I remember a while ago coming on this forum and announcing to everyone that I had my first salad for supper with shrimp in it and that was my dinner...It seemed so unreal to me to do that since I was raised on a farm where food was a big part of life....

We had 2 different kinds of meat, several veggies, potatoes and a couple of Desserts...Fresh bread and lots to extras........

So i raised my kids the same way...Always had the 5 food groups in mind when I made a meal and almost always succeeded at it....

Now..fast forward 5 months since i mentioned my shrimp salad and now it is a habit almost...tonight I am having chicken and salad..And it seems normal to me.......I am looking forward to it and no longer see it as a big deal..It is just what I eat........

I hardly bake now and most of it goes in the freezer or hits the garbage can.........Boy I have changed so much since i was sleeved!!!!! This part...for the good I think!!!

It is amazing what we considered "normal". The evening meal had to contain meat, potatoes, vegetables, and bread at our house. It also had to be followed up by dessert.

Then TV and snacks.

Our new lack of capacity sure opened our eyes and shut our overworked jaws.

It is amazing what we considered "normal". The evening meal had to contain meat, potatoes, vegetables, and bread at our house. It also had to be followed up by dessert.

Then TV and Snacks.

Our new lack of capacity sure opened our eyes and shut our overworked jaws.

I have to say that I love it so much better...I look over my plate and try to make it look pretty and I enjoy each bite and my hubby eats the rest...But it is so natural now....And it wasn't until I thought about it on the way home from shopping that I realized I have been doing this now for a few months and it is no longer strange to me....

The first time it was huge and I couldn't believe I did it and it filled me up......Before I would have downed that so quick and been looking for more!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This is so much nicer!!!!!!!!!!

Growing up my skinny Mother made homemade biscuits and gravy every night, in addition to working 12 hour days. I really do not wonder why I have a weight problem. Nutrition was not one of my vocabulary words, but Mmmmmmm Good was something I knew well. What I am eating now no longer reminds me of my Mother or my childhood. I accept this graciously. I am also thankful to be sleeved.

Laughing at this because this week I realized I have to rethink how to use the microwave. I'm so used to reheating a large bowl of (whatever) that I almost destroyed the 1/3 of a meatball I was trying to have for lunch!

Laughing at this because this week I realized I have to rethink how to use the microwave. I'm so used to reheating a large bowl of (whatever) that I almost destroyed the 1/3 of a meatball I was trying to have for lunch!

Too funny..thank you for the chuckle!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Unfortunately, my family was the same, and still is. It is VERY hard for me to live surrounded by people who still eat how I ate before the surgery. In my my family, it's always been those 5 groups of food like you mentioned. And I'm scared that they are a bad influence on me and that I will eventually get back into all the former bad habits I had. :-(

Unfortunately, my family was the same, and still is. It is VERY hard for me to live surrounded by people who still eat how I ate before the surgery. In my my family, it's always been those 5 groups of food like you mentioned. And I'm scared that they are a bad influence on me and that I will eventually get back into all the former bad habits I had. :-(

Only if you let them can they influence you further.....you got this.......

LOL, everything I heat is less than 60 seconds now. But at first I was exploding 1/2 cup of Soup, etc. Still learning!

Our new normal contains 5 of NOTHING, everything is a 1. Let it be yours Earthy! Do not let your family drag you back down. Who knows, you might inspire them! Best wishes!

Lol! I just got done having a chicken salad for dinner...and when I saw your post, I thought about it...it's definitely the first time I've had a salad for dinner..just salad..

It used to be salad was a Pre cursor to dinner. Or worse, it was a Pre cursor to an appetizer, dinner, and a dessert. My oh my!

Although I have found that I find it more beneficial if I just eat one veggie cut up for my salad. Lettuce is just a filler lol

I am still afraid of salad and will take my time! Enjoy!

Your description of meals before surgery sure sounds like mine. I loved to bake and did almost every day. And none of it went to waste, either. I would bake a zillion Christmas Cookies, so after Christmas was over I'd be sick of cookies. I would then begin what I called "cake season"! That's because I baked one several times a week until spring.

That's just so terribly absurd. I don't miss that life at all. I almost never bake now, and I dont cook like I used to either. And when I do, everyone is now on the bariatric plan with me, lol!

Lol! I just got done having a chicken salad for dinner...and when I saw your post, I thought about it...it's definitely the first time I've had a salad for dinner..just salad..

It used to be salad was a Pre cursor to dinner. Or worse, it was a Pre cursor to an appetizer, dinner, and a dessert. My oh my!

Although I have found that I find it more beneficial if I just eat one veggie cut up for my salad. Lettuce is just a filler lol

If I eat salad it is mostly the guts too..i eat very little lettuce..Mostly cheese, bacon, pecans..you know the Protein bits...But I like to add a dense meat too to complete it.....LOL..It looks so funny on my plate..This little salad and I only get 1/2 of it down...love it!!!!!!!!!!

I am still afraid of salad and will take my time! Enjoy!

I wasn't eating salad at your stage either... but it will come you might find you are craving it...that is why I started eating it....2 days ago I ate an entire stalk of celery...don't know why but I wanted it so bad...Very little goodness in that but it was soooooooo good!!!!!!!!Well there is some Fiber I guess!

Your description of meals before surgery sure sounds like mine. I loved to bake and did almost every day. And none of it went to waste, either. I would bake a zillion Christmas Cookies, so after Christmas was over I'd be sick of cookies. I would then begin what I called "cake season"! That's because I baked one several times a week until spring.

That's just so terribly absurd. I don't miss that life at all. I almost never bake now, and I dont cook like I used to either. And when I do, everyone is now on the bariatric plan with me, lol!

And to us..That was normal........Isn't amazing how little our bodies really need to live on...that brings up the old saying...I eat to live not live to eat..right.....

Your description of meals before surgery sure sounds like mine. I loved to bake and did almost every day. And none of it went to waste, either. I would bake a zillion Christmas Cookies, so after Christmas was over I'd be sick of cookies. I would then begin what I called "cake season"! That's because I baked one several times a week until spring.

That's just so terribly absurd. I don't miss that life at all. I almost never bake now, and I dont cook like I used to either. And when I do, everyone is now on the bariatric plan with me, lol!

Yeah, I used to love cooking...Now most nights at my house are DIY, or something simple. I just don't enjoy cooking the way I used to. And I only did one day of baking this year at Christmas, instead of baking practically everyday from Thanksgiving to Christmas. I don't miss the kitchen or that life either