My unbe-sleeve-able journey

 So I like to ask myself each month, if I had to do this over again, would I?  So far in this journey that has been a resounding NO!  Now if you ask me, most days I think I would.  I am noticing the difference is what I can physically do, my energy level, and how I feel overall.  Are there days that I still wish I could eat the crap I used to?  Yep!  It is getting easier to resist and not be upset that I did.  So progress!!  We went out to eat for my middle daughter's birthday (June 14th) to Texas Roadhouse.  We had fried pickles as an appetizer.  I love fried pickles.  I ate a few and stopped myself because I knew I would fill up on those.  The meal was taking a long time and that bread was staring at me, practically begging me to eat it, and so I did.  ONE roll and I was not able to eat a single bite of my steak.  So I boxed it up and it's never as good reheated.  So I now know, that one roll isn't worth i...

One month from when I started the liquid diet, not a month from surgery.   So my original plan was to post weekly and give updates about weight and measurements and all that jazz.  Well it was all too much.  This whole process is WAY more mental than it is physical.  I've learned that even when I am physically full, my brain still tells me that I am still hungry.  Sadly I am still trying to navigate "bored" and "hungry."  Just because they made my stomach smaller, it doesn't change the mental side of my relationship with food.  Bored? Eat.  Sad?  Eat.  Happy? Eat.  It's a cycle I am actively working on.   Another "issue" is that we didn't make note of where on my arms/legs that I was measuring - so although I think I have lost inches on both, I can't confirm.  :)  So far, a month in, I am still not sure I made the right choice.  I am struggling with wanting to eat things I can't.  I am struggling w...