jackie's journey

If you are a food addict like me - yes you will feel anger , out of control emotions, helpless, suffocated and panicky I'm 4 weeks out and I've processed all of these feelings. I'm learning to stay busy. I can't sit around and let the addiction take over. I hope with more weight loss to start jogging. I just need to keep propelling forward. Yes surgery was the right choice for me. 100% sure.

I struggle with dinner. Because it was always my largest meal. I get full so quickly I feel nipped out of a meal. All psychological I know.

Oy Vay! It's a crazy world we live in. I have a sister who doesn't talk to me about the surgery instead she God's to our younger sister and complains that it's not fair that I will eventually lose weight and be thin. Imagine how I feel knowing my sister took comfort in knowing I was always larger than her. It hurts????

So I'm 3 weeks post op. I've lost 25lbs. And no one has noticed the weight loss!! Wow. I must be super obese that 25lbs is not noticeable. Go figure!

Thanks so much for sharing your experiences. I will keep you posted.

Did it again. One too many bites and I feel like my throat us being strangled.

I found out the isopure was too pure for me. Gas and diarrhea. Once I stopped it the issue resolved

During first two weeks I thought the pouch didn't work because I could easily take in liquids. Week 3 now it's like a nerve woke up and indicates pain when I consume too much. The pain is awful.

Hi I'm three weeks postoperative and for the first time experienced pain from eating too much soup. How do you all know when to stop eating? The pain happens after I've finished eating and not during eating. My brain thinks of dinner as a full meal. I have to get it rewired somehow.

The depression and realization that I had alienated myself from everyone because I was so ashamed of my obesity.

Wow. I can't wait to see my results. You look so much more youthful! Bravo!!

Wow, I'm impressed you are having shakes the first week! My surgeon only allows clear liquid for 7 days. Which for me is isopure and water. Actually got sick off the isopure and had to stop. Now I'm just having water and fat free chicken broth. Start 2nd week tomorrow and can't wait to have a shake! 2nd week is full liquids.