Maybe I have finally figured it out ????

Greetings

This weekend I really, REALLY fell off the "Proper Eating" wagon .... but perhaps that was an experience needed ..... now I have come to terms with the fact that this will be a continued journey and not one that will be easy all the time !

Hope that everyone has survived the snow day..... the sun is shining here now .... so all is well !!!

It definitely is. I have had days where I have tasted a few foods that I know were not the best choices. Now, I just refuse to have them in the house. Nuts are especially bad for me. I find I can eat WAY too many, and not feel full. I stay far away from those. I've also ditched any form of cracker. They are just slider foods, with no real nutritional value. I have been one that never dumps, nor have I ever felt truly ill after eating, and seem to be able to tolerate most things, unfortunately. So I just have to be super strict with it. I really do not want to waste my honeymoon period at all. And hopefully by the time that is over, good habits will be formed and in place. I pretty much only eat protein right now. And I do not feel deprived at all.

Good luck to you!! You can do this.

Arlene, I feel concerned about you reading about how you really, REALLY fell off the proper eating wagon so very early out of surgery. I sincerely hope you have come to terms with what you need to be eating - it IS a continued journey, in fact its a LIFELONG journey. All I can suggest is to follow your food plan - no bites, nibbles, tastes, or testing of the limits. You are far too newly post-op to be doing any of that.

P.S. In answer to your question on the food horoscope (and I do realize you were being funny in asking) post: NO, mac and cheese is NOT on the menu. Just no.

It is difficult when your appetite comes back a few months after surgery.  The novelty is a bit faded and your life carries on.  So yes, it is up to you/us to continue the journey avoiding temptation as part of our lifestyle.  The crux of it may be our thoughts and feelings; I find it useful to use a 'thought record' that I received pre-surgery from the social worker.  And really think about what you WANT more - to be healthy or to have momentary gratification.  Hope this helps.