Great job and you're on the right track. Food funerals are not worth it because nothing as good as being healthy. I'm more than a year out from surgery and the things I loved pre surgery don't hold the same attraction. I do still crave chips but I made a commitment to not bring any chips home for the first year after I got to my goal weight. I know if they come home I'll eat them. I can't figure out why I love chips so much but I'm working trying to figure it out. If I'm going to have pizza it has to be the best pizza in town, which does not include any of the pizza chains. Keep up the good work. Your weight is right were I was at pre surgery.

Originally Posted by mellowjoy

Great job and you're on the right track. Food funerals are not worth it because nothing as good as being healthy. I'm more than a year out from surgery and the things I loved pre surgery don't hold the same attraction. I do still crave chips but I made a commitment to not bring any chips home for the first year after I got to my goal weight. I know if they come home I'll eat them. I can't figure out why I love chips so much but I'm working trying to figure it out. If I'm going to have pizza it has to be the best pizza in town, which does not include any of the pizza chains. Keep up the good work. Your weight is right were I was at pre surgery.

Thank you, Mellowjoy! I think I will adopt your strategy, definitely with the sleeve done it may help curve some of my cravings, and by not having them home the temptation won't be there as bad.

I love cooking, and to be honest I am wondering if that is going to change. Though in retrospect, when I became an empty-nester I stopped cooking big elaborate meals.
I much rather eat out than cook these days :/

Google "food funeral"....

Initially, many of us mourn for foods we think we'll never enjoy again (not true)....it's a psychological thing and part of the reason we are overweight/obese. I think if my husband was told he could never have his fave food again, he'd be like, oh well that sucks huh? and move on. Not us in the tribe.

If you are like me, you get to food funerals for raw vegetables. You can't eat them (well, it depends) in my plan until 6months post op. So, I am feenin for anything crunchy lately from the veg family .

If you are approaching it as we advised we should, a lifestyle/food change forever then mourning your break up with your old food ways is part of the process.

I'll just add that you will see different approaches and philosophies.

Controlled food funerals can be a good thing. I have had food funerals since Oct. In the beginning they were just a list of meals I wanted to have without restriction (break up phase). More recently, I am doing WW for weight loss pre op (approved) and have lost (except for period weeks) including fave meals (not sweets) in controlled portions...saying hello again.

You have to find YOUR way through YOUR head to find lasting success. I am still pre-op prepping with the support of a therapist (for the first time in my mid life) and it's been great. I have had legit funerals. I will never ever have a Dunkin D powdered cream donut. So I had a funeral for it. Didn't cry. But, RIP cream donuts. I used to <3 your cracklike dopemine euphoria but it's short lived and makes me unhealthy buh bye.

FOR ME (disclaimer), I have an All or nothing problem....hence yo yo diets. When I was good, am very very good; when I am bad, I'm disgusting

This is why (FOR ME) making peace with food is important in MY journey. I need to learn "moderation". If I approach sleeve as all or nothing like other "diets" I will not succeed. Hope this all makes sense and isn't TMI.