Does Food Rule You ???

Pre-op... He would have gotten 1, the rest would've been mine We do keep sf stuff around because I don't want Alex to feel as though she is being punished for something I did. I know that kids want snacks sometimes that are not fruits or veggies. And she is ok with sf. Shopping now is done in a lot smarter way than it was before surgery. I try to stay away from all tempting things. So my family knows that if they bring "real" sweets into the house they must keep them away from me. No eating in front of me, don't put them in the pantry w/everything else, etc. Heck I don't want to know the sweets are in the house & they don't mind that at all. They're really great when it comes to supporting me in these crazy little ways. Your right... Throwing out food now is as easy as 1-2-3. The outside pets seem to love it too

hey christine, when is this class suppose to be...i so need it too.my weakness is white mocha latte from seattle drip. i get the sf version most of the time but the reg is just so much better, its my weakness atleast its not the 1lb bag of plain mms but still. crystal

Febuary sometime - she is not sure of the date yet. Its a Friday, Saturday and Sunday. She is offering it to 6 people. She had one other before me and then after she talked to me she had 2 more so I dont know if she has gotten anybody else. I know she was going to call 2 more that really needed the help too - they suffer from not eating at all and severe bulimia out of fear of gaining weight. Is your only problem drinking white mocha latte? Mine is way more than that...

no not really.....i like junk period i try my best not to eat it but we eat at mexican kitchen once a week and just in genral i eat too many carbs like popcorn and twizzlers but i try to stay away from the hard core chocolate. but i still want it.and bread at dinner i want it too but try not to even cook it.but im way better than before surgery but i want to be better......especially now we are thinking for trying for our last child this summer if dr whitehead lets me and i definately need to get it under control i want to get tleast 10more lbs off before then to give myself some lead way when i see the scale start going back up!!! i will die.

Call her and talk to her. I think it is more focusing on those who binge on a regular basis or have bulimic type behaviors.

PLEASE take a Ton of notes a tape recorder- something, i need all the info that you can get me on how to deal with BOTH of those problems!!! dawn

Yes..... Please take notes like Dawn said. I'd love to hear everything they say. Tammy

What no Twinkies? I thought you could put Purple Twinkie One and Two in your purse. Well maybe not a purse but you could bring one of those suitcases on wheels. We could hide in there!!! Sonya and Joy

I wrote this exact post months ago while on the honeymoon of WLS. I too had studied WLS for 2 years and knew all the in and outs. I just didn't realize how hard it would be when I got my full appetite back and could tolerate all this food. No matter where we are on this earth we will be around food and that is just fact. I pray, Tammy, that you will have a few more months until your appetite is back and you don't want to eat the "before surgery" foods. Saying all you have will definitely help and get you pschyed up. I chanted this for months and it did help me until just lately. I am just in a funk with food right now. Melissa and Christine warned me that the day would come I would deal with the old food issues. I am glad they were honest with me about that. At first I thought they doubted I didn't want the food. I didn't, then, but they were just saying to get good habits now and don't wait because you will get issues later. Then, it is harder to recover after you are knocked off your feet. That is what I am going through right now. The shock of wanting food like I did before April 2005. Okay.... like Arlies I am finished with my speech. Jane I threw Jeremy's pop tart out the window after dropping him off to school so I wouldn't nibble. Go me.

I sure hope that this honeymoon will last forever !!! I've seen other peoples post about the cravings coming back & it has me scared to death. I am really scared of that day getting here. I know its coming & I think that is why I am so hard on myself now. I keep a tight leash on what I eat & the enviroments that I'm in. Thank you for the prayers & PLEASE KEEP SAYING THEM !!! You threw out a pop tart ? That is wonderful. I'd of been sniffing the thing like a mad woman. Scared to taste it because of the sugar, but really wanting to taste it. Your doing great though Jane. Look at how long ago you had surgery. You could've went crazy with the foods a long time back, but you didn't. That is saying a lot. No matter where we are in our journey, we all have issues. They're not exact, but they are all in the same neighborhood. And I want people to tell me the truth about everything. I want to be prepared for it all. The best that I can be that is. Tammy