Do you feel food deprived?

I'm just wondering - I don't feel deprived of food at all, even though I can eat just about anything I mostly chose not to without it being a big head trip like before surgery.  I got thinking about this when I went grocery shopping and saw the Easter candy - my head instant thought about my beloved M&M Eggs - I took a couple of steps towards the candy to see if they had any and before I could see, I just realized I didn't care - they are delicious to me - but I didn't have to have them.

I'm happy with this change, but it also scares me that it's not permanent - that by next year I'll be back to my pre-op self buying six bags the day they hit the shelfs.

Can any of you relate to this?

Your doing great if you can resist the m & m's.  I feel deprived a lot of times.  I want to eat the amount of food I use to eat.  IF I CAN, then I eat it.  I miss eating!!!!  

I guess I don't really feel deprived because I will indulge.......at times.  Yeah, it's for sure not like it used to be........I'll eat one little bite or piece of something instead of the whole bag and that will satisfy my "craving".  I've looked at the valentine candy, the Christmas candy, the Easter candy and most of it doesn't "do a thing for me".  I did buy some sugar free peeps, but, ya know, I've had 1 little peep and the rest of them are sitting in my closet of food!  

I think what you said is so important...... "they are delicious to me-but I didn't have to have them".   I dont' HAVE to eat any of that "bad" stuff, but 1 piece or bite is better than a whole bag of the stuff like I would have eaten a year ago!    I guess I am too indulgent with some things that I really want but when I find myself getting "out of hand" with certain things, I go back and look at my pre-op pix and I can usually stop myself pretty darn quick.   I don't think I'll ever allow myself to get back to that pre-op buying and eating.........I think we've ALL come too far to allow ourselves to do that........and WE ARE all worth the effort to stay healthy!

Ok.........I've rambled on long enough......and I'm wAAAYYYY  off topic, I think, and I probably don't make any sense. So....I'm going to bed but I DO understand what you mean!!!!!!!!  I can relate!

The Cadbury eggs were on the counter at the gas station. I used to wait for Easter time for them.  I have no interest in them. They just don't have the same appeal to me.

What do I yearn for as a snack? nuts and fruit. I am amazed at what a portion of almonds really is. 24 = 160 calories.

In my former life there were no limits, gorge until the bag or can of stuff was empty, or perhaps when I was full. I've come a long way; counting out nuts.

I don't feel deprived at all but still crave the junk right now. I think it is the weather honestly I get cabin fever wicked this time of year and so long for the warm sun shinning on my face. Guess the winter blues. I am going to try that 3 day liquid protein diet once again. I have not been able to do that as of yet. Now is the time though when I have had the snack monster whispering in my ear saying eat eat ( even though I'm not hungry at all)  I need to prove to myself that yes I can do this. Maybe the 5 day pouch test I will do one of them. I still would like to lose about 10 more pounds and It will not happen by itself now is the time to really work my tool instead of it simply working for me. God has given me a life saving gift with this surgery I can't blow it I won't blow it.

What I try is to come up with something I can have. Like SF candy if i am craving chocolate.Every once in a while when some one is eating something i use to LOVE it may bother me for a minute then I think of the positive changes for me.

I am the same way. I don't feel deprived and am able to eat most things (little bits to satify a craving)... except for once in a while when the kids have treats, like today they had mac-n-cheese. I used to love it, but have not eaten it in almost 3 years (pouchy HATES pasta even though i like it... ) so while the kids and bf  were eating their lunch (that I cooked... go figure...haha) I ate a protein bar and was ok with not eating the macaroni.

Thank you ladies, that is encouraging, I hope that I too will be better able to stay away from all the foods that got me to here where I am today.

Nope. Not deprived at all. I can still eat just about anything if I chew enough or eat slow enough. I can even have a sweet thing once in a while. I just don't eat as much as I used to. I physically can't. It seems a bite or two is enough. I don't feel I need to eat the whole bag of something anymore. I am also freaked out by the idea I could gain the weight back! That's a pretty good motivator to eat right.