What's on your menu today (Thursday) RNYers?

I am definitely a food addict when it comes to pizza and ooey gooey stuff with cheese and sauce. Anything Italian! It used to also be with bread but since surgery the desire for it has lessoned quite significantly. I can be more than happy with one bite and pu**** away from me.

This so much!  This "heroin" thing!  I am going to use that if and when I get tempted.

Hmmm, you really have my brain thinking this morning. What you said about being an addict resonates with me, specifically the "You're not a heroin addict anymore, you can do a bit once in a while. It won't hurt anything-you deserve it" part.  But here is what hurts my brain....I don't need heroin/alcohol/smoking/gambling/shopping for instance to live so it can abstained from but do need food to live....so for me I don't know where the "addiction" part kicks in with food?? Does that even make sense? 

Yes, it absolutely makes sense.  I think that is what makes food addiction arguably one of the most difficult addictions to overcome, as witnessed by the very few obese people who lose and maintain that loss for any significant period of time without the aid of WLS. Consider that even with WLS, the great majority have "bounce back" or considerable re-gain.

However, I also think that the argument that we need food and cannot abstain like a heroin, nicotine, gambling, etc addict can is partly justification.  Yes, we need food to survive.  However, we do not need cupcakes, breads, oatmeal, chips, crackers, potatoes, candy, popcorn, cookies, stuffing, etc.  Usually, when one talks about "just a taste" or "having just a little" -- they aren't talking about celery sticks or chicken breast.   Those are wants and not needs.  The body absolutely does not have a sugar requirement.  Food addicts rarely crave or feel obsessed normally about actual needed food.

For most food addicts -- those things (sugars/carbs) are the drug of choice.  One can (and I do) absolutely abstain.  I would guess that each person suffering from a compulsion to eat would have to learn and figure out what their triggers are individually -- and this work is very hard to do.  It requires complete and total honesty.  That is something that addiction likes to squash.  

Sugars/carbs= drug of choice is perfect for me to wrap my head around.  The want vs. need too.....food for fuel! Thanks for sharing!

I really like you quote of food addiction. I'll try to use that when i want something off track.

well, I just have to try another item I learned about on this menu board.  Crio Bru (roasted cacao beans you drink like coffee).  I cannot stop thinking about it.  I was hoping one of the coffee shops around here would serve it so I could try it out before investing any money in this, but no such luck.  So I just did it: ordered a variety pack last night as well as a French press.  At least i can use the French press for coffee and tea as well (I drink a lot of both!)

QOTD:   the two foods I went ape over (and often overindulged in) pre-surgery were ice cream and pizza.  I'm afraid of ice cream now since so many people have problems with it, so I've had it exactly twice in the last two years - and both times literally like two tablespoons of it.  I still eat pizza (but didn't for the first 6-8 months after surgery) - but I scrape the toppings off now and give the crusts to my husband.

19 months out (almost 20):

B:  L&F coconut vanilla yogurt, 1 T cacao nibs, 10 raspberries, 1 T Kashi Crunch granola

S:  coffee with half & half, double NSA protein/Miralax mango lassi

L:  1/2 Panera Thai chicken salad

D:  Caribbean pork stir-fry (meat & veggies only)

another Greek yogurt later if I can afford the calories

Crio Bru is just delicious. I always have some in the house. ( I drink it with cream, but unsweetened, like I drink my coffee.) It's so rich and dreamy. 

that's how I'm going to drink it, too. I can't wait 'til it gets here!!!

Since I like strong coffee, I brew it (in a french press) for at least 10 minutes to get an extra rich taste. You won't be disappointed!