PhatGurl80

You can do it, girl. How long is your pre-op dieting?

Great job, girl! and I LOVE that ticker!

Hi Lisa, it sounds like overall you are doing quite well. I think i cried once or twice being so frustrated I couldn't eat what my brain wanted to. My sleeve definitely now wears the pants in this relationship with food lol. It'll take a little while for your brain to adjust to your actual physical limitations with eating. When you're able to eat solids again, you'll start to feel better. And when you see the pounds come off, everything will come into perspective. Good luck and Happy New Year to you.

Agreed! Thanks for posting

Sleevie you are so right. My healthcare spending account renews in January, I will start counseling then. Thanks everyone!

I feel like I'm in the same boat. I was hoping I'd be one of those people who never felt hunger and has to remind themselves to eat. Not the case with me. I get hungry and it hits fast and hard. If I don't have something to soothe it right away, it throws my whole mood. I've done a lot of testing too and paid the price at that (tummy aches, vomiting). You are right in seeking counseling. That will be my next step first of the year (when my healthcare spending account renews)

Thanks I'm hoping this will pass soon!

hmm... I didn't know that either! Granted, i'm not nearly taking in as much protein as I should be anyway. Sometimes, it's just too much of a task to eat anything. Wow. Never thought those words would be coming out of my mouth...lol.

Congrats girl! I had to laugh when you described having to "scoot" onto the bed after your surgery. I had a tough time with that too!

Well just hang in there girl! It sounds like to had to jump right in to the norms of life. Things will get better with time. Congrats on your surgery!

Thanks everyone!

Hi there. You are right on the money. We have to learn how to deal with stress or pain w/ out using food. You are doing awesome though because you've made the first step. U made the decision to get sleeved! Now u also reminded me of the book I bought but only halfway read...Women Food and God. Maybe that will have more of an impact now that I am 4 weeks post-op...

Keep your chin up! It's an uphill battle but eventually you'll be gliding down the other side!

Thanks, i feel much better. But it DEFINITELY scared me straight!

Been there done that. Don't over think it. If your Doc didn't require you to go on a Pre-op diet, then just eat how you do normally without going overboard. No need to have a "last supper" because you will be able to eat all your favorite foods again. It'll just be in much less quantity. I think this online forum helps as a counseling and guidance program. Really all you need to do is be able to share you experiences with people who are goign through the same thing. You may even find folks that are actually in close proximity to where you live and you can all meet up periodically. But either way, don't get discouraged. This is the decision you've made and rest assured that you've done the research needed to make this as smooth a process as you can.

Good luck!

Congratulations! I'm 11 days out now, and I still have a bit of trouble getting my fluids in. And you said when you were in the hospital you ate 3oz of chicken broth??? I could barely get down the blue liquid they told me to drink lol. I didn't eat any broth until day 3. Keep in touch with how you're doing!

Thanks NikiJj. I didn´t think i´d really go through with it, but here we are! Good luck with you on Tuesday, let me know how you are doing.

Thanks for sharing Forsenikchick. You summed up a lot of what a whole bunch of people out here are going through. Each year i saw myself 10, 15, or 20 lbs heavier than before. I did Weight watchers 3 times at work, which was pay roll deducted. I did all those little fad diets, like atkins, south beach, the celebrity diet. They all worked, but not for long. So, now i´ve started to notice things like, my kneed hurting when i walk up stairs, geting out of breath, not fitting bracelets when i try them on at stores, and a bad case of planters fasciitis. And now i´m in that crucial time of life where having kids may or may not happen....especially if i´m heay. I just want to feel normal again and go from being 270lbs and really uncomfortable,to my college weight of about 175. I really felt like a hot momma then. I don´t think my build would allow for me to be any lighter than that, but if so,even better.

So, good luck to you. I hope i can get my fluids in, i don´t want to go through any more surgeries w/ gall bladders! (i was just sleeved on Tuesday)

i definatly believe that no one should go it alone for this surgery. i was in bakersfield and if i didnt have the support of my husband and daughter i dont know how i would have made it. your going to be in a foreign country so having noone with you would definatly be terrible. get that extra fat off now, it will definatly make for an easier recovery. dont let this get you down, youll also have a couple more angels looking after you now as well. im sorry for your losses. best wishes to you.

I think a lot of my anxiety was the fact that I would be alone on the trip. Now that he'll be there with me, I feel much more at ease

Good Luck and don't forget....a small travel clock, earplugs, and take your own pillow if possible. I sucked all the air out of one of the "space" bags from costco and man - my pillow fits perfect in my suitcase!

Things do happen for a reason and I know you will be better prepared because you have the support (your fiance) with you and the extra time to sluff off some of that yucky looking fat I see in the VSG video. That's enough to make me lose my appetite forever.

Ha Ha. Yes, those videos are crazy! I am working on losing that fat!

So true! Thzis is the key to breaking the cycle.

What a reality check! These blogs are great, I really get a good sense of what I can expect after my surgery. Also thank u for the encouraging words of wisdom on my blog. Best wishes!

ha ha! I was thinking about getting some low-maintenance braids myself. Surgery date is Aug. 11th and i"m not sure if I'll be able to fiddle around w/ this head every morning... Best of luck!