Shopping for food
Hi all,
This is a subject I’ve never seen on this site but hope I can get
some input from others.
I had open RNY on 10-23-01, have lost 87 pounds, don’t eat much
but…I am still shopping for the same amount of food as I did prior
to WLS! That means that I waste a tremendous amount of food each
week. I have tried many things to stop this but I still can’t get a
handle on cutting down on what I buy.
I don’t shop when I am hungry. I only take a certain amount of money
to the store. I go with a list. However, I seem to be addicted to the
whole process of buying food…I don’t eat it but I buy it. I stop on
the way home from work just to walk around the grocery store! Is that
sick or what?
Anybody else ever have this problem?
January 1st, 2004 at 11:15 pm
I am almost 6 months out from my surgery and have done pretty well so far but
have found that I still spend hours shopping every week. I buy way too much
food and then have to figure out how to store it. I have two closets full of
canned goods, my freezer is full, and you can only eat so much fresh food at a
time. I thought that with eating less, my grocery bill would go down but it is
still way to high.
Jennifer
January 2nd, 2004 at 4:26 pm
<<I still spend hours shopping every week.
I still do the same thing. Its not as bad as it was as a new pre-op when I
had to by anything that had more than 2 grams of protien in it whether I
liked it or not…but there is something so facinating about buying the
food, having it in the house and then being able to resist eating it! I
love watching cooking shows now and love to think about making those meals
for other people, but don’t really crave any of the stuff for myself.
Lisa Bennett
January 4th, 2004 at 4:25 pm
but have found that I still spend hours shopping every week. I buy way too
much food and then have to figure out how to store it.
I was a hoarder before surgery and am still a hoarder after. My cupboards
are *always* filled to overflowing… something that makes my partner Sarah
*crazy*!!! I have been away at school for almost 3 months, but went home
last month for a week. I was aghast at the emptiness of my cupboards,
refrigerator, and pantry! Sarah laughed and said they had plenty of food
and did not need to go shopping as I kept insisting we do. I am going home
next week and give me a week and those shelves will be filled once again.
I do not have a clue where this comes from. It spills over to my plate,
too. I *always* put wayyyyyyy too much on my plate. I used to put 10 times
too much on immediately post-op. Now, I am down to about 3 times too much.
An improvement, for sure, but still not “normal.” I do not have the recipe
for what I can eat and what my brain says I can eat down yet. I wonder if
this will ever resolve itself.
Did I grow up in the Depression? No. Did my family? No one that I knew.
I know my growing up time included ample groceries and frequent shopping
trips. I also know that, for most of my life, I have had this I Have To Eat
It All (and FAST!) Because There Is NO MORE IN THE WORLD mentality/emotion.
I still fight with this one… am able to work with my brain easier now than
pre-op (this issue was a frequent topic in therapy over the last 25 years).
Over and over I remind myself that there is ALWAYS enough (here in my life
in the United States… I am very blessed, I know) and I do not need to
hoard or to gulp or to over-fill my plate.
Easier said than done.
Barbara Herrera
San Diego, CA - 41 years old
Open RNY April 5, 2001
Dr. Julie Ellner, Alvarado Hospital, San Diego, CA
04/05/01: 344# / BMI: 63/ Body Fat: 75%
04/05/02: 172# / BMI: 31.6/ Body Fat: 28%
04/14/02: 165# / BMI: 30.2
One Year Re-Birth Day: healed of ALL co-morbs, mobile beyond every
expectation, every pre-op dream surpassed a million-fold, and smaller than
any memory.
January 7th, 2004 at 8:35 am
this reminded me again as i ate dinner tonight that i do best when i use a
sandwich plate or even a cake plate as i am less likely to put too much on
that plate. i put away the food in the fridge before i eat anything.i also
mess around with garnish and arrangement to make it all look good and that
requires some empty space on the plate. works for me. by the time i am done
making up my plate and setting the table and lighting the candle etc… it
all looks not just normal but nice.
love ida and george the wonder beagle
January 9th, 2004 at 12:14 am
I went to my favorite potter and bought myself a special little bowl and
plate to add to the ritual of my new eating life. They have a beautiful
blue -green glaze that reminds me of the northern lights… For so many
years I had bought her pieces as gifts for others, and now I bought some
for myself for a very special occasion - the advent of my new life..
Kim
open RNY 4-20-02