pr_pitbullgrl

i hear ya on this. i realized the hard way that after the first 20lbs i was gonna have to "eat right" and exercise just like anyone else. the only thing the sleeve helps with is not allowing me to stuff my face like i used to. otherwise you gotta work for it. you can do it!

i didn't have that problem in the beginning. (I wasn't hungry in the beginning) but you will feel boredom in what you're drinking. that, in and of itself, can prove dissatisfying. hunger and stomach acid do not feel the same way. stomach acid feels like. well acid in your stomach. it hurts. take it from me. i've had gastritis and a hiatal hernia for years. hunger feels like emptiness. i started getting hungry about 4 weeks out. and now i'm hungry all the time but rarely have an appetite for anything so it's easy to "eat right" since I don't really want anything in spite of being "hungry".

@Rose1up! i didn't get hungry in the beginning and i was, like you, actually happy to be on liquids for the beginning cuz i couldn't see anything solid going anywhere and i wasn't hungry at all. but everyone is different. and i agree with you when the doctor says it's mental and you're like, dude, i can FEEL it. maybe you can. i'm hungry all the time now tho i have no appetite i do feel the hunger. just trust your body. get your Protein and fluids and be patient and calm.

Congratulations. Everything you're saying sounds normal. I'm glad you're feeling well. Keep us all posted.

i assume this question is for the veterans in this thread cuz I can't eat any of the things you've described.

???????????????? indeed. Sometimes it's hardly worth the trouble

There is no fun in food anymore. I don't enjoy it. most everything makes me sick. I'm only 2 1/2 months out. I hear it does get better but at this point I only eat not to die

Is there any nutritional value in a bowl of Pasta? In a house green salad? In a potato? In a french fry? In a bowl of rice? Now that everything is so focused on poteen I don't know why I ate these foods before. Do I have a need to ever eat them again? All these things seem like just filler foods. back in the day I would eat salad with meat just to fill up my stomach and when I was fat I would eat french fries and pasta for pleasure but was I getting any nutritional value? What are sample diets that you're following? I'm 2 1/2 months out and I work out five days a week or more.

Maybe you guys should create a new thread lol.

it is hard. i have so much more time on my hands i barely know what to do with it. ive lost almost 40lbs. i work out a lot now.

oct 7th sleeve. i was the same. and even now, when i get "hungry" i have no appetite so nothing sounds good. i literally eat just to keep from starving. not enjoying food right now. i'm with alwtg. i eat to live and by setting times. sadly i still have to count on premier Protein shakes just so i can keep fueling my body and losing weight.

sometimes. you don't realize how huge you are until you see it in a photo. that was the case with this photo. here's my before and during. let's get some photos going guys! how is everyone doing? include stats surgery october 7 sw 232 cw 193

@@retrieverguy thank you my friend. slowly but surely

hi ya'll. merry whatever doesn't offend you. things are ok. still not eating well cuz im bad at the slow tiny bites thing but i'm working out SUPERhard and trying to get my Protein in wherever i can. mostly shakes and yogurt. i got into some real old jeans yesterday. i was super excited bout it. they aren't skinny jeans per se but they are skinniER jeans and i felt good all day about it. did crunches today for the first time and it seemed fine. i started slow with 20 and will increase as it goes. down almost 40lbs. will be excited to hit 50lbs down. happy holidays ya'll.

So. You know. Skinny is a relative term in our world. These are probably 14/16 but I haven't been able to get in them for a couple of years. I thought I was at least 15 pounds away from these but here they are on my body and I can even breathe and everything LOL. I'm at 195 but I thought it would take 180 to get in them so it's a small victory. onward and upward.

just tell your family. i wouldn't go shouting it to the world right away until you are comfortable with it. its really no one's business anyways. if they ask you how you're losing the weight you can debate telling them or not. or just tell them you changed your life and that's how you're losing the weight. but i would share with family in case you have any health issues they need to know your history.

if you eat anything solid you will be sick and that will cure your desire to chew anything real quick. not being mean just speaking from experience.

@@koos no i was not hungry in the beginning.

p.s. you can try vegan Protein. i did. but it literally tastes like vanilla cardboard plants. lol

thank you. i hope you're right. i will say when i eat a lot of protein i get less hungry. but i am hungry pretty much all the time. i don't eat carbs at all becuz they feel stuck in my throat and make me feel icky. i eat alot of fruit (no sugar added) and cheese. sometimes protein shakes. i will admit some days i'll eat very little. it just happens sometimes. but im never afraid of over eating cuz it's just not possible. nor am i afraid of carb overload cuz i can't eat carbs. i don't even eat vegetables at this point. i guess i feel like it's been a long time but someone else reminded me the other day that two months isn't that far out, lol. im just taking it day by day at this point. i do resent not enjoying food. but maybe that will change so i can at least enjoy the 7-800 calories a day we get to eat. thank you.

i super duper feel you. i was sleeved on oct 7th. i went thru the regret thing big time. still going thru it a little bit. there are certain things i just can't eat. but to be fair i think it's the WAY i eat too. i don't take "pea sized" bites or go that slow so that's prolly my bad. and, like some ladies above, i was doing premier Protein fine for a while and then suddenly i couldn't drink it i got super sick, diarrhea and everything but now i can drink it again (after taking a little) break. i too am hungry all the time. my stomach doesn't growl but i have the hungry feeling. that part really pisses me off cuz i didn't think that was supposed to happen to us anymore (insert annoyed face). my biggest regret is that i don't enjoy food anymore. like at all. but that might pass. you just kinda get used to eating certain things that your body responds ok to and go with that. but i have friends that are like a year out or more that can "eat anything" so who knows.

im just the opposite of you. i like to be home, alone, with my dog (watching tv or playing a video game or reading etc). but one thing i will say is it's weird to go out because everyone wants to "grab a bite" or "grab a drink" and i don't really eat much and now i don't drink so it's like....ummm..... but like i said i'm pretty anti-social and a loaner so so far it's not really affecting me but i'm sure it will when i start dating again.

i dont know if i went all out on the decor but i did get the biggest tree in the history of ever (for me) lol. i had a pajama, hot chocolate, tree decorating party to decorate it. my friend todd is 6'8 and he's standing next to my friend christine who is 5 feet so you can see the biggness of it all LOL. You can see my dog Mango - "Helping" below LOL. I like the tree during the day even better. my fave colors

i hear you. i'm puerto rican and same on the rice thing. but i tell you what. i'm 9 weeks out and i really don't eat dry starches at all. rice, bread, etc. it doesn't go down right. eventually you just stop trying to eat it. you kinda lose a taste for it cuz it makes you sick.

hi guys. sorry i been off - i just been kinda bitchy lately bout the whole surgery/weight thing. i'm fine tho. hit onderland today and have no real complaints bout the weight loss since i'm not really trying that hard and i'm still losing. i mean i try a little - i don't eat carbs that much and i don't pig out (not possible anyways) and i work out sometimes but i'm not killing myself so i'm not upset bout the weight. i guess my biggest gripe is i don't really enjoy food anymore and i can't really eat solid/dry things. i can't really eat bread or solid meat (steak etc). but on the other hand i don't really watch what i eat either. i been living on summer sausage and cheese lately. summer sausage isn't exactly low fat and it's yummy so that's kinda nice. i don't feel like i'm being deprived. and when i do eat/drink something bad like a gatorade or whatever i don't feel that bad. i worked out this am and had a Protein shake and am starting on my Water so i can try to get back on the straight and narrow. i wanted to be 180 by december 15th but that didn't happy. but hey i'm only 19lbs away from that so i'll knuckle down these next few weeks and push it. i feel pretty decent physically. as far as how i look. but 180 would make me feel REALLY decent lol. good thing is i'm not worried about holiday eating cuz i can't eat any of that stuff anyways. in our family it's usually a pork roast and rice and fried plantains and i can't really eat any of that so i'm not worried bout holiday weight gain. sad i can't enjoy it but it is what it is. i'm trying to enjoy other things but i never realized how many things in life are centered around eating. let's "go out to dinner" is always the thing people ask you when you're going to socialize. or let's grab a drink (i can't/don't really drink anymore either) so it's like. ummmm....ok. now what? but it's all good. i'm coming to terms with it. the skinnier i get the easier it is to deal with the sacrifices lol. happy holidays all.