Hello eveyone on this side of our journey! Well its been eight days since I was sleeved and its the first time I have felt true hunger since my surgery! I am still on a liquid diet but have not been able to tolerate very much besides shakes broth wat er and popsicles! So today I woke up super hungry my stomach was growling so I made myself some oatmeal that I had left over from my preop diet I was barely able to get in about four teaspoons full and i felt some pain and discomfort after words so I decided not to try anything else. When will I be able to eat again without pain?

I am also 8 days post sleeve and the most difficult thing is getting my head, hands, and mouth cooperate with my new stomach... One bite too much hurts !!! I am moving slowly into anything mashable and moist (hate that word)... Purée is not for me so protein shakes are my best friend for now. Hard boiled egg mixed with plain hummus and a mashed banana was nice... Couldn't eat it all, which was ok with me. Just can't get the hang of not drinking while eating. I always have and by the mouthful, never baby sipping... I am afraid of becoming dehydrated so I continue to drink and then I screw up the no liquid 10 min before and 45 minutes after eating. It is a process my friends and we are retraining our brains ????

@ anxious.annie, I know right uggg I have always been a gulper I loved to chug my drinks and I used to always need a Coke with my meal not all of them but for sure my biggest meal of the day! Keeping hydrated is such a big challenge for me and the 30/30 rule is so hard cause Im not that organized with my meals yet cause I havent been hungry at any regular intervals! I know its a total brain reboot like upgrading with new software! Everyone says give it time as thats what we got to do! ???? So glad we can share our experiences trials and messups! ???? have a good one!

Oh we got this... We all came this far and now to retrain our brain... I miss my carbonated beverages lol ????

On a positive note...I made it through yesterday without cheating and without wanting to punch someone and steal their Pasta. Which is what I made for my family. Yup I still have to cook. My hubby is out of town so my little one still needs to eat. One less day! I can't wait for Wednesday when I can eat baby food. ????

@@sferriol hang in there sis its oneday at a time!!! you got this....me Im like can I just smell it? Lick it? Ahhh hunger hit hard!! Just wait till we have skinny girl problems????

Lyn,

You are so right. I have news to share. First off made it through one more day! Second of all I started this crazy adventure on 6/10/15 weighting in at 318lbs and yesterday I weighed in on 296.5 lbs. I haven't seen 200 in a very long time. This just makes me want to be a good girl. I know there will be days we break down, but like Lyn says..."just can't wait till we have skinny girl problems".

Thanks Lyn and anyone else who has taken time from their lives to share their positivity. I needed to hear that.

You did it!!! You broke the 300 mark and are an amazing beautiful woman ... Keep up the good work... We got this

On a positive note...I made it through yesterday without cheating and without wanting to punch someone and steal their pasta. Which is what I made for my family. Yup I still have to cook. My hubby is out of town so my little one still needs to eat. One less day! I can't wait for Wednesday when I can eat baby food. ????

@@sferriol hang in there sis its oneday at a time!!! you got this....me Im like can I just smell it? Lick it? Ahhh hunger hit hard!! Just wait till we have skinny girl problems????

Lyn,

You are so right. I have news to share. First off made it through one more day! Second of all I started this crazy adventure on 6/10/15 weighting in at 318lbs and yesterday I weighed in on 296.5 lbs. I haven't seen 200 in a very long time. This just makes me want to be a good girl. I know there will be days we break down, but like Lyn says..."just can't wait till we have skinny girl problems".

Thanks Lyn and anyone else who has taken time from their lives to share their positivity. I needed to hear that.

Awe shucks???? your welcome love!! Mama said there'd be days like this....we have all made the decison to change what ever it was in our lives that made us add layer upon layer weather it was to protect us from heartache, rejection,family,molestation,rape,abuse,fear,or comfort...gosh how many times did I hear"Lynn you have such a pertty face.....if you would just take care of your body....but no one offered a solution or cared enough about the fat girl to get to the core of what made me self loath and lose self control. But that is no longer relevant I am just happy that at 45yrs old I now have tool that I will use to dicipline myself and become that healthy beautiful woman that WILL shed years of built up unessisary layers and take pride in knowing that this life altering change we have all undergone that is irreversable we will struggle and fall but we will slowly emerge Renewed transformed and stronger than ever....not cause our society dictates but rather because it is our time to thrive and shine....look out Kardashians,JLo get ready for a whole new bread of women ????% real women who have struggled but overcoming all the hate and cruelty media society and culture threw at us.....I vow that as I become my new self I will do everthing that I can to encourage and help any "Obese person" still trapped in a world of hurt!!

When I was at 8 days they had me on soft foods, meaning yogurt and a few other items. That stage sucked for me. But I did try grits with a little bit of cheese on it. Real good and helped me with cravings.