My Food Funeral.

[Bethany 10]

Nope they don't sell it.

[kimberlee1235 52]

That's silly that you can't have any RTD ones... Right now I'd have no problem guzzling my shake within 20 minutes because I'm freakin hungry!

[Catracks 865]

For a little encouragement to ya, I'd just like to say that, while your relationship with food DOES change, your love of good tasty food, doesn't have to.

Amen to that!!! I eat better food now than pre-sleeve. My weekend was filled with ribeye steak, baby back ribs and some almond butter that I made.

I also found plenty of awesome recipes. I suggest you try TheworldaccordingtoEggface.com. She is a gastric bypass patient, but we eat very similar. She was the first one that made me realize that I could eat vvery well post surgery.

I have come across some people who just all out mourn that they are unable to go to a buffet and eat it quantity anymore. I don't know why, but I never went down that road. I do still love food, but it doesn't need to come in such bulk.

My tastes didn't change at all, but one thing I have noticed is that I simply do not partake of food that I am ambivalent about. I mean, I used to eat a bag of Funyuns just because they were there. I don't even LIKE them. Why did I used to eat them anyway?

I can eat anything, but what I do eat is a lot of beef, pork, chicken, turkey, seafood, cheese, Greek yogurt, nuts, fruit, vegetables and a very, very limited amount of grains.

Like someone said, It might suck a bit at first, but you will love the new you.

[CJinMichigan 14]

I disagree with having a "Food Funeral". It sounds like a part of you is dying. The way I looked at it was that I was going to learn to eat like I was always supposed to and not be a binge eater anymore. I wasn't giving up any food forever. I was just learning to eat it in the correct porportion. I am almost 9 months post-op and eat almost every food I did before; only smaller amounts. Some foods don't agree with me now so I usually steer clear of them but nothing is really off limits or "dead" to me. I like knowing I can have "junk" foods now and then; just have to remember I can control it now.

[kimberlee1235 52]

Eh, I felt like its what I wanted to do... So I did it. I was saying goodbye to the way I used to eat and wouldn't take it back for anything. I wont see a solid piece of food for weeks so I think it was justifiable.