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Food addiction realization

fit4life123

By fit4life123, in Gastric Sleeve Surgery Forums

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fit4life123    108

fit4life123
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So I love food, I do. I get out of control and eat a lot of it which is why my weight had gotten out of hand and wls was a solution to get my life on track and actually start living it(I'm 22)

I'm one day post op and am really starting to get sad about not being about to eat certain foods for awhile.

I'm steadily starting to realize my food addiction was way out of hand.

Granted I'm feeling regret for the surgery and a bit bitter because I haven't eaten since Thursday so I am honestly pretty hangry(hungry and angry) right now, lol.

I didn't think I would ever feel regret but I know this was the right decision. I want to get my life together now, before I am diagnosed with something and it becomes too late.

I'm really hangry(hungry and angry) though!!! And all I see is food everywhere!

Sorry, I just needed to vent. I did all this research to mentally prepare myself for a vsg but seriously it is completely different living it.

I am pretty excited to try new recipes and I am determined to get fit and keep the weight off but by god these first couple of days are leaving me in a funk.

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joatsaint    2,814

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If you can, do what I did to avoid seeing food. I didn't watch commercial TV. I loaded up my DVD player and watched movies and seasons of TV shows. I wanted to avoid thinking about food at all costs.

And I too was angry. Don't know what I was angry about, but I really really wanted to fight everyone for those 1st 10 days post-op. :wacko:

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BLERDgirl    6,417

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I got to the point where I had to avoid cooking shows and simply turned from certain commercials. A word of caution. If you think you need it get counseling for your food addiction. Don't think you need to rely on willpower alone.

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JustJaime5    32

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I haven't been able to stop watching food network and I would consider trading my own mother for a piece of pizza right now. Lol. No I'm serious. ????. It doesn't help that I'm hungry almost all the time. I eat and I'm full so fast. I feel like I go from full to starving and there is nothing in between. Clearly I need to figure out a better eating schedule.

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fit4life123    108

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I'm still in the hospital and can only have liquids. I'm really bitter about not "eating" but it was worse right after surgery because I wasn't allowed to drink anything.

Today I think I can eat puréed food which will be better than liquids and I might not feel like I want to kill everyone, lol.

It just put into reality the extent of my addiction and how food plays such a large role.

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Joy889    11

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Omg this is EXACTLY how I feel

... half of me is elated about having this surgery (4 weeks out) the other half of me is sad maybe even depressed because I lost my best friend which is food. .. the surgery helps work the amount you eat but not with the cravings at all. ..

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VSGAnn2014    12,992

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On day two post-op I had several hours of WTF?!

And then it passed. And I was OK and back in the saddle again.

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llali82    45

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I'm three days post otp and I'm not hungry but still have cravings..I thinks the hardest thing is that I have a large family that I have to cook for so just smelling the food makes me wish I could just tastes it ...my husband and daughter have done there best to help.out with the cooking so I dont have to go.in the kitchen but it still doesn't really calm my cravings...even now as I type I can smell the aroma of chicken and potatoes Coming from the kitchen

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fit4life123    108

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I'm three days post otp and I'm not hungry but still have cravings..I thinks the hardest thing is that I have a large family that I have to cook for so just smelling the food makes me wish I could just tastes it ...my husband and daughter have done there best to help.out with the cooking so I dont have to go.in the kitchen but it still doesn't really calm my cravings...even now as I type I can smell the aroma of chicken and potatoes Coming from the kitchen

Aww, I know the feeling! My family tries but their eating is starting to bug me! My mother eats relatively healthy and I found myself craving her veggies and grits!

My father and sister on the other hand eat sweets and junk and that is just so unhelpful because I'm craving hard!

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GenaW828    117

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@@JustJaime5 I'm experiencing that now I eat stop before I'm stuffed then hours later I'm hungry. Talked to my dietitian and she said it's the small amount of food that I'm eating once I'm able to eat a full meal that will stop. So hopefully that will work for you too :)

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      Soooo I am coming to a realization
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        Life as a big person had limited my life to what I knew I could manage to do each day. That was eat. I hadn't anything else to look forward to. So my eating choices were the best I could dream up. I planned the cooking in managable lots in my head and filled my day with and around it.

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