i woke up this morning to the wonderful aroma of bacon, eggs and biscuits! even though i know that i cant possibly be actually hungry at this point, i still want some real food! im going to a christmas party tonight but have decided not to stay long so im not tempted to eat anything! i tried some cream of chicken soup last night for the first time and that was very satisfying! tuesday i can start mushies so i dont have too much longer!

i woke up this morning to the wonderful aroma of bacon, eggs and biscuits! even though i know that i cant possibly be actually hungry at this point, i still want some real food! im going to a christmas party tonight but have decided not to stay long so im not tempted to eat anything! i tried some cream of chicken soup last night for the first time and that was very satisfying! tuesday i can start mushies so i dont have too much longer!

Hang in there! You will make it. You're doing a good job resisting the temptation to eat something that could jeopardize your sleeve! Congratulations!

Hope, I know what you mean, how can I be hungry? I was hungry at the airport home, the smells drove me crazy and I just couldn't understand it. Of course I am still on thins and start about the same time as you on cream soups etc and will not skip ahead since I am dropping weight, but things should change when we get some real food...WE CAN HOPE!!!

I dont know if I'm hungry or miss chewing. I had cream soup today as well but my sleeve didn't enjoy it felt like a knot in my stomach. I had more broth and it was ok but I do miss chewing.

i woke up this morning to the wonderful aroma of bacon, eggs and biscuits! even though i know that i cant possibly be actually hungry at this point, i still want some real food! im going to a christmas party tonight but have decided not to stay long so im not tempted to eat anything! i tried some cream of chicken soup last night for the first time and that was very satisfying! tuesday i can start mushies so i dont have too much longer!

I will start mushies next week also. I have cravings, I want things, I don't think anything will take that away. I've been doing pretty well with my food. I did however go to my first restaurant and Christmas party all in the same day. My husband invited me to join him and his staff for lunch. I said sure, before I realized what I'd gotten myself into. When we entered the restaurant I thought to myself "I hate this, what was I thinking". While everybody there was pilling there plates at the buffet, I was just sitting there. I checked out the buffet, there was NOTHING I could eat on it, not even pudding or mashed potatoes. I was just hating it...but I sat there an just stood it, after a while I was ok, and just sipped my Protein drink. I started looking at what people were eating, and it was kind of sickening.

Everybody was eating things that were terrible for them, and shoveling it in like there was no tomorrow. At that moment I was glad to be different, the need to be like them went away. I'm not sorry I did this, I will be healthy when others are suffering from what they eat. It's pretty sad what I used to do to myself, and I'm happy I choose to change it.

At the Christmas party it was the same, people were gorging themselves

with party food. I did find things to eat, cheese, cheese dip, grapes, and egg nog. I also had 1 one inch square of cheese cake. I would only take a couple of bites every 30 minutes or so. So I did fine and didin't over due anything. I was very proud of myself.

Today I had a soft scrambled egg for Breakfast, I sauted some shrimp about 6 pieces, for lunch. it was fabulous!!!! I was so happy to eat something with flavor.

I had some tuna for dinner. I did fine, no problems at all. I'm finally getting the hang of the sleeve. And I love it.

Good luck to you , you'll do great.

I had to stay away from anywhere there was going to be food when I was on the liquid diet. I just didn't want to temp myself. I live alone so it was easy to stay on the liquid diet at home, and I didn't trust myself to watch oher people eat, so I just didn't do it.

thanks for all your responses! today has been remarkably better! i mixed up a protein shake and had just 4 oz! i needed something different than what ive been having! i added peaches with some cinnamon and 2 almonds for a little extra kick! it helped! im really just having to revert back to minimal television! the commercials really are so much food and do me in big time!

I am the same way, I love food and always will, and that is why the sleeve is perfect for me, for portion control.

I watch the food network and can't wait to try recipes (the healthy ones).

I go back to my nutritionist Friday and get the go ahead to get on mushies, so I am very excited!

The most substantial thing I have had so far is runny grits and they are delicious!

We can do it, it is worth it, when we start eating again it will feel like this was a brief moment in time. Just take it one day at a time, it is the only way I have made it this past week. Today is my one week surgaversery and I can't believe I have lost 11 lbs in one week! I hope it keeps up!