Holiday food

I have been experimenting with food lately. I really enjoy combining foods to get different flavors. Tonight at a friend's house, we had bbq chicken and my husband bought Doritos to share (Tapatio and Sweet Spicy Chili flavors). I had the genius idea to combine the chicken and the Doritos to add flavor to the chicken. I also added corn and I have to say it was very tasty. My friend even thought it was good. She said it smelled so good she had to try it. :)

When you can't eat very much, you have to try to make what you eat desirable. Also, when you only eat 1/2 a cup of food at a time, you need to make sure at least half of that cup is protein. Protein helps control my hunger.

It's very odd to feel full on 1/2 a cup of food. Sometimes I even feel guilty for feeling full, because back before surgery when I was full it meant I had eaten too much. It's amazing how the body will adapt, but the mind is far behind in adapting. There are rules I am required to follow in order to be successful and they say to start incorporating them in slowly and one at a time. The changes in my behavior I am making are not easy as they are behaviors I have had for a long time. I am finding though, that I am already doing most everything that they have asked me to do. I was offered juice tonight at dinner and I politely declined even though I could have splurged because it was a holiday. I know that drinking liquid calories will only sabotage my progress in the long run. My counselor was right when she said that I would do well after surgery. It was the motivation and help that I needed. I know that no matter what happens as long as I follow the rules I will be successful. Before surgery I knew that if I stopped eating well that I would gain all the weight back and then some, so why even try? Well now I know that it's all up to me, so I have to try! Mind over matter! Even if no one else understands, it's okay because the surgery was worth it and all I needed to help me to be successful!