2 Months post-op and still getting used to this whole process. But what I’ve realized is that I am slowly learning that food and calories do not own me and it’s a great feeling!!

I have been on diets for many years and for a looong time, I refused to make dinner or cook anything for my family. I look cooking and learning new recipes but I would put myself on such strict diets and the need to count everything that was going in, that the thought of cooking and having to taste the food to make sure it was good would send me into an anxiety tailspin. I would either not taste it and sometimes the food would not be great or I would obsess and end up eating half of it. So because of that, I just refused to cook and would argue with my husband at times about it.

Well, since getting sleeved I have been cooking pretty much everyday or every week [emoji16]I’m sure it’s more mental than anything but bc I know I have the restriction I don’t fear the thought of tasting my food and trying to make sure it tastes the best for my family. And if I want some (now that I can have most foods) I eat a bit and I’m satisfied.

For me definitely a victory since I feel more and more in control and that is a fabulous feeling!!!

Good for you! It sounds like you have the right mindset to be very successful [emoji3]

That's great, congratulations! I feel a similar feeling to you when it comes to food now. I realised that I actually think about good more AFTER surgery but in totally OK with that, I get why. Thinking about food more means I'm looking up more recipes which I'm keen to try and create. It's given me more excitement over food even if I'm consuming much less of it. My relationship to food has really changed for the better.

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