I started reading this book on gastric bypass (well its more of someones experience) she even includes details about her emotions. and i read somewhere there are phases or something?? anyways. My favorite snack in the whole world is popcorn. I have a cheapie little air popper, and a popcorn bin from the movie theater (that we kept and wash out) i pop popcorn into it and add popcorn oil and popcorn salt and it taste just like movie theater popcorn except its warm and fresh.

i LOVE it the best. hell one day i want a theater in my home with a giant popcorn maker.

but then this thought came to me. I will never be able to eat popcorn again. well at least not the way i do now. and its depressing. I know i will go through with this. and im sure later my thoughts will change but im almost grieving the loss of my favorite foods that i will surly miss for a while. popcorn, 11 oz sirloine stake--medium rare. french fries..... i know they got me into this mess but its hard and i havnt been to my consult yet! eek....

I eat all those things. None in excess and none everyday. Your feelings and outlook on food will change. Pre-op I was fearing this loss of food like you are. There are things I miss bring able to eat in quantity but only slightly. Feeling good, looking good, and being 110 pounds lighter is worth it.

"Nothing tastes as good as skinny feels." --susan maria leach before & after, second: living and eating well after weight-loss surgery.

That's a line that is helping me. Im going back and forth. is this worth it? maybe i havent tried hard enough. ect. but i know that in the end it wont matter that i cant stuff my face anymore. it wont matter that i wont have a buffet infront of me. ill have a body i've always wanted, and the health ive never had.

but this food grief is getting me. i was grieving Texas roadhouse last night. and popcorn today.

how long does it take to get over this?

Ive started prep work in my kitchen. i bought Eating Well After Weight Loss Surgery: over 140 Delicious Low-Fat, High-Protein recipes to Enjoy in the Weeks, Months and Years after surgery by Patt Levine and Michele Bontempo-Saray. I started stocking my pantry according to this book so that afterwords i can live from this book for a while. (some of the recipes look amazing!)

I reorganized my kitchen so that everything would be easy access. and started getting rid of junk. (though i cant seem to push myself to get rind of my 8 boxes of thin mints. guess those will be a treat later on or something or something i can give to family.)

"Nothing tastes as good as skinny feels." --susan maria leach before & after, second: living and eating well after weight-loss surgery.

That's a line that is helping me. Im going back and forth. is this worth it? maybe i havent tried hard enough. ect. but i know that in the end it wont matter that i cant stuff my face anymore. it wont matter that i wont have a buffet infront of me. ill have a body i've always wanted, and the health ive never had.

but this food grief is getting me. i was grieving Texas roadhouse last night. and popcorn today.

how long does it take to get over this?

Ive started prep work in my kitchen. i bought Eating Well After Weight Loss Surgery: over 140 Delicious Low-Fat, High-Protein recipes to Enjoy in the Weeks, Months and Years after surgery by Patt Levine and Michele Bontempo-Saray. I started stocking my pantry according to this book so that afterwords i can live from this book for a while. (some of the recipes look amazing!)

I reorganized my kitchen so that everything would be easy access. and started getting rid of junk. (though i cant seem to push myself to get rind of my 8 boxes of thin mints. guess those will be a treat later on or something or something i can give to family.)

My doc gives a very specific week by week list of what you can have for the first 7 weeks post op. that helped me get past the grief. Like detox

I have no trouble with popcorn. Only have about 3/4 cup thiugh