ChristinaS9476
Here I Am Again...Already?
Dec 07, 2012
So this week along with making sure I get my protein, vitamins, and liquids in, I started keeping track of what I have been eating. It’s pretty easy with an app on my phone. (What did we do before apps? I can tell you what I did…walked around wondering what in the heck I was eating all the time, that’s what! Anyway…). Well, of course the main purpose of this app is to keep track of calories even though I use it mostly to keep track of my proteins. And before a couple days ago, I was never able to get a whole meal down, so honestly calorie intake has been the furthest thing from my mind. Well, lately it’s been easier. It might take me well over an hour, but I have been finishing my meals. So I noticed yesterday that I was able to get in almost 1400 calories. So part of me is freaking out because that’s about what I was eating when I was on a regular low-calorie diet before I even thought about having the surgery done. Somehow I think that’s no way to lose weight…at least not the kind of weight I am expecting to lose post-op.
Don’t get me wrong, there is no way I could possibly eat like I did pre-op, but it scares me that I’m eating almost like I did pre-op when I was dieting.
Maybe it’s the little monster…I told you about him before. The one that tastes something yummy and takes over like my dog does when he’s trying to eat the water that comes out of the garden hose. He just can’t stop himself. Well, I want to kill (or at least tame) that monster. It’s going to have to learn to calm it’s crazy. I’ve already gotten him to pace himself, so I don’t throw up every time I eat now, but now that pesky monster has realized that he can still eat all the yummy things he wants, but he just needs to take his time.
Okay, I’m not overeating, because when I say I finish my plate, it’s not a “normal” plate. It’s a much smaller plate…with a much smaller portion, but before I was only able to eat maybe half of that small plate…and now because I take my time, I can finish it…which scares me.
So, does anyone have any ideas how to kill this little monster?
