Here are some random thoughts of traveling for the first time post lap band surgery. These thoughts are in no particular order. Perhaps if I hadn't gotten stuck with a case of procrastination you might have seen this sooner. So lets see if my notes will help jog my memory and not run across a few words and stop, scratching my head saying "now what did I mean by that".
* I think restaurants should have lap band/gastric bypass portions. Perhaps the menus could be regular portion, mid sized portion and really small portion. Maybe like the auto industry names their cars. Luxury, midsized and compact.
*A friend told me I would be leaving food on my plate, especially when eating out. It took about 2 seconds at the end of the meal to realize that I don't like leaving food on my plate. it feels wasteful, perhaps you know whats coming next! I kept hearing my mothers voice in my head saying finish your meal there are starving kids out there that would love this food. Thanks Mom...I have to say that made eating out kind of a bummer. Something I used to love and adore now offered a tinge of anxiety. We were on the seacoast of Maine. There was always the option of eating off a kiddie menu. I could make some believe I am under 12 right? Perhaps in my dreams! There is the share a plate option. I got the vibes that my husband is not really keen on sharing a plate.Understand that could just be some broken thinking on my part. What we ended up discovering was a lobster roll was almost a perfect food. It was small quantity. I could tell them to hold the fry's and chips.The other thought was soup. The old stand by of the Egg Salad.
*One of the fun parts of eating out for me was lingering over a menu making my decision of what to eat. After the 2nd dining out experience I realized this would be a different kind of fun. The first thought when a menu was handed to me was "Oh crap what can I order/ eat that's ok and with the mindfulness of lets not be wasteful.
*I think probably once or twice in our lives we could relate to the walking out of our pants comment. I had gotten a pair of shorts that were admittedly a little loose around the waist when I purchased them. Well I put them on and at first things were perfect. Very comfy pair of jean shorts. I hadn't worn jean shorts in forever. Apparently I must have lost some weight between the purchasing of the pants and the wearing of the pants cause with every step it felt like in about 3 steps they were going to be around my ankles and I would get to experience air flow where there used to be pants. Feel free to continue to laugh because yes I have almost walked right out of a pair of pants that had an elastic waist band malfunction. So here I am walking around the rocks at Nubble Light with a finger in a belt loop with visions of suspenders dancing in my head.
*I have been told when embarking on this type of life style change that i will suddenly start to notice the eating behaviors of those around me. I can relate to that with the dreaded croutons in someones salad. Crunch, Crunch. What I have noticed that food names have gone with the wind. Its now protein, starch, non starch. Life by food group.
*I have to say it was great fun having a bathing suit that fit better. I completely enjoyed laying on the beach reading 50 Shades of Grey. Ok thats subject for another blog. I am getting an education I wont ever use. I do think it would have been fun to bring a shovel and created myself a sand chair. I could lay down on my belly but getting up posed a bit of a trick.
*I have been to the ocean tons of times. There was a storm on the coast and the waves were excellent, if only I could surf, where is that boogie board when you need one. The water was great. I have always love the ocean even at its coldest. I walked into the water and a wave hit. I thought holy molly am I weak. I better not fall down or I will get swept out to sea. I dont remember ever having that feeling before in the ocean waves. I even asked hubby"hey are these waves more powerful then we have ever seen them" He replyed "yes" and I relaxed a bit cause I thought ok it's not just me the million pound weakling.
*Cool discovery I can reach down and actually grab my purse on the car floor with out making sure the strap is over my knee. Thinking lots of you just take this ability for granted. Also found I wasn't so focused on what chair in the room might hold me.
*Got to wear a pair of pants I have never worn cause they were already to small when a friend bought them for me for a $1.00 at a sale.
more later.....
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