....But, the best part was, I lost 1 1/2 pounds over the weekend. HOW COOL IS THAT. I just wanted to share my experience, it was very cool.

Way to go Apryl. Sounds like a lot of fun. Sounds like you did well with the food as well. Take care Joyce

Good for you! Sounds like you have a spouse like mine, isn't it great? Don't feel as if you have lost out on future eating. Maybe we can't and shouldn't eat as much as we use to, but we can still eat a little, taste most things, etc. and be alive and enjoy life. I don't know about you, but I'm betting I wouldn't be around much longer to be able to "eat as I please". I'd rather be picky about what I eat, eat a little, and actually be here. I want to see my grandkids graduate from college, get married, have great-grandbabies. If I hadn't chose the WLS, I don't think that would have happened for me. We have to look at the positive side of things and not the negative. It sounds as if you went, had a nice time even though you couldn't eat whatever you wanted, and still lost. Tell you sweet husband not to be sad but to be happy that you two will be together for many years to come and that's way more important than eating! Good luck to you!

Way to go Apryl! That sounds like a really nice weekend. It is good that you tried things, you enjoyed yourself, and you lost weight! WOOHOOO. I am going on my first cruise in Februrary with my husbands whole family. I am worried about all of that eating! I hope I will survive. Shannon PS.. I just tired bananas for the first time since surgery too and YUMMY! They never tasted so good before