Good Morning! So sorry I didn't manage to get back on here yesterday morning. Things have been super crazy around here.
So, I was hoping that I would be able to report this morning that I was now in onederland! No such luck! But I'm very close! I'm now weighing in at 200 lbs. This means that not only have I lost 80 lbs. so far but that I'm not even 5 months post op and have already passed up my 6 month goal which was to lose 50% of my excess weight (75 lbs.). Once again, I love my sleeve! It's not always easy and I do have to make an effort to eat and drink the right things but for some reason, not sure why, my sleeve makes things so much easier.
On another subject, my blog friend, Roslyn asked me about my sweet tooth and if I had one. Yes, I do have one but now it's a lot different than it was before surgery. My whole appetite has changed. Most of the time I have to remind myself to eat. But I do have days or weeks were my hormones are all over the place or my hubby and son are indulging in those "oh, so delightful" sweets and I find myself wanting them like crazy. I don't refuse myself. I just make sure I don't over do it. A tiny little bowl of ice cream or a small bite of candy....you know, I just don't eat and eat like I used to AND I have no desire to now. It doesn't take much to satisfy my sweet tooth. In fact, if I over do it, it makes me feel like I've had 2 big bowls of ice cream and am going back for more....YES, nauseous!
I wanted to mention this because right at this very moment I have a pumpkin pie cooking in the oven that I'm taking to my grandma, mom, and brother...along with a roast, potatoes, onions, carrots, and rolls.....at the nursing home that my grandma is at. We're celebrating Thanksgiving tonight because we will be out of town on a vacation next week. Anyways, was I craving anything at all this morning except for my coffee? No! Now that I'm smelling the pumpkin pie, my mouth is watering. So, yes Roslyn, I do still have a sweet tooth. :( Am I really hungry? No way! :( It just smells so good and my head says that I need it. Ha! So, I do have lots of head hunger, too. You'll figure out as you go how to control what actually passes over your tongue. But don't worry about it if you have a little here and there....even naturally thin people do....AND now you have the tool to work around those cravings and not over indulge. You are normal and I don't think that having a sweet tooth makes your surgery a failure. I'm pretty sure that that's pretty normal and that a lot of post sleeve people deal with their own little devils when it comes to food. Just have a bite or two and then stop! I bet you will be totally satisfied....oh, and make sure to eat some dense protein before you do....this will probably take away your sweet craving completely. Most of the time, that works for me but sometimes nothing will overcome the sweet tooth and I just have to have it. It's okay and not the end of the world!
Have a blessed day! I'm not sure I will be posting anything next week because we will be out of town. I hope you all have a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday and I will jump back on here as soon as I can.
