What's on your mind?

I had my surgery on the 7th and since then I have become totally obeseed with food. I never realized but I'm sure food was on my mind this much before and that's why I ate. I now love the Food Network and I never watched it a since day before surgery. I miss cooking. I have been trying to think of people I can cook for just because I miss it. I love to talk about food and know every details of how the food tastes when my family and friends eat. I know I can't eat the food and I will never be able to eat like I did before. It's almost like I am mourning the loss. My mom does not understand this and is making me feel like I am wrong for thinking like this. IS THIS NORMAL?

I believe this is normal.  Right after my surgery I had big time head hunger.  Like my husband would cook for himself and the children the smell would make me so hungry I thought, but it was all in my head.  This too shall pass.  When you can start eating some food this will slowly go away.  Now for me 6 months out eating is more of a chore.  I still like food and enjoy it but its not major anymore.  I hope this helps. Lou =)

It is completly normal. The surgery doesn't change the way our mind thinks and it makes us obsessed with something we didn't have to worry so much about before. Hope that makes sense. It will pass. It will all get better.
Melinda

Jody,
 I was wondering the same thing. I am really  having more diffcult time this time than I did with the 1st surgery 7 yrs ago. My family does not want to eat in front of me but I tell them to go ahead. Tonight I fixed them supper. They had chicken breast, salad, tator tots. I was ok with just the smell. I too am wanting to really get down and cook but am waiting.
 WE WILL GET THRU ALL OF THIS.

See you tommrow,
  Becky

In the past five months has always been my limit for a diet. After that I began to cheat and slip back to my old ways. I always saved my fat clothes because I knew it wouldn't last. I think I am having some of the old feelings again. I am stuggling with food choices and if I hit a stall I am afraid I will really stumble.I doubt I am alone in this but how do you overcome it?

Im going to take a little bit of a different take on this...go ahead and cook! Just spend your time and efforts to cook good and healthy. I know you cant have it yet but start learning the things that you can have and learn to cook them in ways that your family and friends will like. We all have to at sometime re-enter the real world of food and we will have to make smart choices, so start now.

You will mourn some things, but they soon become replaced with other foods that are better for you and you will love them just the same.

As far as normal??? Whats that? lol 

Good luck and God bless you on this journey. It is an exciting and fun one.

I have one more suggestion. If you are going to stay fit thru this, find some type of exercise to do and do it faithfully. I go to the gym pool and do water aerobics everyday but Sunday. Your body and your mind will  thank you for it everyday.

Jody, I did the exact same thing.  I watched the food network a lot.  I think it was the only way I could enjoy food at the time.  I also learned how to cook some things that I had never cooked before.  I guess I figured if I couldn't enjoy eating food I could help my family enjoy it.  They LOVED it! and that phase passed as I was able to start introducing foods again.  I've always heard that we will go through a mourning for food,  I don't know if I ever really did that or not.  I also don't dump, in a way I wish I did. That would keep me from eating the bad things.  I find myself slipping sometimes, and I think if I dumped from the bad foods it would make it easier to stay away from them.  So I really have to rely on my self control & it's REALLY hard sometimes.  Good Luck to you!!!    Angy

Hijack.....Angy its so great to see you on here.  I have been wondering about you.  When I getting ready for my surgery you told me everything to take to the hospitol and even the hotel for my family to stay at.  I hope I told you thank you because you were a huge help.  You look FANTASTIC!  I'm glad to see you doing so well!  Take care Lou ;)

Thanks Lou, I try not to get on a whole lot, seems like when I get on the internet, I'm on for hours then get nothing else done.  You look great too.  Hopefully I can get on here more often.  (((HUGS)))  Angy