Thanksgiving issues

Nov 26, 2017

This past Thursday was Thanksgiving.  Being 17 years post-op I can eat anything my heart desires and not have issues with it.  However, the fact I’ve gained weight and in the process of losing it changes things a little.  I had decided to eat only a few bites of stuffing and scalloped potatoes, and instead blow all my carbohydrate intake on a small piece of apple pie.  With this decision in mind I enjoyed my large serving of turkey and waited to have dessert with the family.  

Things seemed to go well until about 20 minutes after dinner and dessert, I seemed to develope a headache.  This headache continued to increase until I was miserable and grumpy.  Though I took into account my carbohydrate intake, I had failed to realize that since I had been mostly off sugar for the last month, the small piece of pie sent my sugar intake through the roof and made me completely ill.  I didn’t know I could get sugar induced headaches until that moment.

Since I’ve been post-op for so many years, I had been eating sugar on a regular basis and my body was use to it and it didn’t seem to bother me.  I’m greatful for the massive headache I got Thanksgiving evening, because it was a good reminder of what I should and shouldn’t put into my body.  It was also a great lesson learned.  I won’t make the same mistake during Christmas. 

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