Saturday-who the heck gets up at 7am!!?!?!

Good Morning all.

Nick decided it was early wake up day today so here I am.

What are you doing today?  I'm going to a wedding that's going to last all day and in to late tonight.

QOTD-Do you really taste your food?  I read an article a personal nut coach wrote.  He said most people eat out of habit and routine.  One client ate a BIg Mac every day for lunch.  When he had the guy sit down and describe what he was eating, he found that it really didn't taste that good.  I did that the other day, and was a little surprised by what I learned.  I do eat what I'm comfortable with.  Some of the stuff doesn't even taste that good.  The point being you should slow down and savor everything you eat and get pleasure from it.  I think as WLS patients that is very hard for us because there is so litte and we need to be so specific about  what we eat.

Have a great day!!

Hi Brenda!

I am up!  Getting ready for my sale.  You behave at that wedding today sister!

qotd:  i savor sushi, i eat it slow and chew chew chew.  mostly because it has rice in it and it hurts if you dont!  I dont think i taste much else.  maybe bacon.  cheese.  cheese and bacon combined.  cheese wrapped in bacon with bacon bits on top.  that sounds like breakfast....

Hi Brenda and everyone,
Good morning for a slower start, unless you are Nick.
Today? I need to get some housework done. Then, we have our monthly Bariatric support group at 1 pm.
Have fun at the wedding
QOTD-great question. I think that before WLS, I really didn't taste my food. Now, because we have to eat much more slowly I do. You're right, most things don't taste that good. I made that deduction with donuts-pretty bad stuff. But, I loved them before the band.
Great question.
Deb

Morning Everyone!!

I am just sitting here killing time before having to go pick up our first placement from the hospital. I cannot believe that we are going to have a newborn in our home.. I never thought that would happen... I am a little nervous but also more excited. I cannot wait to bring her here and take care of her as long as we will have her.

Brenda - Have fun at the wedding. I hope that you get a nap in later on today.

B - Good luck at the sale today. I hope you make a killing!

QOTD: Sometimes I try to savor everything that I eat... Other times I have to get as fast as I can... Even though we are suppose to eat slow.. At work on Thursdays we do not leave for lunch.. and there is a kitty there that wants whatever you are eating so I have to eat in stages and eat as fast as I can because of him.

Have a great weekend everyone!

Good morning!

The cat woke me up at 8am.  Then I got up and curled up with a book for an hour which was a good start to the day.  I'll be packing a bag and cooler and heading to Caseville later this morning to hang out on the beach and play.  

QOTD -- one of the major changes I made after surgery was the importance of quality food.  I have made it a policy to not eat any food that I don't enjoy the taste of.  So many times before surgery I'd be eating something and say "this isn't very good" but I'd continue to eat it.  I don't do that anymore. So yes, I believe I taste my food - but mostly because I made a conscious decision to do it. 

Going to be another busy day today.  Packing and planning.

QOTD:  I had stuffed grape leaves that a friend makes and gave to my husband.  I actually sucked on them to get all the flavor out.  They were delicious and I didn't have any problem with them at all.  I've been eating sharp cheddar and feta lately and really enjoying that too.  Now I seem to enjoy what I'm eating more than ever.  Right now I'm drinking protein decaf.  I don't know what it is, but my stomach is making such loud gurgling noises that my one dog is sitting here ****ing her head at me as if to say "What in the world is that?"  Cute

Beautiful day today.  Get out and enjoy.
Jan

Today, well this whole weekend, we are getting the house ready.  I would love to come home to a clean house on Thursday.  Well at least I left it clean right.

QOTD:  I do taste my food.  But it wasn't until recently.  I've been stuck eating chicken for most of my meals this past week (my preop diet) and it is really gross.   When we make chicken we marinate it in different things so it's never the same taste and is never dry like the ones in these meals.   I noticed that since I've slowed down I'm not a fan of many things, I guess shoveling it into my mouth I didn't care what it was.

Good Afternoon!
Well it's cloudy and windy out but not raining so that's a plus.  I'm at work and hoping for a quiet afternoon.

QOTD-I do enjoy  my food more now, even though I tend to eat the same things over and over.  But I think by chewing it now and not inhaling it I enjoy it more.

Have a good evening!

Good Evening all!

It is 8pm now and the rain just got done going thru.  Yep, the rain that the weather chanel said wouldn't be hitting our area.  So, the hay we got down got wet

QOTD:  I have found that I am having to eat such small bite and chew so much, that the food becomes tasteless.  At least there is they taste that I remember enjoying pre WLS.