Comments on: Shopping for food

By: Bertha Princess

Bertha Princess — Thu, 08 Jan 2004 21:14:55 +0000

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

By: Ulysses So

Ulysses So — Wed, 07 Jan 2004 05:35:36 +0000

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

By: Nanette Zora

Nanette Zora — Sun, 04 Jan 2004 13:25:49 +0000

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.

By: Wes Owen

Wes Owen — Fri, 02 Jan 2004 13:26:01 +0000

< 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

By: Clair Huffman

Clair Huffman — Thu, 01 Jan 2004 20:15:24 +0000

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