Well, we had our family Christmas Party this past weekend and I learned soooo........much about myself! Eight months out and I'm still learning things. First I realized last week that my tastebuds are showing back up in full force.....in other words, sweets are becoming more appealing, early on the thought of sweets made me ill....not anymore! Anyway, I did fairly decent about eating primarily protein at the party, but I still "wanted" the sweets for desert. I made peppermint cake balls myself and nibbled on those the entire time I was making them....I had to make sure they were decent! That being said I did notice that my new stomach still did not allow me to eat all I wanted to, which is a good thing. I love, love, love Norma's Italian Creme Cake and of course she had made it.....so I took a piece home to eat later, and I actually ate half of it and gave the other half to Dianne, which is pretty good compared to the past I suppose.
I'm also noticing that my head is still telling me that old usual line, "I'll start my diet after the holidays". In comparison I still have done very well this holiday season, simply because my stomach won't let me do anymore damage than what I've managed, however I have become vastly aware that if I choose to eat sweets, I can eat a bite or two now, wait an hour and eat a couple more bites, wait another hour, eat a bite, and.....well.....you get the picture, I do see how people can gain their weight back after surgery. This surgery is still very much a "tool", not a fix all to my problems!
Have a Very Merry Christmas!!!
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