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6 weeks out for me, almost 7 and I feel the same way most of the time, sometimes after eating I feel like I have swallowed a giant stone, other times I feel like it's all going to come back up again, I dont throw up but I feel like I'm going to. Everything repeats on me. I chew everything to total much and it feels like it's stuck. eating is a pain. I'm almost never hungry, but I cant tell when I'm full cos I almost always feel full.
scrambled egg and grilled chicken are getting very old.
I suspect I may be eating a little to fast, but who wants to eat cold or re heated scrambled egg ew..
le sigh.

You're my hero. I don't have the courage to tell anyone except a few select people.

I suspect I am would be like you TD41... especially the coming home and needing to eat... I have learned that my problem is that I really want to relax but don't have time so eating seems to have become my way to relax... I have 3 kids, a busy household, a full time job, etc... so I never really get to just stop and have a break/nap when my body needs it... food is always there and i seem to have made that my way to take a break. I wish I could just lay down and take a nap when I want to eat b/c I think that is what I actually need at those times. I am not sleeved yet, but I am going to start working on this now so that I don't have to battle it once I am post op, but it will likely be a long journey... so much of this is mental... like everyone keeps saying, the sleeve is just a "tool" - they can't operate on your head!

hey everyone that posted thanks for the positive feedback just got to stay the course and take it one day at a time. Yes I agree my doctor says eat 3 meals aday but i know its hard to get 60-80 grams of protein from food daily so i find myself eating more than 3 times then i feel guilty but today i stayed the course and havent snacked in between meals----. i measured out my lunch which was a salad from home with a lil ranch dressing on top in 4 oz container and a few grapes cut in half and a strawberry sliced. I had for breakfast a half banana and i was full but when i got to work they were offering hotcocoa coffee or cider. I chose the hot cocoa. I didnt drink all of it i had water in between. Now i am home and havent had a snack or dinner. I feel ok when im at work but its something about when i come home i feel the need to pop somethin in my mouth once i insert the key in the door! Not today i came in and put clothes in the dryer and tried to focus on doing things around the house until hubby came home. I guess i have been emotionally eating for so long now its a part of me. Yes i agree the surgery and whole process is such an experience but i dont want to sabatoge by just eating and snacking for no reason. I am very proud i ate all of the salad in the 40z container and a lil bit of fruit because i was starting to get the tight feel in my stomach. I am nervous tomorrow i go to see my surgeon for my overdue 6 wks check up. I dont want to be made to feel bad if i havent lost enough weight. I think i look great but i also believe i will loose slow since i started out at 221lbs. I stepped on scale this morning and i had lost another lb from yesterday. I told myself i wouldnt become a slave to the scale but find myself checking a couple times a week just to try to jolt me into knowing i have to do my part and the new tummy will do her part we are partners for life(lol). My clothes fit so much better and i have gone down 2 sizes in shirts and pants. thx for listening and good luck to all of you
TD41

Try eating the things your body needs first. Leaves little room for the rest. Dont temp yourself by keeping the wrong foods close and at hand. I keep nuts and when I must have a crunchy snack, I nibble on a few wheat thins. I am only 4 weeks out and thought I would never again enjoy food. Can see thats not the case. I have just started with regular foods the last few days and can see I will be able to eat the regular varity without being sick but I can't hold large amounts. My "full signal" in pain in my stomach. I really dont like full because it hurts, so I'm learning that I dont have to be finished when the rest of my family is finished. Make yourself slow down, even if it means to leave the table for a bit. If eating out, when you order have them give you a to go box. Remove what you know is more than you should safely eat and make another two meals out of it later. This is much too expensive and too much to go through to undo what you have done. Make your portion sizes smaller and eat from a salad plate. I used a baby spoon in the begining to help me gauge better how much a "new" bite was. The sleeve is only a tool and its how you use it that will make the difference. Hang in there, its a journey and still a choice. You can do it.

I have the same types of issues. I have a hard time saying no to all the snacks the girls at work eat. They have a lot of good food all the time and not just sweets. Some days I feel myself slipping into the same old habits. I have to face that I am an adict. I love food, have not thrown up once and I am scared of not losing as fast as I could. I have to reset almost everyday and take each day as it comes. Some days I have a "bad" snack but I also have realize that I used to each a whole bag of chips or a lot of cookies and now I have one chip or cookie. One thing I am trying to do is pack all my food and not carry cash. If I don't have cash and I have my food i will not order lunch with everyone else. It helps me on two fronts. I eat what I packed and spend less money.
One thing can't believe is that when I eat over 500 calories I actually start to beat myself up. I used to struggle on a 1500 cal diet and now I am trying to stay under 500? What a change in life. We are all learning and we will get there. I just keep telling myself that it took me a long time to get to my heaviest and it might take me a year to get back to a healthy weight.
I guess I rambled enough but I feel you for sure!
K

Congrats!! My surgery date is March 4th I am so ready but a little scare I begin my pre-op diet Fri; I have my lab work in the morning and going out for dinner that night for my food party also..lol. here to us on my new life...

That is hard for me also to slow slow down I am per per post op I am now setting my IPhone timer so I can slow down it has help some.. and no drinking with meals is hard also.I have been getting lots of protein in. They have a HapIfork on line that helps you to slow down it vibrakes when eatting to fast might order one I also went to Baby spoons it helps some..
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This forum has helped me as i travel to become a sleever. It is very hard when those we love don't understand or support our decision. But we here offer all the support, acceptance, and virtual hugs u need.

Hello,
I have read your post and know how you feel. I have tried every diet out there with no long term success. I have been thinking of weight loss surgery for the past 3 years and have had so many people tell me not to do it. I know they have my best interest but they are not me. I feel that I am in a prison with all this fat: I can not walk for very long, I do have sleep apnea for the past 2 years and I have to use a cpap machine at night for me to keep breathing. My knees hurt all the time, I get out of breathe too easily I could go on and on but I will stop. Like you have not told too many people, I just trust a few people with my upcoming surgery. I have only told those who need to know. To have this procedure you have to jump thru lots of hoops, lots of paperwork and running around and many phone calls. I have already gone to a meet and greet the surgeon meeting. Filled out lots of forms. I have blood work and chest x-ray the week of Feb 11th. I will start my pre-op liver detox on Feb 15th. I will follow this for 2 weeks before my surgery. I will have a 2nd visit with the surgeon on Feb 26th so all my forms and tests must be completed before that visit. I am so scared and excited at the same time. Reality is just starting to kick in that I am really doing this. I hope we can become friends going thru this process, I have a husband that is hard to talk to as well and I am not sure he is going to be a great support system for me. Going thru this we need a positive support system. We can help each other thru this chapter in our lives. Take care.

Castiel, Angel (Hey, two Angels!), with all of the people I know who've had the surgery, it seems like it just takes time to get to that goal. I think you have to be patient, and talk to your doctor about your concerns. Do y'all have a support group you could go to? maybe others in your area are having the same difficulties.
I wish I had some other advice that wasn't weak, but Im still pre-op, waiting for an insurance appeal.

I know! i'm 51/2 months out and still eat too fast. I try so hard to chew chew chew but it's just not 1st nature for me.

me too i am in my 6th week... I dont know why i cant make myself slow down.... i am feeling overwhelmed like i need to finish everything i eat.... i am struggling with retraingin my brain and i think i am sabatoging my wl... i havent exercised hardly since going back to work but i dont see or feel like im loosing weight like i was when i was on the 3 weeks of liquid diet . Now i am on soft foods for 3 weeks I really need to listen to my body and stop eating when my stomack feels full. I really need to throw the rest away.... best of luck to all.... i am thinkning about drinking more protein shakes and cut back on eating maybe that will jumpstart my wl:) i have a protein drink for breakfast but i eat soft foods like tuna, deli meat cheese sticks crackers etc. for lunch and i eat chopped roasted chicken, baked fish, sometimes chili from wendys with spincah etc for dinner. Im not hungrysomtimes but force myself to eat for protein purposes and to give myself a breAK FROM drinks. I struggle to get my water in daily its so hard!!! trying not to vent but i have to let out some steam and get back in the game. I am glad im not alone!
TD41