Is anyone else suffering from "my mind is playing tricks on me" situation. I'm five days post op and I've been thinking about fast food and junk food!!!! It's the hardest thing to try to control! haven't tried to eat anything I wouldn't want to harm myself but these shakes just aren't enough! Any suggestions?!

What phase of the diet are you on? Best thing to do is keep yourself busy. It's tough but you CAN overcome this.

You just have to put mind over matter. Its your brain rebelling. I wanted MCD french fries a week after surgery and I hardly ever went there before surgery. Just try to get busy and take you mind off of it and you will be fine. When you see that number going down on the scale your craving will get less. have lost close to 30 pounds in almost 5 weeks. You will over come this.

That junk is addictive, that's why you want it so badly!

It's no help now, but in a few months, odds are good most of that will turn your stomach.

You've got to give the liquid diet post op diet a real shot as hard as it is. You need it so you can heal properly and avoid unnecessary complications.

This is one of the hardest parts of the process from a physical point. And it's definitely normal to feel "hungry" while on liquids.

Hang in there. Try your hardest to overcome this and take heart that in a few short weeks you'll be frustrated that you can only eat a few bites at a time.

~Cheri

My first week after surgery I was ready to choke someone for a mozzarella stick from Arby's. Don't worry -- the craving passes after a little while.

You will want it, only because you are so used to having it. Once you get to the point to where you can actually eat it again, it will make you feel horrible and so gross because your body will have adjusted from it. If I'm out and need to grab something quick because I didn't plan accordingly, or if we end up going to a fast food place I usually try to do Wendy's. I will get a small chili, which is a couple meals in it's self, or I'll order the grilled snack wrap and cut up the chicken and take it all out of the tortilla and it makes a little mini salad with lettuce, cheese and chicken (with or with out the sauce, I usually get no sauce).

that sounds so true , I'm fighting the cravings everyday. I'm 16lbs down in 5days so i should keep busy , ill be much more happy with the results! Thanks for the support sleevers!

When, or if, you are in the solid food stage of your diet you will be able to eat most things, as long as they agree with you and in small amounts. This is where it is very important to pay attention to what you are eating. My husband and I constantly ate at fast food restaurants post surgery and we often frequent fast foods now. The difference is I will get a grilled chicken filet, no bun, no sides, and no drink (There's no point in getting something to drink when I won't be able to drink it for 30 minutes) or a small salad with light dressing and I usually only eat the meat and a bite of the lettuce, barely dipping it in the dressing.

It isn't good to rely primarily on fast food, but there are things you can do to get the "fast food feeling" but not the fast food calories and carbs. I find that because my options are so limited when going to fast food places that I don't have the desire to do it as often. I'd rather eat at home, where I have more options.

Great points, Nerdy. It's important to understand that avoiding those foods when possible is always healthier, but in the real world we often have to make compromises like this. It's fully possible to incorporate these things wisely. You just have to be diligent and use moderation.

As a side note, I save so much money now...I just order a sandwich and it's two meals for me. I don't need a drink, don't want any sides and that old craving for fast food fries is long gone.

~Cheri

Great points! I like the fact that you have more options at home Nerdy! Everyone's advice helped curve that fast food hunger. Does anyone have any suggestions on which Full Liquid foods? Which ones are better tasting to help that crazy craving !?

Is anyone else suffering from "my mind is playing tricks on me" situation. I'm five days post op and I've been thinking about fast food and junk food!!!! It's the hardest thing to try to control! haven't tried to eat anything I wouldn't want to harm myself but these shakes just aren't enough! Any suggestions?!

I still go through that, 7 weeks out, dreaming of a Jimmy Johns sandwich or a Little Ceasar's pizza. My first weeks after surgery, I watched the Food Network Channel, no lie! But, my stomach could not "stomach" it, so it was easy to get over it.

When you are able to start to clean out your closet, because you are dropping in sizes, that is when you realize that that few minutes of cravings is not worth it. It does get better.

Great points, Nerdy. It's important to understand that avoiding those foods when possible is always healthier, but in the real world we often have to make compromises like this. It's fully possible to incorporate these things wisely. You just have to be diligent and use moderation.

As a side note, I save so much money now...I just order a sandwich and it's two meals for me. I don't need a drink, don't want any sides and that old craving for fast food fries is long gone.

~Cheri

When you say that you order a sandwich, are you able to eat the bread? I am worried about bread, crackers, pasta, rice, as I was told they "expand" in your stomach.

I still go through that, 7 weeks out, dreaming of a Jimmy Johns sandwich or a Little Ceasar's pizza. My first weeks after surgery, I watched the Food Network Channel, no lie! But, my stomach could not "stomach" it, so it was easy to get over it.

When you are able to start to clean out your closet, because you are dropping in sizes, that is when you realize that that few minutes of cravings is not worth it. It does get better.

I discovered Jimmy Johns AFTER my surgery, lol. I went and got the turkey unwhich and it ended up being 3-4 meals worth!

Bread is dead

When you say that you order a sandwich, are you able to eat the bread? I am worried about bread, crackers, pasta, rice, as I was told they "expand" in your stomach.

I find that going to places for sandwiches Subway, other than to get a salad is pointless for me. I can eat bread (barely) but I really don't like to. It makes me feel full too fast and bloated and then you get hungry too soon after. If I do get bread for something, I make sure to get the Flatouts and I'll have 1/2 of one.

I will admit I do go to McDonald's periodically. I just order a side salad. It's $1.00, and does the trick.