Re: Almost two months out...BORED WITH FOOD!!

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what about lean deli meat (turkey, ham) pork, things like that.....just a

suggestion

-- Almost two months out...BORED WITH FOOD!!

I'll be two months out from surgery on May 30th. I'm obviously a

slow loser as I've only lost 40 pounds. I've recently " turned over a

new leaf " in my thinking about this surgery and how obsessed I've

become with the weight coming off.

My new approach is to just live my life, eat what I'm supposed to eat

in the quantities I'm comfortable with...and it WILL happen. Please

don't misunderstand what I'm saying. I'm just saying that during the

past two months I was so incredibly obsessed with the surgery and

watching the weight fall off...that I'm ready now to just live my

life (while following the rules which are second-nature now) and

developing a new lifestyle.

The one problem I have is that I'm bored with food! A friend gave me

a copy of a bariatric cookbook...but I have a two-year old and I just

can't spend that much time in the kitchen!! I've tried grilling my

chicken and can eat rotisserie chicken till I cluck...but I NEED

OPTIONS!! I find that when I'm bored with what I'm eating I tend to

eat things I shouldn't.

I did make a meatloaf the last week and that was a nice change of

pace...but I need other options!! Anyone have any good ideas that

work for them? I'm thinking PROTEIN. I have no problem fitting in

veggies and fruit...and, of course, CARBS.

I tried steak this week and had no problems at all. In fact, I

haven't gotten sick once since surgery and I've only dumped a few

times which I contributed to eating too fast or drinking too soon

after a meal. Nothing has ever gotten " stuck " and I really fluctuate

on how much I can eat at one time. I've never felt " full " but get a

feeling that this should be my last bite. However, I FEEL HUNGER!!

I hate that part and I try to avoid giving in to it. When I do feel

hunger, I drink a big glass of water or eat some protein.

Help!!

Tracee