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Universoul_D    14

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I am on the pre op diet now. But as things progress into the different stages I know I will have to fight my family members off my food. They will eat anything and everything. We have a lot of fend for yourself days in our house when food gets low. When there is no primary food left, they will set eyes on my diet food. Once thats gone they move on to whatever food shows up. Which is usually something I can't eat. So now they have eaten all MY food, and then they find other food that I cant eat. Now and I am thrown off my dietary plans. And its either dont eat, or eat things Iam not supposed to.They are doing it now and I am only on pre op. Lucky me they can't drink the Robard, but my SF Jello, and Soup broths I have to damn near hide. Anybody else have these issues?

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Jane1979    270

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You must have teenagers in the house...

Honestly, I think the only thing you can do is sit them all down and make them understand that you are doing this for your health, not for fun. And while you do understand that they are hungry monsters, they need to leave something for momma bear. And seeing they enjoy broth and Jello soooooo much, maybe that's all that will be allowed into the house from now on. No more pizza, chips, soda, etc. and if they don't like it, they can go to a friends house and eat.

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Universoul_D    14

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Yup 17 year old twins and a 50+ mother. Who asked me the other day "Well since your gonna be on liquids the next 2 months does that mean we get to use most of your food stamps? I was utterly disgusted.

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Jane1979    270

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Ugh. @@Universoul_D Oh lord... No that does not mean they get to use most of the stamps! My understanding, is your going to progress, it's Soup now, but soon you need puréed foods. Ohhh I hear that SOME Protein shakes are covered by FS! I'm not 100% sure on this. If it has NUTRITIONAL values rather than supplemental values its covered. I would try to buy a couple and see if they pass. Those boogers can get expensive! Everyone seems old enough to make their own food and make their own money to get food. Time to lay down some law.

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Universoul_D    14

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Yes FS does cover some. They cover Vega Proteins n Greens. Horrid stuff. And Orgain Plant base Protein powder. Great stuff I have 2 tubs hiding in a box right now. Because guess who came to me 2 weeks ago saying he wants to try Protein shakes in the morning.....

And I told mother dear that I would be needed certain food and drinks after surgery so NO, she will not get anymore of my stamps than she already gets when I buy food for the house.

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I am in Delaware.

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Universoul_D    14

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I dont get much. After a couple of cans of Protein powder and maybe a couple of cases of Soups there's a little left for them to get stuff for the house. Thats only about 2 weeks work of food. And that's being generous. I'm cashing out the rest of the month.

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Universoul_D    14

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I am happy that with my band I will eat less, but WHAT I eat will matter just as much if not more than how much I eat. And I am not trying to control everyones eating habits. I just need to control my own.

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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      1. summerseeker

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        Life as a big person had limited my life to what I knew I could manage to do each day. That was eat. I hadn't anything else to look forward to. So my eating choices were the best I could dream up. I planned the cooking in managable lots in my head and filled my day with and around it.

        Now I have a whole new big, bigger, biggest, best days ever. I am out there with those skinny people doing stuff i could never have dreamt of. Food is now an after thought. It doesn't consume my day. I still enjoy the good home cooked food but I eat smaller portions. I leave food on my plate when I am full. I can no longer hear my mother's voice saying eat it all up, ther are starving children in Africa who would want that!

        I still cook for family feasts, I love cooking. I still do holidays but I have changed from the All inclusive drinking and eating everything everyday kind to Self catering accommodation. This gives me the choice of cooking or eating out as I choose. I rarely drink anymore as I usually travel alone now and I feel I need to keep aware of my surroundings.

        I don't know at what point my life expanded, was it when I lost 100 pounds? Was it when I left my walking stick at home ? Was it when I said yes to an outing instead of finding an excuse to stay home ? i look back at my last five years and wonder how loosing weight has made such a difference. Be ready to amaze yourself.

        BTW, the liquid diet sucks, one more day and you are over the worst. You can do it.

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