I need some input...I am considering the gastric sleeve and I encountered a situation last night that really made me think. Clearly I have issues with food. Last night, we ordered pizza. I hadnt eaten much all day because I was so slammed at work, so when that pizza arrived, I put 2 pieces on my plate and had my papa johns garlic butter sauce ready to dip into. I took a big bite and it was SOOOOO good. As I ate those 2 pieces of pizza...I couldnt help but think..."how in the hell would I ever survive the gastric sleeve"? At this point, I cant even imagine not being able to have moments like that...where I can just chow down.

Does this desire go away? Post op, are you sad or depressed that you can never do that again? How do you cope with that? Can you walk me through what this is like, on the other side?

(this sounds so pathetic...but it's the reality of life before the sleeve and it's how most of us got into this mess in the first place...sadly)

I'm 1 year post op and I still feel like this. I have the same urges as I did before. I will order so much food and then eat like 75% of one slice of pizza and be satisfied. The sleeve didn't change anything in my brain, only my stomach. My husband is always says, "Now, you know you're not going to be able to eat all that." I seriously think that I'm going to be able to eat all that food because I'm "starving." Well guess what? I'm so full AND satisfied after that 3/4ths of a slice of pizza. Sometimes I wish I could eat more but once you learn that you will puke if you eat too much, you will make yourself stop. I long to eat more sometimes but I know that my sleeve is doing it's job because my brain couldn't do that for me. My brain is addicted. I thank the Lord everyday that he allowed me to have this sleeve. While I'm not at my goal weight, I haven't had to diet not even one day. I haven't watched what I ate. The weight still came off. I still eat what I want. I ordered Papa Johns last night! I order Papa Johns 3-4 times a week and still haven't gained weight back. But I also haven't gotten to my goal weight either.

Good luck!

MauiGirl5555...funny, im an Events Planner too. We clearly think too much. Lol

MauiGirl5555...funny, im an Events Planner too. We clearly think too much. Lol