Re: Food Party

[Guest guest]

Don't beat yourself up over this. In the real world we don't eat

like a bunch of regimented soldiers. Ove ther course of days and

weeks if you made this your " routine " , that would be a cause of

concern. But one night of a little less protein won't wreck havoc

with your system!! Enjoy life, and enjoy food!!

Pammi

> I was visiting with my sister-in-law today and she remembered at

the last

> minute that she was supposed to go to a food party. She thought it

was like

> Pampered Chef, but wasn't completely sure. She asked if I wanted

to stay

> later than I had originally planned and go with her. I did and so

we went.

> It ended up being a party for all different kinds of food spices,

etc. We

> tasted about 30+ different kinds of sauces and dips on breads,

crackers and

> chips. The stuff was very good and there were a lot of great

things to use

> on meats so I felt it was very valuable for me. The problem was

that

> everything was passed around to test. After the first several

things, I

> wasn't sure how I would handle it all. I would take the smallest

taste I

> could. In the end, I actually did fine. I managed to taste

everything and

> not get sick from it. I even bought a few of the seasonings to use

at home.

> Of course now I feel guilty about eating all of that " bad stuff " .

I didn't

> have any protein and I am too stuffed to eat any now. I know it is

OK to

> have a meal like that once in a while, but I still feel bad about

it. Of

> course in the pre-op days I would have taken bigger tastes and I

would have

> gone for seconds and thirds. I guess after being so paranoid about

my weight

> loss I should be proud of myself for " falling off the wagon " for

one

> afternoon. Normal people do those things so I should be able to as

well.

> OK, I guess I have convinced myself that it was fine for me to do

that.

>

> Thanks for letting me babble

>

> Kathy M.

> DS 7/19/01

> pre-op BMI 40

> now I wear size medium!

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