These are just a few things that I’ve learned about myself in the 4 weeks since I was sleeved.

1. I never realized how much Water I would drink with meals. It is a lot harder than I thought it would be not to drink water before/during/after meals.
   
   
2. I never knew how fast I ate before. Sometimes I still forget and speed eat… after only a few bites, the sleeve lets me know I doing it wrong.
   
   
3. I never realized how much food I used to cram onto the fork/spoon. One big swallow, the sleeve lets me know it’s too much. Buying baby utensils has really helped, although I look weird eating with them.
   
   
4. If I have to eat in a hurry, it is better to eat something liquid/puree or nothing at all. The sleeve doesn’t like fast… at all.
   
   
5. Chewable Vitamins make me gag.
   
   
6. liquid vitamins make me gag.
   
   
7. Protein shakes make me gag.
   
   
8. Taco seasoning makes everything taste better.
   
   
9. I'm obsessed with the scale.
   

Edited 4/16 - I'm adding a couple more things to the list of things learned:

10. The feeling of 'nausea' is very different now.

11. I miss being able to have myself a good guzzle.

Hey there skinnyginny, I really liked your post. It made me get my head out of the clouds and laugh. You are so right! I haven't had my sleeve yet, just two more days but you covered a lot of things I do now.

I can't wait for taco seasoning. The night before I was to start my liquid diet my husband asked me where I wanted to go for my last meal and I named a Mexican food restaurant we hadn't been to in years but I know they had fried stuffed chili peppers with cheese. As I sat there eating I looked up at my husband and said "This food is awful!" and he agreed, got a togo box and brought it home.

Good luck to you on your journey and look forward to your posts.

This reminds me of what someone told me when I had my band removed. They said if you just keep your portion to the size of a coffee mug you should be fine. I looked at him and laughed.. You realize how much I could manage to stuff in a mug? I would stuff, press, stuff etc.. It's amazing the things we do

Ok sorry.. This just made me think of that