So I graduated to purees on Monday, woohoo! But I've been struggling along with them, booo. A few bites of scrambled eggs here, then I get overfull and barf delicately into the sink. A few bites of blenderized chicken Soup there, I get overfull and barf delicately into the sink. And hey, I'm a pretty good barfer. But that overfull feeling SUCKED. So finally, I made a decision the day before yesterday. I decided that consuming food was going to be an unpleasant necessity, something I'd just have to get through, but wouldn't look forward to or enjoy. (I also quit eggs and chicken!)

What a difference! I exceeded my Protein goals yesterday and focused on non-meats like hummus and cheese and soup (blended sweet potato soup with GENEPRO this time!). I was able to eat much more (over 1/4 cup at lunch and dinner) and never felt overfull. That adjustment in expectations and the subsequent change in what I ate totally helped. So there you have it--eating sucks for a while after surgery, and that's Ok! You will figure out how to make it work.

I'm 16 weeks post op today and I have come to the conclusion that I eat to live. I used to enjoy eating too much which caused the problem. I really don't enjoy food or eating anymore, which is ok.

I enjoy eating at 5 months post-op. It's just in a VERY different way than I did before. I can eat anything now without my sleeve objecting. I am getting WAY better at not eating too much and making myself overfull. It's a process and there is a LOT of trial and error involved. But, don't think you will not enjoy eating ever again.

@@RedSalamander every week it gets better. The recovery part is like riding a bicycle up a hill. Once you heal, you can ride the bike down the hill with your hands up in the air and legs stretched out yelling weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee. lol