Well, I got out of the house today and did some grocery shopping. It surprised me how I reacted to the experience.

When I first go there I ran into a woman that I knew who was a greeter and chatted with her for a few minutes. I was there with my husband and after a couple of minutes excused myself to begin shopping as I am still in a lot of pain (gas bubble) and very tired. I headed to the back of the store and found myself wanting to go down the last isle which is the soda isle. It was very interesting how my mind/body is so conditioned to head that way as I would often just check to see if my favorites were on sale and then usually buy a 12pack even if they were full price. This time didn't even go down that isle.

We got some new juice (pear) and discussed the pros and cons of egg substitutes. Then I continued up the isle. We didn't need a ton of things but we needed to go around much of the store due to the placement of the items we needed. I walked by the discounted bakery items that were on a cart in the middle of the main isle. This was a place that I usually stopped at and splurged on a "treat" for the family. This time I didn't even give it more than a brief glance. To be honest I was starting to feel a bit sick to my stomach. Too many foods that just didn't sound good to me at this time. It was funny, however, my hubby (who was banded last month) did stop and look over the discount bakery. He didn't choose anything though (yeah baby!)

I did find myself wanting fresh fruit and fresh veggies. I was also craving deli roast beef, muenster cheese, and mayo rolled up in a lettuce leaf. A few more weeks but we're getting closer.

All in all it was a good trip. I was so tired by the end of it and overwhelmed by the amount of food in the store (very strange) but happy that I was able to get out and not be tempted by the food. I'm curious to know how long this will last (as I know it is very temporary)

All in all a good day. Weighed myself tonight and I'm down 14lbs since surgery. Whoo hoo.

Christy