BIRTHDAY CAKE

This at 5 weeks out sounds like nightmare to me. I was eating eggs and protein shakes and maybe some yogurt at that point. Halo top would have potentially killed me or at least laid me up for the entire day - no fun for the birthday for sure!

My birthday was around 1 month after RNY and I can't remember what I ate on that day which tells you how non important it was which is AWESOME.

I totally agree with everyone else about disassociating events with food, which is hard with our society but doable.

I rewarded my meeting goals with things like pedicures, books, and trips.

Red flags!! You need to stop thinking of food as a 'treat' A previous poster suggested pedicure. Maybe new hair do. The way to success is to stop thinking about food at every important occasions in our lives. I know it's hard but you are strong , you had the surgery , you can so do this!!!! Happy Birthday early

Thank you everyone for the comments. I never thought about having cake or any other treat for my birthday. My husband brought it and it got me to thinking. Everyone is correct I need to stop putting food with special occasions. This is a habit that I am going to have to work real hard on because it is what I have done for so many years. I loved the watermelon cakes they are so cute, but if I'm going to have the best success from this surgery I think I'm going to chose a none food treat. Maybe I can talk my husband into getting a pedicure with me.

A few options I have done throughout the years... http://theworldaccordingtoeggface.blogspot.com/2015/06/birth day-treats-post-weight-loss-surgery.html

A few would be fine 5 weeks out

Hope you have a great day!

I am just learning about your blog read about it for the first time the other day looked around for a few minutes, but I have really been looking today. I want to say thank you so much for taking the time to post this. I 3 weeks our from surgery and in that stall plus my head is getting to me about what have I done to myself no matter how hard I try to not let it get to me it does. Your recipes are giving me a lot of hope that I can get through this the food looks so good.

You are very welcome, hope you enjoy anything you try... writing the blog helps me keep my head in the game and I consider it my pay it forward for my health renewed :)

I had a giant piece of chocolate cake with an Eclair cake on top for icing from Portillo's (a local fresh/fast food joint also know for their cakes) and had some caramel corn from Garrett's (another famous local place to Chicago that I have as a birthday tradition). Hey wait. That was last year. Oh that's right. I don't do that anymore. This year I just purchased a nice watermelon and gave myself a big slice (forget the whipped cream). I don't normally ea****ermelon due to the sugar, so it was such a nice fresh treat. Funny, I didn't miss the other stuff!

LOL.......Thanks for the laugh out loud moment!

LOL that was funny. I will be happy when I'm there and don't miss it. Once minute I will miss food and then I will eat something and I feel so bad I wonder why I even miss food.