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wierd everything i eat i dont enjoy i never get that ahhhhhhhhhhh that was great feeling. i have so much food in my freezer because i cooked it thinking hummmmmmm this will be good and i will eat off it for maybe two days and put it in the freezer. its like i want something but dont know what it is. im thinking maybe a slice of pizza or some fries, i know i wouldnt be able to eat it all but i just maybe want to taste it. shoot i dont know. its just to much work to eat you have to chew it well you get full fast your food gets cold. i just want to be normal. anyone else feeling this way, i hope i am not alone.

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I definitely understand! I feel like ill never eat a meal again :(

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My 4 bites are usually finished before its cold and the food I now eat it is unappetizing to any normal person.My high fibre Protein and eggwhite pancakes makes my kids cringe!

I just wish I didnt feel like eating as I always do even though food still doesnt taste the same and I am still looking for that "something nice" almost 8 months later.

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wow 8 months and still dont have a taste for food. oh man its funny everytime i think of getting something bad i think to myself i wont enjoy it 2 -3 bites im full. so i just dont do it

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A couple years before I was sleeved I had chemotherapy for prostate cancer. One of the side effects was a temporary loss of my sense of taste. With that I lost the joy of eating but I still had a big hunger.

Now I have much less hunger but I have the joy of eating. Even though it's just a few bites, I rejoice in the taste. Plus I have a healthy, slim body to fuel with the food.

And.... I am alive.

I like now better.

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I feel ya...eating has become a chore now vs a pleasure as it once was. If eating wasn't a requirement of existence I would probably just stop all together. My previously fav foods now have no taste or taste nasty to me. I still get head hunger, go to eat what I crave and then want to puke cuz it doesn't taste good anymore. I'm only 9 weeks out though so we'll see if I ever get back to some semblance of normal somewhere down the road.

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I have really been wondering about this. I'm only 5 weeks out, but I've been on vacation for a week and have been eating in a lot of restaurants; Soup, fresh grilled fish, yogurt, oatmeal, etc. I almost dread meal time. Eating is not. "fun " anymore. It is more of a chore. Drinking is fine and no big deal. This may sound sick, but I hope it lasts. I'm tired of my life being ruled by food.< /p>

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I have really been wondering about this. I'm only 5 weeks out' date=' but I've been on vacation for a week and have been eating in a lot of restaurants; Soup, fresh grilled fish, yogurt, oatmeal, etc. I almost dread meal time. Eating is not. "fun " anymore. It is more of a chore. Drinking is fine and no big deal. This may sound sick, but I hope it lasts. I'm tired of my life being ruled by food.[/quote']

I know the feeling, I dread mealtime to. I'm 4 months out and if I never ate another bite of food it would be ok with me, it's way to much work! But with that said, I could not be ant happier with my results, 87 lbs lost and counting, sounds like a great trade off to me, the taste of food for all this darn fat!

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food v. Feeling Fantastic. Hmmmmmm I know I used to think good tasting food made me feel fantastic to eat, but when the food was no longer in my mouth being tasted-I just hated myself! The momentary, dare I say "ecstasy", felt while consuming is a mind F---! Afterwards the self hatred and negativity canceled all those warm fuzzy feelings i had when eating.

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GOOD i am not alone. last night after writing this post i said i want something something good and gooey so i stopped at wendy's got a single with cheese no mayo and a small frie, well i wasted $5 because i ate only half the burger and a few fries, i looked in the bag and the fries were still full along with more than half a burger. now it went down good the taste well overated lets say not enjoyable. YEA I CAN LIVE LIKE THIS FOREVER. i just have to get use to it thats all :wub:

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I dont like the same foods i did pre op.

I dont like too cook anymore.

I dont like to watch others eat fatty foods.

But i keep this to myself why should my family suffer this is my chouce and i have no regrets. I truelly eat to live now.

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GOOD i am not alone. last night after writing this post i said i want something something good and gooey so i stopped at wendy's got a single with cheese no mayo and a small frie, well i wasted $5 because i ate only half the burger and a few fries, i looked in the bag and the fries were still full along with more than half a burger. now it went down good the taste well overated lets say not enjoyable. YEA I CAN LIVE LIKE THIS FOREVER. i just have to get use to it thats all :wub:

It sounds to me like you are looking for your old life back. The days of wendy's burgers and fries should be over. Start working your sleeve and looking at new things to do instead of focusing on food: new hobbies, exercise, friendships. You got this surgery to help you so please work it for all that it is intended. Best wishes to you.

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Amazon i do like my new life. i think its because i was deprived for 2 months but i truly dont focus on food anymore its not that important i eat it to live i dont live to eat anymore

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Are you allowed to have a cheeseburger at this stage? I guess I was thinking you were 4 or 5 weeks out....bread is a nasty no no early on as it puffs up in your tummy.

I believe though you've said that your program allows potatoes at this point? (Mine does). What about making up some lovely fried potatoes at home, or shoe string but make them a bit healthier again by cooking them at home? Add some sour cream and butter, just a bit, given you aren't going to eat a bunch anyhoo and indulge in that major treat while still being sort of on program?

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