I Just Wanted a Slice of Pizza

Heaven I tell you, just heavenly! Who ever thought I would enjoy 1 slice of pizza so much in my life?????? I have been cooking a lot lately and needed a break from it.

I woke up this morning feeling thinner than I have ever felt before in my life. Is my head catching up with me? You know the body has lost 60 plus pounds.

Before when I ate pizza I would eat 4 or more slices in less than a half an hour. I knew I was having pizza for dinner I planned it that way. Mind you it took me almost one hour to eat my slice of HEAVEN. It was so worth every single bite. I know you want to know what kind. OK, it was a slice of Spinach, Tomato, Cheese, Garlic, and two little pieces of Pepperoni I picked off my husbands side. I could not eat the Crust I was TOO FULL by the time I got to it or I would have tried that is for sure. I do not usually eat Pepperoni but that was the side my husband likes. I just had to have some. So glad I did. It was worth every single bite.

Pizza is not a food I have eaten a lot of since being banded on June 29. Seems so long ago now really. Probably because it does not have the amount of protein my body needs at a meal. I just really need and wanted pizza.

A funny thing happened to me yesterday when I was at work. A co worker came up and stood next to me and she came into my space, you know the physical space around your body. In the past I would have taken a step backwards but I did not. I just stood there as she kept coming closer and closer. I started not to hear her and I started feeling just how much smaller I was to her. Yikes, I felt half the size of her and half the size of my former self. My arms where hanging down by my side and I could really feel the smaller me. OMG I never ever heard her say "so are you feeling good are you having problems?" I was like what Oh yes very GOOD see you later, and walked away in a daze. As she started to ask if I had any problems, my head was not connected to the conversation. I never remember myself walking away from someone but why should I answer questions that are personal to me? I knew she did not really care about me. She was on her way to buy food. I just went the other direction. I am finding that I am not engaging in talk with people that do not care about me. I went and had lunch and shared my little story with my lunch mates and they said they would have done the same thing and as for feeling half the size They said YES YOU ARE HALF THE SIZE OF HER. Wow I was right.

My head is catching up. I am Happy getting healthier and yes I can eat whatever I want. Oh I had to freeze four slices of PIZZA LOL I will buy a small size pizza next time and save some money. Old habits are hard to change.

Best wishes and have a great day my LB friends. imaluckydog

We eat it several times a month (teens in the house) and I only have one slice too (with the crust...and it doesn't take me anywhere near an hour to eat, but it probably should LOL...I have the worst trouble with slowing down!).

Good job with the 'head catching up' and great story! -BG

Great story!! i am only 2 weeks out of surgery. And only a handfull of people know about my Lapband at work. I know there will be questions and gossip once they notice some weight loss. I dont care about comments, but i dont like when people come up and "offer a negative story about someone they know who had the lapband.... "i dont need to hear that. I KNOW what i had done is not a magic bullit that will save all my physical problems but i will try my best to reach my goals.

I am right now on the mushy diet... i have dreams of eating pizza or even a salad the day will come. But right now i am just happy i can eat!

Take care and keep the good work!!

I can't wait for my first slice since surgery. I have not added bread, pasta or rice back to my diet just yet.

YUMMY...keep up the great work. You are doing great.

Thanks for sharing that great story. So many of us (mostly women I think) allow negative people to affect (and offend) us mainly because we dont seem to want to offend THEM! You set a good example that protecting yourself really does come first and it should...thanks!!