Tuesday, March 16, 2010

Balance for your Journey!

At NINE YEARS post op, I have maintained sensitivity because I DONT TEST MY LIMITS. My limits for sugar and carbs are FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE and I have changed my life to revolve around these new guidelines. I dont rely on dumping to stop me, I stop before I hit the levels where I would get sick.

Having said all that... I dont go past my self imposed sugar limits. I know that MANY of the folks who have had weight loss surgery can’t help themselves and constantly TEST to see if they can eat foods. They go for ONE HERSHEY KISS... then they try TWO HERSHEYS KISSES.... THREE... FOUR... FIVE... and before you know it, they are eating chocolate and are sad that they tested their dumping and have NOTHING to stop them. They find themselves at 14 months post op and say 'they can eat anything'. You don’t want to be that person.

If I have a couple of bites of foods that are a bit too carb heavy, I can often feel myself getting sleepy and sluggish during the meal - meaning that TOO MANY CARBS push me towards dumping as I have maintained these levels for so long.

Work towards Balance in your Journey!

Always remember to eat PROTEIN first, followed by COLORFUL vegetables and DONT DRINK WITH YOUR MEALS.

posted by Susan Maria of BariatricEating.com @ 11:10 AM

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