Butterflyjdjl

I prefer my grits savory. As a kid I ate them with sugar but as an adult I prefer cheese or onions in mine.

My grits get made with a little butter, salt, pepper, and cheese. Yum yum

I'm a month post op as of yesterday. I have lost 19 lbs since the day of surgery and 39 lbs total since starting this journey in November. I am adapting well and enjoying the results but eating has become such a chore. It's often painful to swallow even soft foods and I can feel every morsel going into my pouch. Will it always be like this or will this feeling fade over time?

It's temporary. I remember being 4-6 weeks out, and eating was truly a chore. It was hard to get much down, nothing tasted good, it all ran straight through me, and it just didn't seem to be worth the effort. Take heart, it does get better! I noticed at about 7 weeks it became much better, and quickly. I think that must have been when my swelling went down because I could hold more, and food started to taste more normal. Just hang on a little longer.
BTW - I couldn't believe I felt that eating was a chore - never thought I'd say that!

I to had that experience...... it seemed from one day to the next it just got easier. For me it was at the 2 month mark. I began to enjoy different flavors of foods. Hang in there.

I'm still relatively new e.g. 2 mos post op, however I don't think it will always be the way you describe. I felt like you do at 1 month post op. I had to devote my entire focus to eating when it was time to eat. Nothing but focus on chewing at least 30X, no reading, no TV, no talking. Even then I couldn't eat that much and what I did eat I remember feeling it make the journey from entry until it reached and moved down the sleeve. Now 2 mos post op, eating is starting to be less of a chore. I still have to chew my food WELL and I know if I eat to fast it is going to come back up. I don't feel each bite of food I eat entering my sleeve, though I do know when my sleeve is empty. Today I went the entire day without eating, not intentionally - but it happened. By the end of the day I was hungry. Lot's of folks say they don't feel hunger, but I do when I don't eat at least 3X per day. Oh well, just know that it won't always be the way you feel now.

Ive had lots of comments lately and normally I just say 'thank you' and move on but when I do get asked what Ive been doing to lose weight I usually say that I eat several tiny meals a day, mostly Protein and drink lots of green tea and work out. But there is one super busy body at work that just wants to know so she can gossip about it and I told her that Ive just been having an incredible amount of sex lately That shut her up, bitter ole biddy.

So this is just a vent cause I know the other half of my stomach is gone for good, but so far I am regretful. I weighed myself this morning before my 2 week post op appt today and I have gained 4 lbs. Really? So I cut out half my stomach and eat purée foods and liquids for three weeks straight to gain weight? Heck, I was losing before the surgery and now I get the sleeve done and I'm gaining! Totally frustrated and can't wait to see the doc today so I can vent to him too and hopefully find out what the heck I'm doing wrong! Sigh...frustrated, hungry, regretful and still fat. ????

Yesterday marked 3 weeks post op for me. Day of surgery I weighed 225, and after losing then gaining then losing again, I am now down to 209! So close to 1derland that I can finally get excited. My issue is that people are starting to notice my rapid weight loss and asking me what I'm doing. I have been called "skinny" so many times this week, all I can do is laugh (cause I'm still far from skinny). I don't feel it's anybody's business but those who I've already shared with about my surgery. For those who chose to go this route and keep it your business, what did you tell me when they asked about your weight loss? Or your new eating habits? Just curious cause I wanna say none of your business, but I don't want to be rude! Lol

Thanks so much for these purée recipes. I just started stage 2 today and am already tired of the thought of mashed potatoes and Soup all the time. I had the pinto Beans and cheese with salsa for lunch today and it was very satisfying.

Thanks everyone! This site has been my saving grace over the last two weeks cause without it I feel I would be so depressed! You all give good feedback and advice and it really helps a lot.
My appt is this afternoon so I will keep y'all posted. I stopped getting on the scale everyday last Friday because it was driving me crazy. Only reason I got on this morning is to compare what my scale says to what it says at the doc's office today. I actually feel like I've been able to eat more purée food than I should be able to, but it's still been less than 600 calories a day. I'm just over critical I suppose and ready for a change. I try to remind myself that I didn't gain it overnight so I won't lose it overnight either, but I surely didn't expect to be gaining either. Hopefully I will look back at this post in a few months and laugh at myself for being so silly and hard on myself.

Thanks everyone! This site has been my saving grace over the last two weeks cause without it I feel I would be so depressed! You all give good feedback and advice and it really helps a lot.
My appt is this afternoon so I will keep y'all posted. I stopped getting on the scale everyday last Friday because it was driving me crazy. Only reason I got on this morning is to compare what my scale says to what it says at the doc's office today. I actually feel like I've been able to eat more purée food than I should be able to, but it's still been less than 600 calories a day. I'm just over critical I suppose and ready for a change. I try to remind myself that I didn't gain it overnight so I won't lose it overnight either, but I surely didn't expect to be gaining either. Hopefully I will look back at this post in a few months and laugh at myself for being so silly and hard on myself.

Thanks everyone! This site has been my saving grace over the last two weeks cause without it I feel I would be so depressed! You all give good feedback and advice and it really helps a lot.
My appt is this afternoon so I will keep y'all posted. I stopped getting on the scale everyday last Friday because it was driving me crazy. Only reason I got on this morning is to compare what my scale says to what it says at the doc's office today. I actually feel like I've been able to eat more purée food than I should be able to, but it's still been less than 600 calories a day. I'm just over critical I suppose and ready for a change. I try to remind myself that I didn't gain it overnight so I won't lose it overnight either, but I surely didn't expect to be gaining either. Hopefully I will look back at this post in a few months and laugh at myself for being so silly and hard on myself.

Thanks everyone! This site has been my saving grace over the last two weeks cause without it I feel I would be so depressed! You all give good feedback and advice and it really helps a lot.
My appt is this afternoon so I will keep y'all posted. I stopped getting on the scale everyday last Friday because it was driving me crazy. Only reason I got on this morning is to compare what my scale says to what it says at the doc's office today. I actually feel like I've been able to eat more purée food than I should be able to, but it's still been less than 600 calories a day. I'm just over critical I suppose and ready for a change. I try to remind myself that I didn't gain it overnight so I won't lose it overnight either, but I surely didn't expect to be gaining either. Hopefully I will look back at this post in a few months and laugh at myself for being so silly and hard on myself.

Sorry Frza...I spelled your name wrong in my reply. Anyway, thank you all for your insight. I can go to bed tonight feeling a lot better about my day.

Sorry Frza...I spelled your name wrong in my reply. Anyway, thank you all for your insight. I can go to bed tonight feeling a lot better about my day.

I will have to dig some more up and post them here. Friend me and I can inbox some to you too.
I guess I should get working on that WLS cookbook!