Seeing as today was the start of my pre-op diet, I decided to make some other changes. They may seem minor to some, but it was hard to do... Today I broke up with almost every food based Facebook and Instagram account I have followed over the years. Restaurants, recipe sites, foodie celebrities, corporate food accounts, and food festivals all got the axe. The only ones I kept were ones that were things that I could realistically see myself continuing to use after surgery (like my favourite hot sauce) and ones that aren't solely food based.

Next will be to remove myself from any recipe newsletter mailing lists. And any plus size clothing stores' mailing lists too.

Have you had any unanticipated break ups?

I’m going to write myself a break up letter tomorrow for my not so great relationship with food. ♥️

...then you resolve to get into better shape, exercise and join a gym, and all the TVs in the room are tuned to the foodie channels!

18 minutes ago, RickM said:

...then you resolve to get into better shape, exercise and join a gym, and all the TVs in the room are tuned to the foodie channels!

Lol

1 hour ago, MrsGamgee said:

Seeing as today was the start of my pre-op diet, I decided to make some other changes. They may seem minor to some, but it was hard to do... Today I broke up with almost every food based Facebook and Instagram account I have followed over the years. Restaurants, recipe sites, foodie celebrities, corporate food accounts, and food festivals all got the axe. The only ones I kept were ones that were things that I could realistically see myself continuing to use after surgery (like my favourite hot sauce) and ones that aren't solely food based.

Next will be to remove myself from any recipe newsletter mailing lists. And any plus size clothing stores' mailing lists too.

Have you had any unanticipated break ups?

TV... Commercials are nearly all food based

I didn't need that type of negativity when I just had surgery.

Never realized how many food commercials there were until after surgery. It’s torture! I’m not even thinking that I want to eat those foods; I’m just jealous that people get to eat as normal while I sip protein shakes all day haha. It’s terrible!

i unfollowed all my fave restaurants and foodie pages as well and told my friends not to send me any foods on Instagram so I should be safe for now. I followed healthy food pages so I can get some good recipes when I get onto soft foods.

13 hours ago, GreenTealael said:

TV... Commercials are nearly all food based

I didn't need that type of negativity when I just had surgery.

I really struggled with that last night... I foresee getting a lot of reading done in the next few months.

13 hours ago, Bonines said:

Never realized how many food commercials there were until after surgery. It’s torture! I’m not even thinking that I want to eat those foods; I’m just jealous that people get to eat as normal while I sip Protein Shakes all day haha. It’s terrible!

i unfollowed all my fave restaurants and foodie pages as well and told my friends not to send me any foods on Instagram so I should be safe for now. I followed healthy food pages so I can get some good recipes when I get onto soft foods.

I'd love to know who you're following for healthy recipes!

To avoid food commercials (if possible) watch Netflix or something like that.

3 minutes ago, MrsGamgee said:

I really struggled with that last night... I foresee getting a lot of reading done in the next few months.

Just... Not cook books ?

It's going to be tough for me to eat to live, since I have always lived to eat!

You all are so right to think of these things. I'm so glad I have read your comments!

16 hours ago, Bonines said:

Never realized how many food commercials there were until after surgery. It’s torture! I’m not even thinking that I want to eat those foods; I’m just jealous that people get to eat as normal while I sip Protein Shakes all day haha. It’s terrible!

i unfollowed all my fave restaurants and foodie pages as well and told my friends not to send me any foods on Instagram so I should be safe for now. I followed healthy food pages so I can get some good recipes when I get onto soft foods.

That’s why I love my DVR so much. I’m a fast forward maverick.

2 hours ago, MrsGamgee said:

I'd love to know who you're following for healthy recipes!

These are some of the pages I follow. theketobible is my fave page!

Excellent! Thank you so much!

On 4/1/2019 at 9:46 PM, GreenTealael said:

TV... Commercials are nearly all food based

I didn't need that type of negativity when I just had surgery.

Me too! I record EVERYTHING I want to watch and then fast forward through all the commercials!

Yep! LOL. I totally missed this thread! Good one!

Yes and Yes and YES!! Am I yelling? Cut I think I am!

I had to break up with all of that. I also had to close my eyes and mute the TV during commercials. I'd also get up and sprint walk during them so I wouldn't see the tempting foods. We also DVR stuff and FF through comms.

I also did not look at food mags, cookbooks, and divorced myself from complex comforty foods. I purposely do NOT make low carb keto analogues of former high carb comforts (bread, cake, sweets using artificial sweeteners). In my opinion, even though you are eating low carb or low fat or low cal, whatevs, you're still giving your lizard brain a hit of endorphin pleasure. It confuses it and your body and so it forks up your insulin and bgs which forks up your weight loss and recovery and hunger cues and cravings and head hunger--I could go on for days.

So I broke up with tasty. I go simple. Plainly seasoned grilled meats, separate al dente steamed veg (usually) or sometimes roasted, and healthy fats. Everything is separate and done in order: protein with a bit of fat, veg with a bit of fat, fat.

It's worked so far. I still had hellah head cravings and hunger. But I believe I have better relationships with food. I do still take pleasure in food--it's a mixture of fuel, pleasure, comfort, familiar. But it is in better balance than before!

KISS rules!

Bye Felicia! (pssst that's you Food Network)