I survived the car trip!

Before I had surgery, I used to have major binges when I would take long road trips (ie 5-6 hours in the car) out of pure boredom. Id have fast food, stop for chocolate and energy drinks when I was done. Always.

I just took my first long drive, and it was such a habit and it was hard to avoid those things out of habit but Im proud to say I had none of that - no fast food, no candy, no soda, no energy drinks.  It wasn't easy.

Instead, I planned ahead (planning is my key to everything)- packed my little cooler with cheese sticks, hardboiled eggs, beef jerkey and protein shakes. And lots and lots of water.

I drank at least 64 oz during the 5-6 hours i was in the car. Other than peeing at every rest stop, it worked out well. I was very proud of myself since I went from major sweet addict pre-op ( i ate candy almost every day - confession time!) to over 11 weeks now with no candy. This is the biggest change (other than the obvious portion sizes) ive made post-op and it's definitely been easier than I thought it wouldbe.

The best part of it - my stall broke over the weekend while i was gone and I lost a few lbs! (or I just sweated them off in the 100 degree heat) Talk about a reward for making it through that tough one!

Glad to hear you were able to pre plan snacks instead. I often wonder about beef jerky though, isn't it loaded with salt? I use to buy it all the time from a local meat store that made it themselves, I like it, but often wonder about the salt content in it. Maybe I guess it is ok if it is just a snack post op because I couldn't eat as much of it as I use to. Will have to find a way to get to that store when the time comes, guess I will have to make weekend trips.

I only eat 1oz at a time when I do eat it ( and usually I only eat about 2oz/week). I bought it just bc of the protein and convenience but it doesnt feel very good in my stomach so it's not a frequent snack - that's for sure!

I drink 100+ oz of water a day so hopefully that will help with my salt intake too :)

Good Job!  Planning is definitely key!

I'm also finding tha****er (or in my case several containers of  Crystal Lite) makes it a lot easier to tame the travelling junk food demon.  I know what you mean about the rest stops, though.  I just finished a ten hour drive and had to stop every hour or so by the side of the road (there weren't any rest stops)..  Fortunately, I was driving across the high desert in central Oregon and there was very little traffic, so with proper timing,  I didn't find myself entertaining the passing cars.

If only I were a guy -my life would be easier ;)

Instead I have to fight traffic and fight lines of *****y women for dirty restroooms - I'd love to just be able to pull over :)

What a great post!!  Thank you so much for sharing.   

What is it about driving? We drove 5 hrs last night and today, and I finally broke my first stall! LOL

Way to go!

So glad you were able to fight the demons back.  Facing our old habits is so hard, but you have another victory to add to your belt.  Congratulations on breaking your stall. too.