I was there....

I remember after my surgery I thought "how do they do it?" I still cant get full, I would wonder around the kitchen, open the fridge, close the fridge, open all the cabinettes and sigh... What the heck was I looking for? It was just habit. I was used to eating allllll day. I would eat when i wasn't hungry, but I just needed that comfort. Then I would lay in bed at night and say that's it, tomorrow will be different. I am gonna stick to my diet." I would be good for 24 hours, or atleast for breakfast. Then I would see how well I did and want to reward myself with food.

I had to find new ways of rewarding myself. Food is not a reward, its a necessity. I stll have the urge to walk around the kitchen, but now I try to be productive. I reorganize or clean out a drawer, the pantry, the fridge. I have a bracelette that i buy a new charm for at every 10 lbs I lose. It's my reminder of what I have accomplished. Its nothing expensive, just something to have.

My menus arent very exciting, I guess with the limitations and restriction I have, I am basically just trying to get food in my body.

Breakfast:

Chai tea

Poached egg wih grits

Lunch:

Tuna with light mayo and dill relish over 1/2 c lettuce and cucumber

Dinner:

chili mac made with low carb noodles.

I can only eat about 3/4 c. of food, and I stay full for several hours.

Snack:4 oz. protien shake...Mocha, only because I like them.

Small low fat, low sugar yogurt

Multivitamin

water with MIO

Green tea