Oh No, I accidently.......

Hi All,

I'm post-op day 10. Everything has been going well: getting my protein each day and my water.  Well, today I'm getting my son a snack of roasted peanuts and without thinking I ate half a roasted peanut w/o salt.  Oh no, I thought, "Why did I do that?"  Not thinking, I guess.  So far I feel ok.  What might happen?

Thanks

I would think it will be okay if it was just one as long as it was well chewed.  If not you could get stuck but you would know it pretty fast.  I understand the mindless eating, just putting something in your mouth without thinking.  That is one of the biggest things I work on, not putting unplanned food in my mouth.  I may only plan to have it a minute ago but I put thought into it before popping it into my mouth.  I decided if it would work with my plan for the day and if it would cause any problems.  It's kind of like 1st degree murder, if you can accept that comparison.  First degree murder is premeditated murder but premeditation could happen in the instant before the act.  A person could decide to commit murder and then act on it or a person can kill someone impulsively without thought, if that makes sense.  I can eat something without even knowing I am doing it or I can see something and go through a thought process that takes only a few seconds but acknowledges that I am making a decision to put something in my mouth and I know what the consequences may be, if there are any, and I am willing to accept whatever consequences may come.  
Wow, pretty wordy response to a question but that is the best way I can explain it.  Eating mindfully takes practice.  For me I had to plan what I was going  to eat that day and strict to it very strictly so I would be mindful of times when I wanted to eat something impulsively.  Recognizing the impulsivity is the first step to stopping it.

I had to laugh.  I did it once with my son's medication.  I had it in my hand and he ran off and not thinking, I put it in my mouth and swallowed.  then thinking, OMG what did I do. 

You would know by now if it was going to be an issue.  And I bet you will be more careful now.

I did this as wel and it caused my first dumping episode .......my DS handed me his milkshake from the back seat, before I realized what I was doing I had drank it!!

Hi Everyone! Good news...nothing bad happened. Thanks for your advice, especially about the mindful eating. That is Soooo important.

Take care.

LOL....loved it!   I'm glad you have the "fear" of something happening!!!!!  Don'g lose that fear!!!!! 

The worst thing that might happen  is when you try something and you don't get sick (or stuck)  you start letting your guard done.