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Cooking for others after VSG

To all of you who love cooking or simply have to cook for the family – how is it after VSG?

I was sleeved 10 days ago and I’m on full liquids, so I can’t eat pretty much anything normal people would consider a meal. But I always loved cooking for friends, family and obviously for myself, which is partly what got me here. :) Today I spent the day at my parents’ house and decided to make some Greek moussaka for them, and I must say, I really enjoyed cooking it and did not feel any sort of temptation to try!

One thing I did before getting the sleeve was cooked every single recipe I absolutely love and wrote down exact how many tbsp/tsp of each herb and spice I used. That way I don’t even need to try it to know it’s delicious :)

How do you cope with cooking meals you shouldn’t eat yourself now after the sleeve? I’m thinking, maybe it’s going to get harder once I’m on solid food again…

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I am 7 months out. I like to cook. (clean-up not so much). I cook things for my husband all the time I don't eat. Mostly I will make carbs as side dishes for him. I make extra vegetables that he won't eat since he is picky.

We had his niece's graduation at our house in mid July. I cooked all kinds of stuff not on my diet. Yes, I did have a bite of cake, yes I had 2 bites of a really cool flatbread I made. I don't mind cooking things I can't eat. Will I try something that isn't on my eating plan? Yes. I will have a bite or two. This way I don't feel totally deprived. I also want to taste food I made to decide if I want to make it again and if I need to make changes to spices or other ingredients.

I am 17 days out and my husband asked me yesterday to give him a date when he can expect me to start cooking again haha. Poor thing, he's tired of frozen dinners and sandwiches. I told him if he would take it upon himself to cook it wouldn't be a problem. I told him I would start cooking again next week.

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