and now I make the perfect chocolate chip cookie!!!

I decided to make a batch of chocolate chip cookies at the shelter I work at, and wouldn't you know it, I made the prettiest batch of chocolate chip cookies I have ever made.  Before my VSG I couldn't make a good looking batch of cookies to save my life!  So this leads to the problem.  They looked and smelled so good that I just had to try one.  I allowed myself only half of one and it is the first sweet thing I've ate since surgery.  It was good and I had no problems with it, but I decided I will not do this to myself again.  I have conquered the cookie, but it's not conquered me!!!

Let me share a little lesson I learned recently...
I was at a 25th anniversary party and there were these homemade cookies that my friends M.I.L makes...I had about 5 at the party..was that good enough hell no!
I took a 2 goodie bags and stuffed item full!!
This lead to a3lb weight GAIN that more than a week later I'm still up 1/2 lb!!
I could kick myself...I learned a valuable lesson!!
I need to be VERY VERY careful with my compulsive eating cause it when into full bloom with those cookies..I am such a self saboteur...this is just my experience but
Be careful...

I had to giggle at your post!  You are so right with the words "self saboteur" especially since I've been surrounded at work with sweets and have never been tempted, BUT when I decide to make the sweets, I'm tempted.  It's a valuable look into what could be a very bad danger zone for me.  Thanks GrayC

I think completely depriving yourself will make you want to rebel. If you can manage a half a cookie then enjoy it, don't beat yourself up but move on. I notice I am cooking better since surgery too, luckily my new tummy can only have a sample of what I cook. But I have 2 kids, a husband and 3 students living with me so I have to cook for them. But I'm learning if I make rice and salmon, or meatloaf one bite of rice and salmon fills me up. Whereas before I could shove my face with rice. LOVING the restriction it brings! 

Hello Joy, I do think you are right with the completely depriving yourself comment.  Rice is something I haven't done yet, I used to love the chicken fried rice so much! Thanks Joy

I also had a cookie today- first since my surgery. Can't lie- it tasted good but I was so tired the rest of the day I thought I should snooze at my desk! I did not like the fatigue. I hope my lesson is learned. My body is not use to that kind of sugar explosion any more.

Back on track for dinner. I don't want to go back to that again.

Let's just call it a "cookie day"  You know after you mentioned being so extremely tired, I did have a horrible headache today--it could be from that sugar buzz. Thanks Nmmsg

It must be in the air today, because I too, ate a cookie.

But, I didn't feel bad that I ate it, but I didn't feel well after I ate it.  I wanted it, and I haven't wanted anything like that since surgery.  I know that I am a person that if I don't allow myself something that I really want every now and again, I will fail.   I do find that for me, if I just smell a lot of the smell good smells, that is enough, most of the time. 

 

So I ate it, it wasn't all that great, so I won't be eating one again any time soon!