Food is everywhere...

This reflection has been percolating in my head a few days now. I thought maybe I was insensitive to the person who posted about the advertisements on OH. But then I remembered when I was a few days out and spoke to a further out post-op who pointed out the painstakingly obvious:

"Food is everywhere. You have to learn to live with it."

Yes, it's hard. My stepdad fried BACON on my fourth day post op for goodness sakes! BACON!!! And I was mad. I think I cried. And cursed. But I lived. So will you.

But for pre-ops especially, think about that because I don't think folks give enough credence to how maddening that can be at first. Take a day and really notice what you see, what you smell, how many food commercials do you see? It's one thing to see all that and not WANT to partake. It's entirely another thing when you CAN'T.

Food is everywhere. And you have to learn to live with it. This is still something I have to say to myself a few times a week even at three years post-op.

 You are so very right. Sunday, I had a meltdown because my family was re-heating some leftovers and the smell just lingered throughout the house. I was so irritated. I just cried and had a big ole' pity party for myself.

It's unbelievable how much revolves around food. For the most part, I DVR most anything I watch on tv so I can fast forward through all those food commercials. 

Your reflection is so on target! 
Thanks for sharing!

You know me, I don't eat much.....and advertisements don't bug me at all

But tell me I have to fast and CAN'T eat, and I'm going to blitz over every commercial, every food reference. It's knowing I CAN'T that makes me WANT.

 Food ads anywhere or the smell of foods I used to eat do not bother me at all. My eye is on the prize of good health and keeping it. Going back to old ways is not an option for me. I made sure I was well prepared mentally and emotionally before I decided to have this surgery because I knew it would be life changing. I hope everyone else is up to their own personal challenges and will fight the good fight! 

Oh I had to LOL.  My mom did the exact same thing to me with the bacon.  And it was the good, maple smoked stuff that smells for HOURS.  I laid on the couch and cried.  I was also sort of stuck.  I couldn't figure out how to get myself up from the position I was in without hurting something so I really did have a pity party. 

I let it be known how unhappy the bacon made me and my poor parents have tried to starve themselves since then.  My dad's blood sugar dropped bad the other night because he hadn't eaten enough.  Luckily he was able to get his sugar back up.  They've had regular meals since then. 

I've done really well with it since then.  I shopped for my blended food stage 4 (!!) days before that stage started.  Knowing I had stuff in the fridge that I *could* have but NOT yet, really bugged me out.  I hope this apathy continues.  We'll see when it comes PMS time ... :)