Well I suppose it was bound to happen and today it did. Today I forgot to eat. This has never once in my entire life happened to me. I could not even have imagined this being possible 4 weeks ago, even though the literature I read about my weight loss surgery told me this would happen it just didn't seem like that could possibly apply to me, a regular and persistent eater.
So hear is how it happened. I had to be at work extra early for a breakfast meeting, which meant leaving my house before 6am. I made a 8 oz protein smoothy to drink on the road to work ( a one hour communte) Then at the breakfast I had a couple tablespoons of scrambled eggs and half a sausage link. Next I went to my office where I had an extra busy day with back to back meetings and time commitments until 3:30, then I drove home. I was feeling tired and fatigued and thinking it was too early in the day for me to be so tired. I stopped at the grocery store to pick up a few things and when I got out of the car I was very light headed. Then I realized I had not even opened my lunch bag today. That I had eaten nothing since 8am. When I went in the store, I found some string cheese and ate it then went on about my grocery shopping. This took away the light headed feeling and filled me up for the time being and I was able to get home.
This was a big wake up call for me, I had read about people who set a reminder in their cell phone to eat regularly I couldn't imagine this would happen to me.
Happy Friday everyone.
WOW, Melena, you need a Wake Up Call, need me to call you when I eat, to see if you have eaten? Let me tell you, I need a few of those forget to eat days, but right now I'll start with one. But I hope I don't read again a blog saying again, I forgot to eat, I will start calling you to not forget to eat.
ReplyDeleteI'm 6 weeks out from surgery and I'm beginning to think I need to set a reminder as well. For the first time in my life my tummy is happiest when it's being ignored. LOL
ReplyDeleteI do this alot. I also forget to drink
ReplyDeleteMalnutrition is a major side effect! Please be careful! Love you!
ReplyDeleteMelena ... I am a FB friend of Karie Ann Castleberry's. I had gastric bypass in February 2012. Welcome to the loser's bench :-) ... I might friend request you, if you are on FB. Congratulations on your surgery! I have a friend who is hoping to have the sleeve at some point in the coming months and another who had it about three months ago (perhaps more ... I can't recall the exact date ... it was this summer though). I'm so glad you are talking about your experience.
ReplyDeleteI would love if you added me on Facebook. Feel free to tip you're friends who have or are getting the sleeve!
DeleteI actually just friend-requested you :-) ... my friend, Tammy (she left a comment below) is the one who had the sleeve!
DeleteI had my sleeve done August 24th (this year) and have gone without eating...I just 'forget'...I know the light-headedness and tired feeling...sigh
ReplyDeleteFour months ago ... sorry, Tammy. Time flies! ;-)
DeleteVery awesome to meet you ladies!, I am doing terrific and looking forward to sharing my wls experience and a little poker talk with others
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