Goodbye to some food friends
On Thursday (if I am able to get that pound off and all my pre-ops come back alright and the world doesn't end) I will be starting my 2 week slimfast pre-op diet.
It just occured to me I will have to have a really good supper Wednesday night because it may be the last time I get to eat som of my favorite foods. I go on other RNY and even OH RNY sites and some people are never again able to eat different things. Not everyone is the same though.
Some people can after a year or so eat just about anything they did before surgery. Others cannot tolerate bread, rice pasta,pork chops or become lactose intolerant. Scary thing is you don't know what you will never be able to eat again. So you kind of go into it thinking you won't be able to eat anything good again.
I know once the weight starts to come off, I won't care about what I am able to eat or not eat. Just right now, standing on the edge of the cliff, it's kind of scary. Just wanted to vent a little. Don't want to tell my sons this because they would say don't do it then. that's not what I need to hear.Just had to get it off my chest. You guys have big ears. LOL
It will be like back in the seventies everytime I ate homemade bbq spareribs I got an awful pain in my back and got sick. Unknown to me at the time it was gallstones. I got sick only twice and to this day have never touched bbq spareribs.Same goes for orange juice. I will once in a great while have a glass of OJ. Just one , once in a long while. I absolutely love both of these things. I guess adversion therapy works well for me. LOL
It just occured to me I will have to have a really good supper Wednesday night because it may be the last time I get to eat som of my favorite foods. I go on other RNY and even OH RNY sites and some people are never again able to eat different things. Not everyone is the same though.
Some people can after a year or so eat just about anything they did before surgery. Others cannot tolerate bread, rice pasta,pork chops or become lactose intolerant. Scary thing is you don't know what you will never be able to eat again. So you kind of go into it thinking you won't be able to eat anything good again.
I know once the weight starts to come off, I won't care about what I am able to eat or not eat. Just right now, standing on the edge of the cliff, it's kind of scary. Just wanted to vent a little. Don't want to tell my sons this because they would say don't do it then. that's not what I need to hear.Just had to get it off my chest. You guys have big ears. LOL
It will be like back in the seventies everytime I ate homemade bbq spareribs I got an awful pain in my back and got sick. Unknown to me at the time it was gallstones. I got sick only twice and to this day have never touched bbq spareribs.Same goes for orange juice. I will once in a great while have a glass of OJ. Just one , once in a long while. I absolutely love both of these things. I guess adversion therapy works well for me. LOL
I drink OJ every morning. I don't have any problem with it. I count the calories/points and it's all good. There are a few things I can't eat, but never say never. Most of the time I can't eat bread but I still do. I keep trying. sometimes its ok and sometimes its not. Be careful with your last supper because Krista did that before her surgery and was up 5 lbs and got postponed for 3 months or something like that. Don't look at it like you will never have these foods again. I can eat most of them. Once you try them and they don't work, you can easily say good bye at that time because they will cause so much discomfort you won't want them anyway, trust me !!!!! What you won't get in the future is volume, but when you have restriction, you won't want volume anyway. You will be ok, you will get most of your fav foods again, just on a smaller plate !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
HW/SW/CW/GW
362/305/250.6/160 (54.4 since surgery)
1st Fill Dec22 4cc's * 2nd fill May 14 1cc = 5 ccs * 3rd (un)fill June 5 .5cc = 4.5 ccs *4th fill July 8 2cc=6.5cc, unfill of 1cc sept 09 = 5.5cc; Nov 8 fill of 1.5 =7ccs
Maggie
I just wanted to tell you - from the other side of the coin-it really isnt that bad..... so yes it is life changing but for the good.
I personally detoxed myself before surgery from my biggest problem - diet soda and with RNY its a no no.... I know some people can drink flat pop eventually but I just figured now that I was starting this new lifestyle I would quit and it took a month but I did it and I dont miss it.
I am 7 months post op- I havent gone back to any breads or rice or pasta - basically any starchy carb rich foods- I was a huge carb person but I am not missing it and dont crave carbs- sometimes I will crave crunchy but thats about it - I never thought I would be able to surive without carbs but the craving the need is gone.
If I get in a situation where I think I am missing out and would love to eat that - I will have a taste- one bite- most times it does not even live up to what I thought it was gonna taste like...... my husband laughs at me because I will say oh I need a bite of what he is eating and if it isnt to die for I will spit it out- he said I am worse than a lil kid!
Truly though my taste has really changed and I dont have cravings or feel deprived- food now is only fuel. I try to make sure if it goes in my body it is serving a purpose- I am never hungry- but I eat to fuel my body and take my supplements and get all my water in.
There is so much you will be able to eventually eat that you will be ok- I am sure as I get further out - they tell me more appetite returns and thats how people put weight back on - you must be very vigilant and active. Its a tool and we have to work with it the rest of our lives.
That is where I need to step up my game - move my ass more! LOL- My honeymoon period will soon be over!!!
I actually did not go on the food fest I thought I would as I was nearing my Optifast time...... I was so focused on the new me that I was actually having surgery..... I didnt have a farewell meal or go crazy on anything.... I was to determined to lose as much as possible before surgery- I knew if I gained any it would just be more time and work afterwards to get it off.
I know you will do great..... there is great support on this forum and everyone no matter what their surgery can relate to the Oh my god I can never eat that again feeling........ one day at a time and focus on the big picture.... the new healthy you.
Good Luck-
Hugs
Deb
I just wanted to tell you - from the other side of the coin-it really isnt that bad..... so yes it is life changing but for the good.
I personally detoxed myself before surgery from my biggest problem - diet soda and with RNY its a no no.... I know some people can drink flat pop eventually but I just figured now that I was starting this new lifestyle I would quit and it took a month but I did it and I dont miss it.
I am 7 months post op- I havent gone back to any breads or rice or pasta - basically any starchy carb rich foods- I was a huge carb person but I am not missing it and dont crave carbs- sometimes I will crave crunchy but thats about it - I never thought I would be able to surive without carbs but the craving the need is gone.
If I get in a situation where I think I am missing out and would love to eat that - I will have a taste- one bite- most times it does not even live up to what I thought it was gonna taste like...... my husband laughs at me because I will say oh I need a bite of what he is eating and if it isnt to die for I will spit it out- he said I am worse than a lil kid!
Truly though my taste has really changed and I dont have cravings or feel deprived- food now is only fuel. I try to make sure if it goes in my body it is serving a purpose- I am never hungry- but I eat to fuel my body and take my supplements and get all my water in.
There is so much you will be able to eventually eat that you will be ok- I am sure as I get further out - they tell me more appetite returns and thats how people put weight back on - you must be very vigilant and active. Its a tool and we have to work with it the rest of our lives.
That is where I need to step up my game - move my ass more! LOL- My honeymoon period will soon be over!!!
I actually did not go on the food fest I thought I would as I was nearing my Optifast time...... I was so focused on the new me that I was actually having surgery..... I didnt have a farewell meal or go crazy on anything.... I was to determined to lose as much as possible before surgery- I knew if I gained any it would just be more time and work afterwards to get it off.
I know you will do great..... there is great support on this forum and everyone no matter what their surgery can relate to the Oh my god I can never eat that again feeling........ one day at a time and focus on the big picture.... the new healthy you.
Good Luck-
Hugs
Deb
STARTING 2010 WITH A BANG! 160 LBS LOST!
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thank you for your words of encouragement. I won't go on a food fest. I think I will get chinese food though. I love love love chicken fried rice and that's something I won't be able to eat for a long while.
I have been doing well with food choices for the past week. Not one carb has crossed my lips unless it was in the form of a corrot or broccoli. None. Still though I am stuck on 258. Can't drop that pound to save my soul.
Dr. B's scale weighs about 1 pound higher than mine, so by his scale I am 2 pounds up. I am stuck stuck. I've done all I can think of and it won't budge. I've doubled my water intake, walk on the treadmill, cut out carbs and reduced my intake to 1200 calories. Still ban't budge those scales.
What am I to do? At my weigh in on Jan 12, I weighed 257 and gained 2 pounds that week and now they won't move. UUUGGG
I have been doing well with food choices for the past week. Not one carb has crossed my lips unless it was in the form of a corrot or broccoli. None. Still though I am stuck on 258. Can't drop that pound to save my soul.
Dr. B's scale weighs about 1 pound higher than mine, so by his scale I am 2 pounds up. I am stuck stuck. I've done all I can think of and it won't budge. I've doubled my water intake, walk on the treadmill, cut out carbs and reduced my intake to 1200 calories. Still ban't budge those scales.
What am I to do? At my weigh in on Jan 12, I weighed 257 and gained 2 pounds that week and now they won't move. UUUGGG
I really don't think they will punish you for one or two pounds. I can't guarantee it, but I wouldn't lose sleep over it. If you tell them all the good work you have been doing, they should understand. You've done great. Keep it up. Patsy
HW/SW/CW/GW
362/305/250.6/160 (54.4 since surgery)
1st Fill Dec22 4cc's * 2nd fill May 14 1cc = 5 ccs * 3rd (un)fill June 5 .5cc = 4.5 ccs *4th fill July 8 2cc=6.5cc, unfill of 1cc sept 09 = 5.5cc; Nov 8 fill of 1.5 =7ccs
Have you considered that you are not saying goodbye to some food "friends" but instead you are saying goodbye to some food "enemies"?
After all it is because of those "enemies" that you need surgery. I faced those same enemies and nearly got in trouble for it. I went on the Goodbye Diet and nearly got postponed. I only managed to squeek by on one of my weigh ins because of that Goodbye Diet.
Those food "enemies" are the deadliest of enemies of all in some respects. They sneak up on you, they sabbotage you, they trick you into thinking they are helping you feel better and then seconds after eating them you feel lousy about yourself and wish you had never done it.
When was the last time you ever had those foods you want to say goodbye to? Make that time the last time you eat them for a while or forever. Remember that last experience and then "say okay onward from there". "I am not dancing with the enemy any more. I am only going to eat to live not live to eat and I am not going to be fooled into a false sense of security by these foods that only end up hurting me emotionally and physically."
The food is not what it will be all about after surgery, after surgery it will be all about conquering the bad habits from your past and moving on to your healthy future. The food will not be the major part of your life that it has been in the past, it will be the least important part of your life as you lose the weight and leave the lifestyle that got you here far behind you.
I know you will be able to have your surgery and that you will get those extra few pounds off. You can do this, I know you can. Just remember, you are far more important than any food you could ever eat. Everyone on this forum knows how you feel and what you are dealing with because we are all either doing it along with you or have done it before surgery. We are your friends here on this forum. Hang it there and say goodbye to the food enemies because your friends will always be here for you.
Thinking of you,
Ann
After all it is because of those "enemies" that you need surgery. I faced those same enemies and nearly got in trouble for it. I went on the Goodbye Diet and nearly got postponed. I only managed to squeek by on one of my weigh ins because of that Goodbye Diet.
Those food "enemies" are the deadliest of enemies of all in some respects. They sneak up on you, they sabbotage you, they trick you into thinking they are helping you feel better and then seconds after eating them you feel lousy about yourself and wish you had never done it.
When was the last time you ever had those foods you want to say goodbye to? Make that time the last time you eat them for a while or forever. Remember that last experience and then "say okay onward from there". "I am not dancing with the enemy any more. I am only going to eat to live not live to eat and I am not going to be fooled into a false sense of security by these foods that only end up hurting me emotionally and physically."
The food is not what it will be all about after surgery, after surgery it will be all about conquering the bad habits from your past and moving on to your healthy future. The food will not be the major part of your life that it has been in the past, it will be the least important part of your life as you lose the weight and leave the lifestyle that got you here far behind you.
I know you will be able to have your surgery and that you will get those extra few pounds off. You can do this, I know you can. Just remember, you are far more important than any food you could ever eat. Everyone on this forum knows how you feel and what you are dealing with because we are all either doing it along with you or have done it before surgery. We are your friends here on this forum. Hang it there and say goodbye to the food enemies because your friends will always be here for you.
Thinking of you,
Ann
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