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Food Funeral

lisa52

By lisa52, in Gastric Sleeve Surgery Forums

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busybeebug    415

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Ha ha ha.. I totally had a full week of indulgence. I was away for a huge festival for work in one of my favorite places. I had anything from an upscale exclusive dinner to my favorite dessert bar. Some folks say don't do it. I just wanted a care free week. Although after the 6 months approval diet, I ate smaller portions but the indulgence was good for me.

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Mindy78    372

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I had an around the world ate different styles the week before. Asian, Italian, Mexican, southern style. You get the idea

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beezy8    41

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There is plenty of food variety available after you heal. Lots of Bariatric recipes and adaptations on this site and on the internet. I ate my favorite foods before surgery to say goodbye. Many are no longer appealing to me now. Remember this is a process and a tool. We learn new ways of doing things to succeed. There is so much great in the future for us! I'm approaching my one year surgiversary, and am so happy! I'm not done losing, but I'm so much happier now.

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Hammer_Down    631

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food funerals are a very common topic on this website.

I struggle to understand it, but that's just my own experience. I paid out of pocket for the procedure and so I was committed with my mind and pocketbook to making sure I am successful, no matter what.

When I received my preop and post op plans, I started comparing all my food choices against my surgeon's directions. If it was something I shouldn't be eating to be successful after surgery, I tried to cut it out before starting the process. I ended up doing an extra few weeks of preop because I was anxious to get the ball rolling.

The kinds of foods I crave are my nemesis, not my friends. I wouldn't mourn the loss of someone that ruined my life and ditto for the foods that contributed to my weight gain. Good riddance, I say.

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thprice79    20

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food funerals are a very common topic on this website.

I struggle to understand it, but that's just my own experience. I paid out of pocket for the procedure and so I was committed with my mind and pocketbook to making sure I am successful, no matter what.

When I received my preop and post op plans, I started comparing all my food choices against my surgeon's directions. If it was something I shouldn't be eating to be successful after surgery, I tried to cut it out before starting the process. I ended up doing an extra few weeks of preop because I was anxious to get the ball rolling.

The kinds of foods I crave are my nemesis, not my friends. I wouldn't mourn the loss of someone that ruined my life and ditto for the foods that contributed to my weight gain. Good riddance, I say.

That's a great way of looking at it!

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Aggiemae    739

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A woman in my pre op class mourned so hard that she gained 35 pounds.

Doing more of what caused me to need WLS in the first place seems ridiculous to me. I did plan to have one fancy meal between my pre op appointment with the surgeon and my surgery date but that turned out to be just 6 days, so ended up with no "last supper" at all.

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lisa52    12

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I was not thinking so much of having a food binge as much as just mentally laying to rest my old relationship with food. I had one of my favorite meals and said goodbye to using food for anything besides satisfying my physical hunger.

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Hammer_Down    631

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@@lisa52

Imagine instead of a food problem, you have an alcohol problem. Your drinking is causing health problems and relationship issues. Your insurance has just approved you for a procedure that will (with your cooperation) offer you a chance to get right and start getting healthy. Your procedure is scheduled for a few weeks from now.

Do you spend the next few weeks getting smashed and bidding farewell to wine, gin, vodka, whiskey, lager, IPAs, porters and wheat beers?

Or do you start your part (remember, it only works if you're willing to make it work) early, and try to get a jumpstart on this golden opportunity to turn your life around?

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CStoned    155

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I did.... I didn't do pizza justice ????

Tip: Make a LIST

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4MRB4PHOTO    3,899

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No funeral is necessary. food did not die.

You can eat the same food post surgery in smaller portions and for some, just less frequently.

It is up to you, but IMHO, why do the behaviors that made us obese in the first place.

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beaker27    37

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Yes! I'm eating things here and there over the next couple months that I just want to indulge in.

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bossportsgal    136

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Lisa52. I'm with you but hammer down is right. I'm a month away and started smaller portions. Trying hard to increase Water intake since I hate Water. It's going to be hard.

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