So today I had a lot of errands & appointments scheduled. I knew I would be gone from the house for hours (including snack time & lunch time). Without a thought I packed a bag with low fat, high Protein, low carb food for both my lunch and a snack. I grabbed two 24oz bottles of Water (it's day three here of a heat wave) and headed off.

When I stopped for lunch, sitting on a park bench under a large shady tree and opened my bag it hit me........who is this person I've become? I like her! She no longer goes to a drive thru fast food restaurant, or stops at a convenience store for a lunch of soda, chips and a candy bar!

Packing the lunch and healthy Snacks was done without even thinking about it. This change all happened a step at a time over the last 11 months - almost 8 months post op and the 3 months of preparation for the surgery.

:-)

Love it! We (my hubby had the bypass a couple months before I got my sleeve) do the same thing...and especially when we travel. We bring a little cooler with us and make sure we have lots of water, healthy, protein based snacks, and protein bars for the road.

Good for you, I know what you mean! One of the biggest thing about that is also the money saving on all that fast, convenient food. The rest of my family is also benefiting. :-)