Do u ever feel normal about food?

[Mrs.FullerRN 189]

I don't know what that feels like of course, but I imagine that "normal" people eat when they're hungry and stop when they're full and don't think about food 24/7 like I do. Like right now as I'm finishing lunch I am planning what's for dinner. I know at first I will be almost obsessive with getting in the right amount of Protein and such but will there come a time when I don't have to think about food so much?

[FRED1977 186]

As long as you don't eat it as much as you think about it I'm sure your normal. I'm always thinking about when and what will I eat next. I get so tired of thinking about food but I would be dead otherwise.

[tglastchance 9]

I wish I knew that answer.... I'm always thinking about food.... What not to eat, what to eat, what I should or should not be feeding my kids, and then there's my 130 lb husband always asking if I'm hungry... I haven't even started this process yet.....

[Mrs.FullerRN 189]

As long as you don't eat it as much as you think about it I'm sure your normal. I'm always thinking about when and what will I eat next. I get so tired of thinking about food but I would be dead otherwise.

Well I think I DO eat it almost as much as I think about it, and that is why I'm pushing 300lbs lol

[T'snewstart 251]

I can honestly say I feel normal. I do have to do extra planning when I am out for the entire day. I always make sure I have protien shakes or Snacks with me. I actually have some Protein items in my car at all times. Even that is not necessary because you can pick up a protein item almost anywhere now. I carry them with me because it is more cost effective buying in bulk.

I did that before my surgery. That being said my life feels.very normal...

[Jen35 283]

I feel much more normal about food now at 18 weeks post op than I EVER did before. Pre-op, food was always on the brain. I could be eating one meal and planning the next. Now, I really don't obsess over it. I eat when I'm hungry and I can stop when I'm full (have to stop or I get sick). I don't know if I ever really felt full pre-op. I also feel normal in that I can have a taste of something and then stop. Before, if it tasted good, I ate it until it was gone. Period.

I also don't really eat fast food, because it hurts my tummy and I don't really want it. Fries especially, thank goodness. So now I have to plan a bit more - no running through fast food unless it's a yogurt parfait or something (that's rare). Arby's is good - I just get a jr roast beef and eat just the meat. Before, fast food was an almost daily thing.