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I would love some comments on how others have gone about "feeding the rest of the family". I am a pre-op LapBand stay at home mom who will have to continue to feed my two small children (hubby can fend for himself.. ha ha) after surgery! I am concerned about the temptation of the food I'm feeding them (mostly during the 1st 3 weeks of liquids).... anyone else dealing with this???    — Mary P. (posted on June 25, 2003)

June 25, 2003
I thought the first few days home after surgery were the worst as far as temptation goes. I kept looking at all the goodies in my kitchen and watched my teenage daughters eating all this good stuff. It drove me nuts! About a week out I cheated and ate two bites of scrambled eggs. That was a BIG mistake! I was sick for 3 days and couldn't even keep water down. I finally confessed to my surgeon. He scolded me then scheduled an immediate endoscopy. That was enough for me! I haven't wanted to eat much of anything since, LOL!
   — Barbara C.

June 25, 2003
You will not believe me but I had no desire to eat what my family was eating after I started cooking again. I made sure to make them things that I did not like.(like fish) Now I am a ritualistic eater ...I am never hungery so I mostly always eat the same thing all the time..either chicken breast or scrambled egg whites and cheese.
   — hooterzgirl75

June 25, 2003
I am thankful that I cooked a bunch of stuff up in advance, and also bought canned/frozen dinners to get them by. I also kept plenty of luncheon type foods (lunchmeat, cheese, etc) on hand for them. I tried cooking a few times early post-op - not good lol. I tried eating first - figured if was not hungry it wouldn't be an issue - ok. Not good - I was nauseated by the smells on top of my full tummy. So then I tried not eating first and was nauseated by the smells on my empty tummy. Basically, they ate a lot of toss it in the micro foods - they survived!
   — [Deactivated Member]

June 26, 2003
the first day or two after surgery, i was a slug and did no household stuff. after that i did do some cooking. it truly didn't bother me - i simply had no desire to eat. the one thing i had to watch out for was unconsciously tasting things as i was cooking. once or twice i found myself with something in my mouth that i hadn't intended and i spit it out. if you're concerned, how about making some things in advance that you can stick in the freezer and just reheat? or perhaps (and this is a radical thought, i know), your husband could cook for the kids????
   — carolsaunders

June 26, 2003
Hi, Im a stay at home Mom of two also and I can truly say it did not bother me at all. To see them eat chips and cookies and then me cooking for them was no big deal. I was never hungry and did not want to mess anything up with my new tummy so it never really bother me. Now I do have to say some things I got into the habit of was kinda hard like tasting there juice or seeing if there food was too hot but I would always catch myself before I did anything. Teena(RYN 4/8/03~down65#)
   — Teena P.