After Thanksgiving thoughts

Well, we got through the first of the Holidays! Yay October post-ops! One thing I thought was interesting. When my family was at the table before dinner, and we had finished saying grace, the food was passed around... etc. I was talking with family and you know how it is, you're not paying attention to what you are doing. Not thinking, when the turkey was passed my way, I put a normal size (pre-op) serving on my plate...looked down and though "OMG! I can't do that anymore". (And gave the extra to the grandkids). What amazed me though was the amount of food I used to eat without giving it a second thought. Last year I certainly would have had seconds and probably an after dinner turkey sandwich or two too! I missed having the feast for a minute or two, but not as much as I thought. This morning I'm feeling great! I'm just wondering what I'm going to do with all this turkey! I gave the kids plenty to take home, but I still have pounds of it left! ~Nonna

Nonna~ I looked at my kids and hubby's plates and felt a momentary twinge of "why me", but then I looked at my plate and other than rolls and applebutter and brownies, i had everything they were eating, just in much smaller portions. Then i was disgusted by how high their plates were piled and thought I used to eat that and more. I even questioned them as to whether they were REALLY hungry when they asked for more. Now I made a mistake 3 hours later and had turkey salad, which I didn't need and went to bed with a tummy ache. Jenn Jenn

Hi Jenn, I'm real sorry you went to bed with a tummy ache...I felt that same way after a small slice of pumpkin pie too! So much of our food intake is habit. And of course family wasn't hungry when they asked for seconds, I certainly never was when I used to stuff myself...I just loved food! We made it through though! This was a tough time having surgery (close to all the FOOD Holidays), but it seems like everyone did real well! ~Nonna

Ya know Nonna...i didnt miss it at all. I didnt miss being stuffed and going to bed with a belly ache. None of it. I was kinda bored watchin everyone eat..and I really wanted a bun with apple butter but that was about it. I was very tired was in bed by 9 :07pm. I cant wait till this tiredness goes away.

You know Deb, that's a great attitude to have And you are absolutely right, if I had of ate as I used to post-op, I would have woke up with a food hangover, bloated, feeling grossly fat and tired. I AM grateful for this tool I know what you mean about the tiredness...but I also had insomnia before (and heartburn), so I hope part of this lasts a while I'm sure in a couple of months we will feel like our old selves again (but much improved!) ~Nonna

Deb, When I saw my surgeon for my 1st post-op check-up, he said that around the 6th week, it's like an alarm clock goes off and my energy will return and everything will fall into place. Just thought I'd share cause you are feeling tiredness the same as me. Fran

I was worried about yesterday too! My husband and I are both working today, so we didn't get to go home for Thanksgiving. We went to Old Country Buffet and it turned out to be a positive experience for me. I was soooooo worried that my eyes would be much bigger than my pouch and I would overeat, but I did ok. I had a piece of turkey and a piece of roast beef, and a small dollop each of a few sides. I was unable to fini**** all, but also managed to eat a couple of small bites of cherry pie. It was great- I didn't feel like I stuffed myself, but I was very satisfied. And the best part of all is that I had no dishes to clean up afterwards

Wow, that's great Jessica! It sounds like you definitely had a great Thanksgiving and one in moderation. We all went to a buffet a few years ago for Thanksgiving (thought about going this year too). It was very nice, and you're right...no clean up and no tempting leftovers. ~Nonna

I was surprised at how little it bothered me NOT to eat very much. I did have a spoon of any of the veggies I wanted and a small spoon of the fruit salad and I was more than satisified. There must have been at least 6 dessert choices and I didn't want any of them -really didn't or I would have had a sliver. I love the feeling of not being overly full. Ain't it great?!

I agree Ginakay, it's IS a great feeling!