Just call me "The Chilli Guy"
Yesterday after work at arount 11:30pm, I stopped at Wendy's to get a small chilli with sour cream, cheese, and a couple packets of their hot sauce. This has become a bit of a ritual for me lately around that time. (though it is usually before work, as I usually work overnights).
I pull up to the drive thru window, and they guy says "Hey, there's the Chilli guy, 2 packets of hot sauce are in the bag!". Am I really getting that predictable?? lol.
The thing is, Wendy's chilli is one of the things that goes down quite well for me. Chicken is okay, but I still have some problems with it, and fish is just fine too, I just don't take the time to prepare it very often. To be honest, I don't take the time to prepare much of anything very often. So the answer is, yes, I'm getting that predictable. But, for the time, I am okay with that. I enjoy the chilli, it fills me up, and I don't get sick from it. I guess it is what you could call a "comfort food" for me.
The concept of a "comfort food" is brand new to me. Before the surgery, I was quite adventurous with food, always trying to expand the variety of foods I ate. Of course, with the expanded variety came an expanded Josh, unfortunately. But after surgery, I have noticed that I have settled with a few foods that I know are my "safe" foods. Wendy's chilli, KFC mashed potato's, yogurt, eggs, and peanut butter toast are my new staples. I occasionally go outside of that box and get fish or chicken strips, but it hasn't been very often lately. Occasionally I try to eat some other foods, and when it doesn't go all that well, I retreat right back into my safe zone.
I guess I am hoping as time passes it will get easier to try new foods, other's who have had the surgery assure me it will. It amazes me though that until that point, I am perfectly content eating almost nothing but the foods listed above. I'll admit, the fact I have lost 55 + lbs from my highest helps keep me content. And knowing that I will be losing a heck of a lot more doesn't hurt. I haven't weighed in for a week or two, so I'm curious where I'm currently at. If I had to guess, I would say I'm down to about the 370 mark, but I'm going to make sure and weigh in tonight or tomorrow, so I'll have an official report by tomorrow.
I pull up to the drive thru window, and they guy says "Hey, there's the Chilli guy, 2 packets of hot sauce are in the bag!". Am I really getting that predictable?? lol.
The thing is, Wendy's chilli is one of the things that goes down quite well for me. Chicken is okay, but I still have some problems with it, and fish is just fine too, I just don't take the time to prepare it very often. To be honest, I don't take the time to prepare much of anything very often. So the answer is, yes, I'm getting that predictable. But, for the time, I am okay with that. I enjoy the chilli, it fills me up, and I don't get sick from it. I guess it is what you could call a "comfort food" for me.
The concept of a "comfort food" is brand new to me. Before the surgery, I was quite adventurous with food, always trying to expand the variety of foods I ate. Of course, with the expanded variety came an expanded Josh, unfortunately. But after surgery, I have noticed that I have settled with a few foods that I know are my "safe" foods. Wendy's chilli, KFC mashed potato's, yogurt, eggs, and peanut butter toast are my new staples. I occasionally go outside of that box and get fish or chicken strips, but it hasn't been very often lately. Occasionally I try to eat some other foods, and when it doesn't go all that well, I retreat right back into my safe zone.
I guess I am hoping as time passes it will get easier to try new foods, other's who have had the surgery assure me it will. It amazes me though that until that point, I am perfectly content eating almost nothing but the foods listed above. I'll admit, the fact I have lost 55 + lbs from my highest helps keep me content. And knowing that I will be losing a heck of a lot more doesn't hurt. I haven't weighed in for a week or two, so I'm curious where I'm currently at. If I had to guess, I would say I'm down to about the 370 mark, but I'm going to make sure and weigh in tonight or tomorrow, so I'll have an official report by tomorrow.
posted by Josh at
4:20 PM
1 Comments:
hey chili guy! that's what i'm having for dinner today, 'cept mine is homemade sans the sour cream 'cause i couldn't find it : )
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