Soooooo sick of creamy

I'm so sick of creamy foods that I have basically gone back to a clear liquids (with added protein) I know they don't want me doing this, but I need to for at least a couple days, while I get away from it. Everything has cottage cheese or yogurt in it. I just want a good chicken broth, tomato soup or well, just something normal!

On Sept 8th I'll get the great opportunity to eat pureed "real" food. Such as tuna salad pureed. Or grilled cheese pureed. All with a consistency of mashed potatoes. At least I won't have to mess with my pudding, I'll be able to eat that straight. Mashed potatoes will be welcomed too. No skins or anything, but at least it won't be something with cottage cheese or yogurt or powdered milk. Ugh.

Whoever thinks that RNY (or any gastric bypass) is easy, think again. Just sit for a moment and think about all the foods you enjoy. Think about how you feel when you eat them, think about where you are and who you are with. Think about all the good things that happen while you're eating (typically). Now stomp on all those happy thoughts. No more! Ok, so that is a bit dramatic. But basically you'll be eating a lot less. And depending on your procedure you will be, for the rest of your life, limited in what you can and cannot eat. Because I got the Roux En Y I will never be able to eat high sugar, high fat foods without paying for it very quickly after. People who choose the gastric band are limited in what they can eat because if it will glob together (pasta, doughy bread, etc) it won't pass through the band and well, there's only one way out at that point. The sleeve probably offers the most options, but it still can have the effects that the RNY has. And apparently if I drink any sort of alcohol I'll get drunk very fast and off of very little. Which, probably has its benefits if you are a college frat boy. Not so much if you're a father of a 11 month old child who, pre-surgery enjoyed a glass of wine once a month or so just to relax and get some good healthy antioxidants in.

But seriously. It isn't easy. The surgery isn't easy. The recovery isn't easy. And basically ripping part of your life (your eating) out of yourself and drastically changing it, and your interaction with others while doing it, and then putting it back. Life will never be the same (not that it is a bad thing) and it is a tough choice that MUST be thought out and decided in a good state of mind. I already have felt kinda down that I'll never be able to pig out on pizza again while laughing at a pizza place. That I'll never be able to eat a full rack of ribs to the point that I feel like I'm going to burst. Or eat a triple baconator (mmmm heartattack). While it seems like "oh, no wonder you were fat" - everyone has their weaknesses. Everyone has their faults. Mine was food and eating (well, not the only one, but one of them).

I'll always be happy to answer any questions you have about the impact it has had (thus far) on my life. The preparation, anything - just ask. If you don't know me personally, ask in a comment. If you do, you know where to find me.