Tina (In Pasadena)

I know I totally "mourned" food for a good while before my surgery. But you know, I also psychologically beat myself into submission that this is the only way I'm going to get healthy. Do I miss food? yes. Do I think about it constantly? Not anymore. I think you will be surprised at how NOT hungry you are after surgery. Yeah you lose your hunger pains at the beginning but they will eventually come back. However at least you can only have a few bites and you're done. right now, I'm up to eating a cup of fat free greek yogurt with Kashi GoLean mixed in and I'm really SUPER full after that. It's just a good way to get your protein in.

That's another thing as well. You look at food from a totally different perspective. You scrutinize the nutritional facts a LOT more. You "play the numbers" rather than go by cravings. There are many things I would like to have but once I see the nutritional information I put it back down and walk away because it doesn't fit into my algorithm (yeah I'm a programmer so I use geek speak LOL).

Eat to live baby....not live to eat!

Re: Eat to live baby....not live to eat!

I LOOOVE THAT! LOL Can you put that on a Bumper Sticker for me? hehe
And Geek Speak is HOT! Shhh dont tell anyone I told ya. haha ~Jilly~

Thanks for this. I think some really good points have been made and addressed!! It was extremely helpful!

Hi April Your most welcome honey. Im so glad because that was my intent. Thanks for reading it. ~Jilly~

Thank you so much for posting this Jilly.  It really helped to read.  Today was really tough being the first day on the liquid diet.  I think a big part of it was that I wasn't as prepared as I should have been and I also had my pre-op testing appointment. It threw me off because I should have had a snack before I went & didn't so by the time I was done...I was feeling horrible!  But, tomorrow is another day. 

Thanks for thinking of me!

Hugs,
Tina

Your so welcome honey. As soon as my Pysch sent me that email I thought of you and what your day was like yesterday so I had to share it. Im sorry today was rough but like you said tomorrow is another day, let's hope its a much better one. ((((Hugs))))) ~Jilly~