Hi all! Can't beleive I'm less than a week away from surgery. I'm 38 and know that I'm doing the right thing but am still pretty nervous about the surgery. I can't seem to wrap my mind around the fact that I won't be hungry. Just a very strange notion for me I've got a really busy life so I don't think I will miss all the food very much. I've got a supportive husband and two wonderful kids ages 8 & 18. I just completed my masters degree and am glad that I get the chance to address my long standing weight issue. I want to be seen for the smart and confident person that I am inside - not the fat & lazy person people perceive from my appearance. I'm all ready for my surgery but have an issue I'm some of you non-newbies can help me with. I'm going on vacation about a week after surgery and won't be able to eat with my family. Any tips on how to handle going to dinner and not eating?

Hey! Congrats and good luck! I just had surgery on the 5th and can tell you not eating is definitely a challenge (in your head), but not bad as long as you stay busy an away from the food. I've been battling head hunger like nobody's business. It's been tough. When I think about how I was before surgery, I never would have been able to make it two weeks on clear liquids alone without feeling any hunger. Just keep in mind that you WILL eat again and there is a light at the end of the tunnel. It's easier said than done, but its the truth. I've still been cooking for my fiancé as normal, even though I couldn't eat it. I just prepare it then leave the kitchen and sit in the loving room while he eats. The only thing in my house that REALLY got me was a pizza that he was eating one day. It smelled SO good!! I was blessed enough to have a sinus infection right after surgery, so I couldn't smell for most of my first week! Haha

Hi all! Can't beleive I'm less than a week away from surgery. I'm 38 and know that I'm doing the right thing but am still pretty nervous about the surgery. I can't seem to wrap my mind around the fact that I won't be hungry. Just a very strange notion for me I've got a really busy life so I don't think I will miss all the food very much. I've got a supportive husband and two wonderful kids ages 8 & 18. I just completed my masters degree and am glad that I get the chance to address my long standing weight issue. I want to be seen for the smart and confident person that I am inside - not the fat & lazy person people perceive from my appearance. I'm all ready for my surgery but have an issue I'm some of you non-newbies can help me with. I'm going on vacation about a week after surgery and won't be able to eat with my family. Any tips on how to handle going to dinner and not eating?

I am only a couple of days post op and can honestly say food doesn't appeal to me at all. I had a really strict preop and im starting to wonder if that helped me with head hunger because I don't have any.