Eat that freakin' bacon (and love it!)

Aug 08, 2012

It feels so good to be back to semi-normal food now. 

I got this surgery in part so I could try to live my life as a normal human being, not obsessing over everything I put in my mouth.  So far, it's worked SO well in that regard.  I don't overeat, I eat tiny tiny portions, I enjoy everything I taste and life is good!

I didn't get this surgery so I could live like an alimentary nun!  Today, I celebrated my lunch with a bit of crumbled bacon, and feta cheese (both pretty good sources of protein thankyouverymuch) and tossed them in with a bit of romaine and red wine vinegar.  It was scrumptious!

I mean, it was a micro-salad by any standards, but it was still a salad and my god have I missed salads!  It felt so luxurious to put both cheese AND bacon on my tiny little salad (something I would never do pre-surgery), but the whole shebang didn't cost me more than 120 calories!

I'm so glad there are other options out there for us post-ops other than lean turkey breast.  Cause that can get boring fast.  I like turkey too, but when it becomes the only meat you're allowing yourself to eat, that can backfire pretty quick.  I eat tuna, non-fat refried beans, roast pork, lots of quality low-fat dairy like cottage cheese and greek yogurt, but I also allow myself a piece of pepperoni (why not!?), salami, or bacon every now and again.  I don't have to be a slave to "diet food" anymore because of my teeny tiny little portions.  I don't need celery to feel virtuous anymore!

Hoorah!

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