Sad about missing food

[Mcgann320 26]

PLEASE tell me I am not the only one who literally gets sad to the point of tears over not having food. I was sleeved 6/3 so am 8 days post op and the past couple days were hard, as to see why my body is healing nicely and I'm not worried about that, I'm worried about not having food. I am in full liquids but so ready for some density or flavor to eat. When I see people eat or food around it makes me sad almost to the point of tears! Your mind is such as strong influence I never realized how much head hunger I have. Oh & food commercials on tv used to be nothing.. Now I'm practically drooling over anything that pops up on tv edible. Yall am I alone?

[bb3586 7]

No your not alone I'm about 18 day's post op and I'm not used to eating slowly or leaving food behind, I love food I enjoyed cooking and now I dream of the day I can eat a burger again lol

[TheOnlyDuchess 27]

You are so not alone! We were sleeved same day and I almost cried last nite about Peanut Butter. It's better during the day at night I'm sad

[TXBrittBritt 48]

I am in he same boat!! Sleeved June 1 and yesterday I was very upset! There has been this yummy Apple on our counter all week that just keeps looking at me! Well no more I said and cut that thing up and put it in the trash!! When my husband got home he saw the aftermath and asked why I committed Apple murder. Because screw that Apple, it kept starting at me like you can't eat me so I thought Apple murder was the perfect rebuttal!!

I might be going crazy but it was a little therapeutic! And we both had a good laugh!!!

[4MRB4PHOTO 3,899]

I am in he same boat!! Sleeved June 1 and yesterday I was very upset! There has been this yummy Apple on our counter all week that just keeps looking at me! Well no more I said and cut that thing up and put it in the trash!! When my husband got home he saw the aftermath and asked why I committed Apple murder. Because screw that Apple, it kept starting at me like you can't eat me so I thought Apple murder was the perfect rebuttal!!

I might be going crazy but it was a little therapeutic! And we both had a good laugh!!!

LOL.

If they convict you of "apple murder", you could always "a-peel" the verdict.

[jhclikesshopping@gmail.com 285]

First time I went out to eat - I cried. I really wanted to eat sushi and I could not. I was so sad - we had to leave before finished eating. You are NOT ALONE!!! I way I am rationalizing it.... I think of it like a loss. I lost the ability to eat like I used to. I went through a grieving process and it has helped. But at 10 weeks post op - I still miss the joys I got from eating. Now I have a totally different feeling around food and it taking a while to get used to it.

[BigViffer 3,544]

I don't think I was ever "sad". Frustrated a little bit perhaps. I chuckle now, but at the one month mark, I was waking up like a 13 year old boy, feverish from desire of a wet dream. But my dreams were of a pizza slice being lfted and the cheese stretching like they do on commercials. Or it would be a giant burger with everything on it and I would be taking a big manly bite of it instead of the nibble of beef Jerky I get now.

But that month told me something disturbing about myself. I was literally addicted to food. Here I am, a grown man, fantasizing about food. When you put it into context, it all seems a little silly to get so worked up over food. It's not like I can never have it again, I can just have a little.

[Stephanie Salsera Perrott 85]

last night when I got home they were eating t-bone steak i almost wanted to ask if I could just have a lick of the steak.

[BigViffer 3,544]

last night when I got home they were eating t-bone steak i almost wanted to ask if I could just have a lick of the steak.

I know what you mean! I remember once thinking to myself "I'll just chew the food, then spit it out." Then I felt sickened that I would even consider that. food addiction plain and simple.

[DebiDoo 12]

I feel the exact same way.Surgery June 2nd.I feel better reading this. I wanted to cry.

[jordantaylor 51]

You are SO NOT ALONE. I saw a restaurant commercial the other night and cried my eyes out. I miss food as my friend and coping skill. I think dealing with that is an every day struggle for a lot of us. The good news is that you didn't just give up food, you gained a tool for long term weight loss, and you don't have to struggle with dieting like you used to. Don't get me wrong, sometimes I have trouble looking at it that way myself, but you have to remember why you did this.

Don't forget that our hormones can go haywire after surgery, too, as well as the fact that the surgery is a shock physically and emotionally and it takes some time to heal from.

Good luck, and keep your chin up. You're gonna do great

[wannaBthinsoon 1,634]

It gets better. Pretty soon you will be able to eat food, and not just drink it. When I was on liquids, and full liquids, even purees, I was HUNGRY ALL THE TIME! lol Now I can eat just a tiny bit of food, and have to stop. I have lost interest in eating. It is too uncomfortable to over eat. I have to eat Protein first....well nothing else fits after I eat the Protein, so..... I'm not venturing out to try new things, because I fill up so dang fast. I said this on someone elses page who is missing food too. The all consuming thought of food will leave you, and you will eat to live, and not live to eat. Even the tempting aromas of steak houses and restaurants, etc do not affect me now, because I figure...what's the use? I don't have room for squat, so why bother. I eat my little bit of protein, and I'm done. If I over eat, I get really uncomfortable. I don't like that feeling. Hang in there! (I regret nothing! I dreamed of being able to be this way all my life! Food does not rule me anymore!)

[cariive250 4]

I was sleeve june 2, I am going thru the same thing my Dr told me they called this "head hunger "you want everything and anything, you see...I find myself watching the food channel and yet I don't feel hungry. .is definitely a journey for me..

[Kfohiotime4change 59]

I, too, am in this boat. Sleeved on Monday June 8 and although I'm home and healing nicely, I'd love to have the usual Friday night pizza with extra cheeses and extra sauce! I know I'm a food addict but that doesn't make the desire, the cravings any easier. I think about food way too much and I'm still on full liquids. dinner tonight involved Soup for me and there was an appearance made by some mashed potatoes for everyone else. That couldn't hurt if I put butter and thinned some out with the broth and took just a couple spoonfuls. It took three minutes to realize that wasn't happening. I think I felt my first "stuck". For now, I'll get through the full liquids minus mashed potatoes and look forward to the next phase which will let me tweek some better flavor profiles. These first weeks and months are going to be rough for all of us addicts but we have no choice! We CAN do this ????

[mchap25 65]

Thanks for sharing! Sleeved June 1 and dealing with the same issue. I'm finding out how addicted to food I really was and what a huge emotional eater I was. Now I'm connecting to myself and that is more powerful than anything! Of course I have to give myself this pep talk A LOT!