I love to eat

Nik,
Your thoughtful and always relevant posts always inspire me. Thank you for making sure that those of us that are not too far along in this new life have a calm and rational place to go to get a little knowledge.
This morning I am feeling a bit down on myself and my process.. I have apparently developed RH ... I'm very frustrated by this latest twist on my already curvy road. The tone of your post was just enough to calm my spinning head down ... You are so right.. It is just food.. I won't demonize it. I will find a way and in part, that's because of people just like you!

This is a good post Nikki.  I was mentioning to a newbie this morning as she was fearful of the holiday foods that it's still possible to enjoy and partake in the festivities; just be aware. 

Food doesn't give me the high it did before WLS; although there are a few foods that I really enjoy today not many that I would say I could never live without ever again.  I'm one of those that true hunger has never come back; I do get that empty ache when I don't eat something.  It's a reminder to eat when I'm busy.  Now where is my struggle with food?  Boredom or late night settling in (time to relax) is when I want to eat, I fight this battle almost daily winning some and losing some.

I do enjoy cooking and baking.  I wish my boys weren't so picky it would help with my cooking addicting; thankfully my coworkers never complain when I bring food in to work, lol.

Excellent thread!  I agree with all of it!

I totally understand. I love food! Love it! 

And the difference between then and now is that I can eat without guilt. I eat good food, protein first, and I have bites of anything else I want. Cake, cookies, crackers, etc. I have 1 bite of anything I want, as long as I have my protein in. 

The best thing this surgery has given me is freedom from my own thinking. From my own guilt and torturing myself over food choices. I was big, I was hungry. I ate and it felt good! I needed a lot of food to fill up. I needed a lot of food to keep my big body moving. 

 

And now, I eat as much as my two year old. Good yummy food. Tiny portions. And I enjoy it so much more. I taste my food now, and savor it. And I quit when I am full. 

 

Its just...amazing. 

I am still at the teetering edge of fearing food / hunger and appreciating my love of it.  Days like yesterday and today - where I feel in control, eat as much as I want and still end up under my calorie limit?  I love food.

  Days where I MUST eat NOW and eat it ALL.... I am terrified.  Hopefully - with this eating meals all day instead of snacks-  I am armed the next time the Abyss of Doom opens up the floor below me.

Thank you Nik for this post. I really appreciated it! 

I had a salad today and it was so good.....I used to hate them, lol. Now my body craves them and I love it. For the first time since i was 10 I look forward to healthy food. Thanks for your post you are always an inspiration.

Loving to eat got me MO, now food is a non issue, no big deal, I don't care if I do or not.  For me there is no food that moves me at all, outside of my daily lemons and unsweetened tea I have no desire for anything.  I broke out of the bondage that food held over me and I refuse to go back.  My body is full of arthritis and even a few pound gain is noticeable.

We all need to work out what works for us.

Good Luck.

I appreciate your perspective But wanted to point out 1 thing Heidi. Liking to eat does not mean you are in bondage to food. At least not for me. Eating is 1 of many things I like to do Where as in my former life It was the only thing I knew how to do to live a pleasurable life.

But your thoughts exactly why I posted this. There are people out there that would make us believe that liking to eat makes us some kind of glutton. That's only your story if you let it be.

So is indifference to eating Works for you Go with that. As for me I still like to eat. And I do. And as of late I've actually been losing weight