Hi I am almost 6 weeks post op, I have lost 49lbs and was on a real 'High'.

BUT this evening, for no apparent reason, I feel really down, not depressed, just sad. I have no reason for this, I don't crave food, and I am enjoying a healthy puree diet. I just want to cry!

So sorry to hear you're feeling low. Just remember your emotions are going wild and you can't trust them. My nutritionist told me hormones are stored in fat and as you lose the fat you have tons of hormones flying around your body. This can make you sad or angry for no reason. Don't trust your emotions. Count your blessing and your awesome 49 pounds!!! You're doing a really great job with your sleeve.

So sorry to hear you're feeling low. Just remember your emotions are going wild and you can't trust them. My nutritionist told me hormones are stored in fat and as you lose the fat you have tons of hormones flying around your body. This can make you sad or angry for no reason. Don't trust your emotions. Count your blessing and your awesome 49 pounds!!! You're doing a really great job with your sleeve.

Thank you for your reply, wondering1, I'm sitting here 2am in UK, can't sleep, and trying to work out why I feel so sad when everyone tells me I'm doing so well!

Hormones... that makes sense, right, gonna try and sleep now, hope that will sort it out!

Thanks DidZ X

So sorry to hear you're feeling low. Just remember your emotions are going wild and you can't trust them. My nutritionist told me hormones are stored in fat and as you lose the fat you have tons of hormones flying around your body. This can make you sad or angry for no reason. Don't trust your emotions. Count your blessing and your awesome 49 pounds!!! You're doing a really great job with your sleeve.

OMG If that is true that emotion hormones are stored in fat cells.... I better stock up on kleenex tooo. I am not scheduled until 11/14 and I am already dealing with the beginning of menopause. My poor poor husband

I believe laughter is the best medicine... Netflix, standup comedians, and a Pose pad! Sounds like a fun time for me.

Hang in there! This is a normal and common reaction. Talk it out, watch some comedy, read some of our guys on VST comedic responses... Soon it will be a blur in the past.

Stay strong!

Yes! Yes! Yes! It is normal!!!!!! I was like that too, and researched a LOT, and found out it is really documented and true! and rhank God normal! I even cried everytime I posted things here and nobody answered because "we have already posted about this before"!!!! imagine that!

Yes, it's normal. Yes, it will go away. Your doing terrific, hang in there! Now we need some knock-knock jokes for the laughter portion.....

Knock knock.

Who's there?

Cows go.

Cows go who?

No, cows go moo!

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There's a comedic thread??? Really??

Thank you for your reply' date=' wondering1, I'm sitting here 2am in UK, can't sleep, and trying to work out why I feel so sad when everyone tells me I'm doing so well!

Hormones... that makes sense, right, gonna try and sleep now, hope that will sort it out!

Thanks DidZ X[/quote']

I went through three years of fertility treatments, including massive doses of estrogen (which you are likely experiencing with the rapid...way to go BTW) weight loss. I cried at toilet paper commercials. I cried at a cocktail party during a comedy show. I cried at christmas like....well no one cries like that...just setting up the trees. It's normal sweetie. One thing I learned with all the crying (I don't normally cry at all) is that it was so freaking silly I got to the point that I would laugh at myself as I cried....now that's a crazy looking person if there ever was one!!! My close friends knew the issue...but let me tell you, strangers don't get it heh heh

I hope you don't cry your way to goal...but feeling a bit sad is normal Don't worry about it unless it gets obsessive!

The other issue to mention is that you just put your body through major surgery. I know you are out a ways, but it can effect your whole system for weeks if not months sometimes. You just might not feel "right" but not get why...you shocked the heck out of your body, and now you are making it lose weight rapidly....it's in shock and funny things will happen off and on as it gets to whatever your new normal is going to be.

Doxie hehe I wish there was!! I meant there are so many comedic geniuses here on VST. I just love coming across one of their funny replies that lighten my day

We should start a joke thread!!

Wow! The Crying Game in 3-D! I'm past menopause (thank God!) but I have had mini pity parties and/or 'words' with my mom, who is here to help me, since surgery! I'm on edge with everyone. No one is safe from my emotions! I also get upset when I don't get responses to my posts "They don't like me!" -wow! So narcissistic! I never knew about fat cells releasing harmones-it makes sence because I really feel like I'm PMS-ing. Want to cry. Then I'm laughing! Crazy lady! But I'm getting smaller, too, so...I'll take the crazy (sorry family, this too shall pass!)!

Find a good therapist... You'll be more successful with your sleeve in the end!

DidZ - is that prounounced Ditzy? I love it

We all have our "days" and come to think of it, it's not that different than our lives before surgery...but sometimes not having our food crutch there to soothe ourselves can be hard to get used to. Over time it does change, but you do have to find other coping strategies! As others have mentioned, humor helps!

I remember not long after surgery, I started crying at a red light for no reason. When the light turned green, I stopped just like that. I think our hormone levels being all over the place does affect our moods, especially for us menopausal women. Menopausal women coming at ya....watch out!!

Be kind to yourself. The sun will rise again tomorrow, and as a new day begins, the possibilities are endless!!

I believe that what we are talking about here is really "fat-STORING hormones". Hormones are not stored. They are released as needed or on schedule (like our monthly visitor) and used right away. But there are hormones that hold on to fat for whatever reason and I believe us lucky ladies have more of them that men do. We get all the breaks.