mnardi123

At four weeks I was able to have cream soups; Greek yogurt; and farina.

Sugar free chocolate pudding with a tsp of natural peanut butter; but string cheese and laughing cow cheeses with fruit are my go to snack

Okay folks, I'm 6 weeks out and would like to build an online support system. The days of just popping something in my mouth without any physical consequences (except my fat butt, double chin, jiggly arms etc.) are long gone. If I accidentally or even purposely put something in my mouth (you know it's the "what could happen it I just tasted it" syndrome) I get stomach pains. How am I going to do this for life? I know, I was in this abusive relationship with food and I'm now in "rehab" but how do I become one of those people who eat to live and not live to eat? Especially when I'm the go to gal for culinary creations, it took me 6 months to develop what I think is the world's best cinnamon roll and when I make ravioli I make my own ricotta cheese and pasta dough; and I make a NY Cheesecake that any New Yorker would have naughty dreams of. It's how I make extra cash for the holidays. But food has also caused me so much pain, sadness and lack of self esteem and after 6 weeks post-op, my husband told me I was beautiful, I've been married 17 years and I haven't heard him call me beautiful in 14 years (I've been pretty, cute, sweet and even adorable). If anyone else is having these up and down feelings would you be willing to give a little help to this sleever?

Stalling is just natural. Your body is fighting you but the numbers will work themselves out. I'm 6 weeks post-op and eat less than 800 calories per day but I don't lose weight everyday. For me it happens once per week so now I only weigh myself once per week. DO NOT BECOME A SLAVE TO THE SCALE!!! Believe in yourself and work on the process, it will work itself out in the long run. Good luck!

I'm now almost 6 weeks out. I'm eating meat but now after eating it hurts, which in turns makes me still not want to eat.

I had surgery on May 31st and have lost 12 lbs. and have been the same weight for 5 days but I can see that I'm only consuming at the most 600 calories per day but more like 500. I agree that my body is trying to hold on to everything it can but I also know in time it will adjust and will catch up with me. The hardest thing for me is having patience. It took years to pack this weight on, it can't come off overnight. But we are on the right track.

I had surgery on May 31st needing to lose 65lbs total and lost 10lbs the first week. Since then I've lost 5.5 lbs but The hardest thing is not weighing myself every day and staying positive.

Week three and only protein shakes, farina, yogurt and strained soup. Next week we start soft foods.

I'm 3 weeks Post-op and just started on full liquids, soup, yogurt and farina. I've had the same 4 oz of yogurt sitting on my desk since 9:30 and it's 11:15 now and I still have a quarter of it left. It's not like I'm not craving food, I had a dream of dipping french fries into over easy eggs 2'x since surgery. However, when it comes to eating my limited choices, I have no desire, I'd rather drink Isopure and water all day and I'm so tired from only eating 600 calories a day. Anyone else feeling the same way?

I had surgery on May 31st. No fluids or anything the first 24hrs after surgery. Then one day only water followed by 2 weeks of protein shakes (70 grams of protein per day), water (56 oz/day) clear fluids, broths. Saturday I start a week of adding strained low fat soups and then in the 4th week I can start soft foods. Nothing worth having ever comes easy is my motto.

I've bought all the shakes, chew-able vitamins, liquid vitamins, have gone for blood work, upper g.i. testing and started my prep diet without getting any final confirmation until this morning that next Friday at 10:30 I'm scheduled for my surgery. I keep thinking this isn't real. Part of me is scared to give up all of the foods and addictive behaviors that have gotten me to this point but another part of me is thinking this is a rebirth, a chance to learn how to do it all over again and do it right. I think the best advise I've gotten so far is my nutritionalist who tells me that I'm leaving an abusive relationship, one I have always given excuses to, have always forgiven only to be mistreated by it (she's deep). All I know is I feel like a hypocrite trying to help my daughter when I can't help myself. I guess I don't have a choice, I want to be the best mom that I can be and I need to teach her what healthy is, what being strong is, and who I really am which isn't the person who always stands in the back of the pictures if I get in it at all, or the person who only wears black pants not because it's slimming but because color may draw more attention to me.