In deciding to have the surgery, I had to come to grips with the fact that my eating habits would be different. My eyes would always be bigger than my stomach. As someone who loves to eat out, this is probably the hardest part. Since the surgery, I have done well when I've gone out to eat. I generally try to find something on the appetizer menu, which can be smaller on the plate and leave me thinking that I'm not leaving so much food behind or that I'm taking mass quantities of leftovers home. I've only eaten out twice since the surgery, but both times went okay. I'm good about skipping the bread and not drinking before the meal, leaving me with more room for my actual meal. Because that's the heart of it - there just isn't room and after all of that recovery and the liquid diet and the soft foods, I refuse to do something that will impede my progress or worse, cause my stomach to expand and negate all the hard work of my surgeon (and me, post-op). My stomach is about the size of a small banana, shaped kind of like it too, so I am truly limited as to how much food I can consume at any given time. I'm weighing out my portions, I'm keeping a food journal, and I'm trying to get in exercise when I can.
Current Stats
Previous Weight: 246.5
Current Weight: 243.2
Total pounds lost since 26 June 2013 (270): 26.8
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