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Feel Like I Lost My Best Frenemie

EL Diva

By EL Diva, in LAP-BAND Surgery Forums

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EL Diva    1

EL Diva
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Hello

I was banded last week on Nov 24/10 and am trying to remain positive during this difficult period. To be honest, I kinda feel like I lost a best friend, albeit a "frenemie" and yes, I'm talking about food! I've been a little depressed but mostly I think it's because I've been so hungry during this 'liquid' phase. I'm back to work and that has helped occupy my mind but, boy oh boy, it's hard! That said, I don't regret my decision to get the lapband at all. I am excited & ready for a change & know it's gonna get easier! (it's gotta get easier, right?!?!) LOL!

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al0vely    24

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El-Diva ... I am with you we are in bandster hell. I am completing my last day of the liquid phase. I have my first doctor visit tomorrow @ 2 weeks post op and I can move on to the mushie phase. To be honest I'm not planning to use the blender ... the thought of blended foods makes me nauseas.

During the liquid phase I tried some soft foods on Thanksgiving day (mashed potatoes, green Beans, cranberry sauce) and it all was absorbed well. A couple of nights ago I had a baked potato and last night I had some tuna from a pre packaged option.

I returned to work this week which has helped but the first day was hard to sit at my desk all day. Other than the two soft foods I added this week I drink a 20 oz. bottle of Isoprol Protein drink, a glass or 2 of Water, and have a fruit cup for lunch. I am not too hungry most of the time because I am always drinking something to try to stay full. I haven't started any exercising because I honestly don't feel like I have the strength to do so ... it takes all I have to complete my regular daily routine.

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katiejane    3

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Hello

I was banded last week on Nov 24/10 and am trying to remain positive during this difficult period. To be honest, I kinda feel like I lost a best friend, albeit a "frenemie" and yes, I'm talking about food! I've been a little depressed but mostly I think it's because I've been so hungry during this 'liquid' phase. I'm back to work and that has helped occupy my mind but, boy oh boy, it's hard! That said, I don't regret my decision to get the lapband at all. I am excited & ready for a change & know it's gonna get easier! (it's gotta get easier, right?!?!) LOL!

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katiejane    3

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Yes its gonna get easier lol:)

I was banded Oct15th and get my first fill tomorrow. I was really hungry around weeks 3/4 but since then I don't feel particularly hungry, it's just head hunger I have to cope with. I am eating 3main meals and 2 small Snacks and when I stick to this I lose weight steadily.

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Doc'sWife    56

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I feel for you and I'm only in the pre-op diet phase. Hang in there and keep us updated on your weight loss :)

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EL Diva    1

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Thanks so much for all your words of support! I find I gain strenth reading through the threads and its nice to know others are going through the same struggles. I have to admit, and probably naively, I thought it was going to be easier to get through the liquid phase. As an "inside joke" my husband bought me a jar of baby food and I laughed saying, "I don't think so!!" but I gotta say, I've been eyeing that jar up in the cupboard and its not looking that bad anymore!! LOL!! but I digress..... :)

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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      1. summerseeker

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        Life as a big person had limited my life to what I knew I could manage to do each day. That was eat. I hadn't anything else to look forward to. So my eating choices were the best I could dream up. I planned the cooking in managable lots in my head and filled my day with and around it.

        Now I have a whole new big, bigger, biggest, best days ever. I am out there with those skinny people doing stuff i could never have dreamt of. Food is now an after thought. It doesn't consume my day. I still enjoy the good home cooked food but I eat smaller portions. I leave food on my plate when I am full. I can no longer hear my mother's voice saying eat it all up, ther are starving children in Africa who would want that!

        I still cook for family feasts, I love cooking. I still do holidays but I have changed from the All inclusive drinking and eating everything everyday kind to Self catering accommodation. This gives me the choice of cooking or eating out as I choose. I rarely drink anymore as I usually travel alone now and I feel I need to keep aware of my surroundings.

        I don't know at what point my life expanded, was it when I lost 100 pounds? Was it when I left my walking stick at home ? Was it when I said yes to an outing instead of finding an excuse to stay home ? i look back at my last five years and wonder how loosing weight has made such a difference. Be ready to amaze yourself.

        BTW, the liquid diet sucks, one more day and you are over the worst. You can do it.

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