What "that's probably not a good idea" food are you mad you can't eat right now?

So most of the time I'm good with my RNY. I love the weight loss--5 lbs. from a normal BMI, woohoo--and I love how overall easy it's been for me. But sometimes I see something and I get seriously pissed that I can't eat it. Now, I try very hard not to assign moral value to food. It's just food and it's not the enemy. Truly, there are no foods that I feel like one can never, ever have again if one really wants it. However, there are plenty of foods that I should avoid because they are the gateway to a lifestyle I am no longer interested in having. Diet Dr Pepper will forever be a "no" food for me because I just know it would lead me down the road of perdition. That's a fact for ME but not necessarily for the next RNY patient, hence the "there are no bad foods" mentality. Anyway, that's my mindset.

But that's not the point of my post. This post is about Mc Donald's Dollar Menu's new Grilled Onion Cheddar burger. WTH, McD's?? I want that so bad I am salivating. And I just ate some jerky so I'm not even hungry. But some Schmoe on Facebook (the actual road of perdition) posted a pic of that stupid sandwich and I felt a very real, visceral reaction to it. I must eat that, Fat Amy says, I must eat 3 of that!! In fact, Fat Amy says eat 3 of that with an extra large, very salty fry and 4 Diet Dr Peppers!!!!!  Wheeeeee!!

Don't worry, I reign in Fat Amy all the time, so it's cool. And I'm truly not that mad, but I am a little bit miffed that I do have to put thought and effort into avoiding something I wouldn't have thought twice about just a year ago. I'm miffed that I know that moderation is not in my vocabulary when certain foods are mentioned. But it's just a little miffed, and Fat Amy is completely drowned out by Healthy, Able to Move, and Not so Fat Amy shouting, "I wear a size 12!! I can run a mile w/o stopping!! I have an 8k in 2 months and it's cool!! I discovered the joy of Greek Yogurt!!" So yeah, I'm good. Most of the time, anyway.

How about you, my fellow RNY'ers? Any foods ******g you off and tempting you? Are you proud and sad at the same time about how much your relationship with food has evolved? What are your "never gonna go there again" foods?

Thanks for listening!! (And putting up with my incessant need for double exclamation points.)

Thanks for the giggle..... Poor fat Amy!!

intriguing sounding burgerour mcD's are soooo much more boring than yours!!

woo hoo to the 8k- can't wait till I can start running again!!

I know! Running!!!  Crazy talk, isn't it? I hope you get out there soon!

Um excuse me, TRIPLE exclamation points????

I see them and raise you an extra question mark. :)

Oops, lol! I got carried away; good catch!

!!!!!!!!!!11111!!!!!!11!!

 

I feel better now.

not any one food for me right now, but just more of a sadness over not being able to enjoy food like I used to.  Food is only survival right now, but I am only 3 weeks out from a DS.  Still, my relationship is a little sad right now!

Hey, you're a shortie like me!! Woohoo!

Hang in there. At 3 weeks out food was a chore and sucked and I was in complete mourning over the whole thing. It does get better. And (in my opinion) you had the better surgery and your eating options will be better once you get past the initial healing phase!

Good luck!

Coca-freakin-cola!  Will never touch it again :(.  

It's so hard, but good that we recognize our devils. But not a day goes by I don't crave my Diet Dr P.

Mine is diet coke and crackers ( goldfish, saltines wheat thins etc). But mostly diet coke. I can never drink it because I can't control myself with it