you see, i'm a thinker. and a researcher. and a thinker. so I've really been going over this thing in my head alot since I took my first serious step on this road. and it has been keeping me up nights a bit, with the thinking, not the should i / shouldn't i idea, but more going over in my head as to the reasons I am this way and how i will combine my good habits/tendancies with the band to make it work in my favour, while leaving the bad habits behind.
see it requires lots of thinking. and i'm not shying away from it. i want to think long and hard about what will work for me, what won't. the fabulous new things/habits I can welcome into my life while saying goodbye (even if its just for a while) to some others. Like drinking. it feels likes that at least for a while after surgery, that it will be best to put that aside for 6 months or so. and i'm ok with that, I am way more excited about being fitter and healthier than I am about a glass of red wine (even a really good shiraz). but i think its more important to think about that stuff and make a conscience informed choice before diving into surgery. I dont want to be stuck with that feeling of, oh i wish I had've known....
so, without obsessing i need to think about some things that i may never be able to enjoy again, from what i understand everyone reacts differently but it seems there is a good chance i will never be able to eat steak again. not even a nice rare eye fillet . . . now i dont want to have a big binge of things that i wont be able to eat again, but i feel totally ok with the idea of going to a great steak place to enjoy a fabulous piece of meat, just in case in doesnt agree with me in the future. i think i will start a list:-)
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Your list idea is great. My last meal before I had my band, was a big steak meal from Hog's Breathe. I was lucky and could still eat it while banded. You should enjoy the foods you "may" not be able to eat once banded, like breads, rices, steak or red meats. And really those things aren't unhealthy anyway, so there's no harm! Enjoy a big steak for me!
Bee xx
hey bee, i definately will:-) I'll be going to my favorite steak restaurant for a nice steak and baked spud! i think that by making a list of things that i genuinely love i can induldge myself before the surgery without falling into a binge. i'll just stick to the list, best steak, best italian, etc etc. i'll spend all my spare money in the lead up to surgery on delicious dinners:-)
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