Food Porn- Sadness

That's right everyone...sadness...  I have decided that I must do the final push toward my trip to Oklahoma & Freedom from the yo-yo life i chose to have previously. I've let all of my friends and family who visit me in the Islands knw that I will no longer make my famous dessert and will cease to make it again. Wonton wrapper with a minced bit of mango, one slice of banana, a drizzle of soft, sweet, caramel, folded so perfectly, then fried (crispy) into a little ravioli pouch and the drizzled with liquid dark chocolate and razzberry puree, then to cap it off I dust them with a sprinkle of hazenut powder. It's a hard blow to me to choose to never have it again.  i've been accused of using too much porn in my "food porn" but now you know why... Last year I traded a week at one of my villas to a French Master chef in exchange for cooking lessons and recipes. Not to say that I haven't had plenty of other lessons during my visits to the Utica Square Williams Sonoma...hehehehe... Ok back to my sorrow....at least I know how to make atkin's taste awesome...so it's not a total loss! See ya gang! T.

T: We're going to have to literally PEEL Kimmie off the ceiling with that little bit of FOOD PORN!!!  You certainly know how to describe that little piece of heaven!!  You are EVIL!!!  No wonder you fit in here so freakin' well!!! I think you may revisit your decision at a later date - after you have had a chance to acquaint yourself with your new pouch buddy!  I have no issues cooking for other people - I even decorate cakes on the side periodically (like today - the twin g-kids b-day this evening!).   Don't limit yourself to what you may or may not be able to do later.  WLS is actually very FREEING (if that is a word) and you will enjoy many of the same things later that you enjoy now.  With some restrictions...but you have to learn where your particulare restrictions fall. Can't wait to meet you EVIL COWBOY!!!  R

Well Ruth, just know that it's people like you, Kim, and Denise, who will be my savior and help me navigate through the traps.  You girls will be my pillars of strength when I need someone...  I'm soooo weak in the ways of temptation....LMAO! T.

You are SOOOOO in trouble then Cowboy!!  Of all people to look at as pillars of Strength!!!  LMFAO!!!  You HAVE talked to all of us before - you're insane if you think WE are anywhere close to normal!!  Shut it Wolfie!!  Or I'll tell YOUR secrets bro!! Truly, if you had not noticed, if has become sort of a "calling" for me to be a support person in this journey of ours.  It wasn't an easy decision since I am, by nature, an extremely selfish person.  But I love seeing everyone succeed just as much as the docs do and that keeps me going!  AND I learn new things about myself as I go along too.  That is the biggest lesson I have learned through all of this - you have to keep learning and sharing with others to make a difference in this crazy world!  (i.e. playing well with others is NOT my forte!!) Temptation is something that I think is placed before us to see exactly what kind of courage we have!  That is in all things in life, including food addiction!  And as long as we remember that it IS an addiction and has to be monitored and dealt with at all times, that is 1/2 the battle! You will do just great - I cannot imagine that you have ever failed at much in your life!  The crazy part of this is, it is HARD to fail at WLS!!!  It can be done, but you really have to work at it!  And if you don't have to WORK at something - Why do it!!  LOL soooo weak my @$$!!  you and broussard are going to get along great!!!

I just thought of something - it must be an EAST SIDE girl thing since we are all from Midwest City!!!  ROFLMAO

T

I can't stand sweets after surgery.  I love Crystal light before, now it is tooooo sweet.  You will have things that make you gag and be surprised.

AmyBeth

OMG!  Are you sure you don't have a creative writing career on the side of everything else you do?  That sounds FAB!  Like Ruth said, way on down the road you may be able to enjoy this treat again, just not in the quantity that you have in the past.  Not all RNY'ers dump.  Some do, some don't! Sadly, we all understand what it's like to say farewell to our food friends.  But were they really my friends?  All they did in return was help me get fat!  (ok, I did make the decision to eat them!) Hang in there my sweet little Cowboy!  It is all so worth it!

OMG!!!! That sounds absolutely decadent.  You know, I am sure that once you a bit out you will be able to make and eat them again with some tweaking....you know by using sugar free substitutes and all...  I cook alot of pastries and such before surgery and still enjoy cooking them, just doing eat them anymore....even this morning I made homemade carmel cinnamon rolls (got up at 530 this morning to start them) and some of Eggfaces tasty breakfast bites for my husbands church group.  I cook for the group twice a month and am always trying something new on them....its actually alot of fun.  Their question is why i enjoy doing all this cooking for them but never have attended church with them.  (there is a whole story behind that one...lol)

Cowboy, Porn violates the ss2498. However, in this case I totally understand. I had never looked at it as "food porn"but it really is....No more magazines waiting to be opened and recipes awed over.....Cooking has always been my passion even to the point of winning contests with my cooking. I have wanted to go to culinary school....I guess I can still make it, I just can't eat it. I am hoping that in my different stages of this, I can be creative enough to also make things taste better than offered...It is in my blood. Cheer up cowboy and now that you have me wanting to make your favorite dessert....I will go eat breakfast!! Thanks alot! Sherry

OOOHHHH! STOP! That is just more than I can handle. I have refused to give into any food porn for the last week and half...but you know how to tempt a girl.