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kajunqty    21

kajunqty
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I was sleeved on 10/21/14. Now all I want go do is cook, which is great for my husband...lol I started my Thanksgiving cooking today and have more to do tomorrow and I'm loving it!! Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!!

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layknee    357

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I was sleeved on 10/21/14. Now all I want go do is cook, which is great for my husband...lol I started my Thanksgiving cooking today and have more to do tomorrow and I'm loving it!! Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!!

I find that since I had my gastric bypass surgery I have been watching any more food network than I have ever done. And I have been cooking every day.

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lark60    430

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I do not cook the same way as I did before the surgery. Also, since I cook for one and even a small recipe for 2 servings becomes 4 meals for me, I tend to get bored with the left overs. I have found that I am eating more canned foods (taking a can of Soup and adding canned meat to up the protein) and fresh foods don't last since I can't eat a normal portion.

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Elode    8,093

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I do! I was worried I wouldn't since I can eat much but I do! I'm more creative now and I only use the best foods I can find!

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CheleLynn45    615

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I have been cooking almost daily for my husband and daughter. We are all planning out meals for the week and not eating out at all. I have really been enjoying cooking even though I am not eating any of the meals.

I am 4 weeks post op and hope these feelings continue!!

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kikicoates78    220

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I have always cooked, and last night at dinner it dawned on me why I'm so fat.... I eat AS I cook. I have to taste to season. By the time dinner was done I couldn't even eat with them. I was already full! Where before I would still fill my plate and eat with them. So I need to learn to QUIT eating as I cook ????????????

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MichiganChic    3,262

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I used to love to cook and bake before surgery, but not so much, anymore. I don't do it as often, either. I had to give up my preoccupation with food in order to succeed at weight loss with my sleeve. Thinking about, purchasing, preparing and serving food used to be a huge part of my daily life. It took a lot of energy to do that, and I just don't have the willpower to resist it. I try to keep no junk in my house, and I limit the amount of things to choose from so that I am not tempted.

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VSGAnn2014    12,992

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I didn't like cooking pre-op, and I still don't.

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audefacere    45

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I have been an avid baker and home cook for as long as I could remember. I was afraid I wouldn't enjoy it anymore but I still do. I've been doing a lot of baking recently since it's that season but I haven't even been tempted to try any of my creations. Cooking is just as fun. Since my surgery, my taste buds have changed drastically so it's like re-discovering a whole new world.

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Luvin_Life125    558

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I love to cook from scratch and that probably won't change. I enjoy new recipes and trying to make new things. I have already found myself looking for healthier substitutions and new things to try once I am able to move beyond liquids. My love of cooking is evolving, but I am sure it won't go away.

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bikrchk    1,313

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I think I enjoy in more now! I live alone, so I've had to learn to adjust recipes even when planning for left overs, but today, I can afford quality over quantity so I don't have guilt over making food exactly how I like it, (real eggs, real butter, the occasional desert etc). No my cholesterol has not gone through the roof, (quite the opposite, in fact, I used to take a statin pre-op and need nothing now), no I don't gain weight as long as I exercise and don't over eat. If I feel like baking to get one or two Cookies, I just make sure someone else, (the boyfriend or the office) is the recipient of the left overs!

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built2livenotexist    119

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I still enjoy cooking very much. Especially, the prep work which has a calming effect on me. It's odd to me, but I'm not interested in the same kind of food that I was before the surgery. I expected to be in mourning but I'm not. Reading labels, tracking and weighing everything has totally changed the way that I see food. I'm excited about some great clean and Paleo recipes that I've saved for future use. ..now if the rest of the household were excited. .....

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VSGforV    5

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I love cooking now too! Funny thing is I didn't really enjoy it too much before. I am also watching way more food shows now. I feel like I am becoming a "feeder". I can't have it but want everyone else to enjoy it.

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kajunqty    21

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I'm glad I'm not the only person still enjoying cooking! I have cooked all my dishes for Thanksgiving tomorrow and baked a pineapple upside down cake.. I can't eat it but I can smell it...lol

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      Iʻm roughly 6 weeks post-op this morning and have begun to feel like a normal human, with a normal human body again. I started introducing solid foods and pill forms of medications/supplements a couple of weeks ago and it's really amazing to eat meals with my family again, despite the fact that my portions are so much smaller than theirs. 
      I live on the island of Oʻahu and spend a lot of time in the water- for exercise, for play,  and for spiritual & mental health. The day I had my month out appointment with my surgeon, I packed all my gear in my truck, anticipating his permission to get back in the ocean. The minute I walked out of that hospital I drove straight to the shore and got in that water. Hallelujah! My appointment was at 10 am. I didn't get home until after 5 pm. 
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      My general disposition lately is hopeful and motivated. The only thing that bugs me on a daily basis still is the way those supplements make my house smell. So stink! But I just bought a smell proof bag online that other people use to put their pot in. My house doesn't stink anymore. 
       
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    • BeanitoDiego

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      Oh yeah, something I wanted to rant about, a billing dispute that cropped up 3 months ago.
      Surgery was in August of 2023. A bill shows up for over $7,000 in January. WTF? I asks myself. I know that I jumped through all of the insurance hoops and verified this and triple checked that, as did the surgeon's office. All was set, and I paid all of the known costs before surgery.
      A looong story short, is that an assistant surgeon that was in the process of accepting money from my insurance company touched me while I was under anesthesia. That is what the bill was for. But hey, guess what? Some federal legislation was enacted last year to help patients out when they cannot consent to being touched by someone out of their insurance network. These types of bills fall under something called, "surprise billing," and you don't have to put up with it.
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      I had to make a lot of phone calls to both the surgeon's office and the insurance company and explain my rights and what the maximum out of pocket costs were that I could be liable for. Also had to remind them that it isn't my place to be taking care of all of this and that I was going to escalate things if they could not play nice with one another.
      Quick ending is that I don't have to pay that $7,000+. Advocate, advocate, advocate for yourself no matter how long it takes and learn more about this law if you are ever hit with a surprise bill.
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    • BeanitoDiego

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      Some days I feel like an infiltrator... I'm participating in society as a "thin" person. They have no idea that I haven't always been one of them! 🤣
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    • ChunkCat

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      Thank you everyone for your well wishes! I totally forgot I wrote an update here... I'm one week post op today. I gained 15 lbs in water weight overnight because they had to give me tons of fluids to bring my BP up after surgery! I stayed one night in the hospital. Everything has been fine except I seem to have picked up a bug while I was there and I've been running a low grade fever, coughing, and a sore throat. So I've been hydrating well and sleeping a ton. So far the Covid tests are negative.
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    • BeanitoDiego

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      Still purging all of the larger clothing. This morning, a shirt that I ADORED wearing ended up on top. Hard to let it go, but it was also hard to let go of those habits that also no longer serve my highest good. Onward and upward!
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