I can’t say I’m actually hungry, but there are definitely some triggers that make me want to eat.
- I have two small children ages 3 and 5 years old. They don’t eat everything on their plates. I feel he urge to do it for them. I love peanut butter & jelly sandwiches, chicken nuggets, fish sticks and all the other stuff that kids their age will eat.
- When I was leaving the hospital after surgery, the path took me past the hospital cafe. I couldn’t eat anything, but the smell of beacon and eggs, with toast waifed through the air. I was salivating like Pavlov’s dog.
- I’m fortunate enough to be able to work from home while I’m recovering. Usually when I do this, I have a giant cup of coffee siting next to me, and i’m nibbling on something. This is my first day back after surgery and while I can’t say I’m super hungry – I miss not having that. At lunchtime I’d go to the deli on the corner and order a chicken cutlet hero with cheddar cheese lettuce, tomato, jalapenio peppers, hot sauce and of course bacon. I’m going to miss that. The post-op diet doesn’t have anything savory to eat. That would have helped.
I know I have to retrain myself to eat differently. I can’t lose weight doing the same things that got me fat in the first place. I’m generally OK since the surgery but I’m not going to say I don’t have these moments of weakness that in the past I would have succumbed to. Today however I’m fearful of what those foods will do to my poor stomach and hence don’t submit to my hunger. This is about retraining my body and mind to react differently to food. It’s not easy, but I haven’t been at it that long yet. I’ll keep you posted
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