First Holiday Season Post-Op

Dec 20, 2010

Christmas is 5 days away and the all of the tempting holiday sweets are hard to resist! My rule is to taste everything and eat nothing but I do cheat. We went to visit my girlfriend's mom and stepdad in VA this weekend. Her mom is a true southern cook. Everything is delicious but grease-laden, fried, sugared, etc. She hadn't seen me in almost 4 months so she was shocked which was nice, but she had a really hard time accepting what I consider a portion and what I can and cannot eat. I ate half a potato pancake (fried) at breakfast one morning, and got my first case of textbook dumping. In the past, I would get extremely tired and slightly nauseous  if I ate too many carbs or sugars, but this was different. My heart began to race and I felt sick to my stomach. I went upstairs and felt like I was having a heart attack. My girlfriend encouraged me to vomit. I did and felt better. It was the first time Ive vomited since surgery and hardly anything came up but I got a lot of relief from it and realized fried food is a definite NO for me. 

Anyway, I am trying to stay away from baking and indulging. The weight is slooooowly coming off now at about 1lb. per week which is fine with me. Not doing what I am supposed to be doing in terms of protein intake and my gym attendance is at a zero. Looking forward to the new year to get back on track.

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