About a week ago I started to do better and be able to eat more solid food. It's been three months since my surgery and this is the first time off liquids. I've been really struggling and throwing up a lot and it's been rough!

Anyway I had a good week and ate some cheese and chips and guacamole and salads! These are all new for me.

Then I started to worry- what if my sleeve is gone and now I can eat again? I still have 8 pounds to lose and what if I never get there and start to gain? What if my restriction is gone?

I have been wanting to eat a sandwich for months. I crave them so badly. This morning I decided shoot I'm doing so good, let's try a subway turkey breast.

2 tiny bites later... I am puking my guts out into the subway bag.

Sleeve still works.????

Lol, I'm so going to use your mindset every time my stomach makes me puke. It's still working- SCORE!

pouch confirmed lol

So sorry you puked but you know she is still there!!

More then 2.5 years out and can still puke my guts out if I eat to fast or my stomach decides it is just not going to handle it. It is something we will live with the rest of our lives....

Isn't it wonderful to continue to have the reminder that we have changed our life patterns for the better. This includes WLS!

I am glad to hear sleeve works but sorry you puked.

I think about pizza but have been on purée/ cottage cheese like textures this week. I had hiatal hernia repair with my sleeve 5/19. So I read your post literally right after trying to eat a very small hard boiled egg and also puking.

I feel hunger a lot but I know what I am doing wrong. I am not doing the small Amounts of food every 3 hours, instead waiting until I have to eat and then chewing not enough and too quickly. Protein shakes go down fine.

I guess I'm glad, I worked in healthcare eating on the fly and I have a bad habit of eating too quickly.

Before surgery I got good about keeping a cooler of Snacks and always having healthy stuff on hand although, I still snarfed it down in the car or on the fly. I am learning and my body is certainly reinforcing the habit.

Anyone recommend a good book, with meal planning suggestions and practical advice for busy moms? Something that maybe has suggestions for each part of the process?

Edited June 12, 201511 yr by Kimberly7490