Hi guys its been a little while since Ive been on here! Just living life and adjusting to my new self. I am almost one month post op on July 10th!! Yeah I have lost nearly 30 lbs since surgery!!! Im excited to see the progress! Ok so my big delema is this I can't stand meat it grosses me out super bad to chew it up for so long in my mouth. I have had it in soups steamed broiled baked and BBQ. I have tried chicken breast and thighs. Pork chops,pork butt,ham, beef diffrent cuts n sword fish,salmon,tuna and shrimp. The problem I have is that as I chew my protien I start to get a mental image along with what Im eating and start breaking down it down as I chew. For instance I will get a visual of the texture I see skin and layers of fat veins the blood and so on,I connect the mental image with the food in my mouth and I get so grossed out I can barely swallow without gaging!! I know there are lots of other protiens besides meat. I am just wondering if any one has had this weird thing happen also certain sents and odors I cant stand!! Any one have this issue?? Thanks in advanced for any input and feedback!!!

I'm vegetarian and allergic to seafood. Don't like meat? Don't eat it. I do eat a lot of eggs and greek yogurt, but I've done quite well not eating any meat at all.

I'm vegetarian and allergic to seafood. Don't like meat? Don't eat it. I do eat a lot of eggs and greek yogurt, but I've done quite well not eating any meat at all.

@ BLERDgirl thank for the feedback. I would prefer to eat a total vegitarian diet but when I spoke with my surgeon he told me I can maintain a better protien based diet by aquiring most of my protien from lean meats.And that its more difficult to maintain a high protien diet on a vegan and vegitarian diet. I just never had a problem with eating meats till now.

Yes I guess I need to do some reasearch as to how to obtaine a high protien diet on a pant based diet

Maybe talk to a therapist. This sounds like something beyond simply not liking meat.

... I start to get a mental image along with what Im eating and start breaking down it down as I chew. For instance I will get a visual of the texture I see skin and layers of fat veins the blood and so on...

And now I am, too...

Awe man im sorry for the "Visual" yes I do believe you are right need to talk to someone about it! But it honestly only happens with meat and I keep thinking its because I have to chew it for so long!!

Ewwww! Makes me think of my husband in a new way. LOL

To be honest I also get that visual image of the skin and veins and such. The thought of eating animal flesh grosses me out as well, but I don't mention it often since it tends to offend omni eaters. Following a vegetarian diet takes a little creativity, but it's actually not that difficult for me. This was really important for me when I initially started investigating WLS. My diet consist of plant based Proteins and dairy. A vegan diet would be more challenging so for now I am sticking with vegetarianism. I hope to transition to vegan once I achieve a normal BMI.

Maybe talk to a therapist. This sounds like something beyond simply not liking meat.

Not abnormal at all. Lots of vegan and vegetarian folks feel this way. Also shrimp and lobsters look too much like giant cockroaches to me. They are all scavengers.

I'm vegetarian and allergic to seafood. Don't like meat? Don't eat it. I do eat a lot of eggs and greek yogurt, but I've done quite well not eating any meat at all.

@ BLERDgirl thank for the feedback. I would prefer to eat a total vegitarian diet but when I spoke with my surgeon he told me I can maintain a better protien based diet by aquiring most of my protien from lean meats.And that its more difficult to maintain a high protien diet on a vegan and vegitarian diet. I just never had a problem with eating meats till now.

I have been able to maintain my Protein levels between 75 -100gms since at least 3mths postop. Before that I was maintaining between 60 - 75grms.

So my favorite kitchen tool since being sleeved is my pair of kitchen shears. I was always a gulper, big bites, a few chews and swallow. It's been a hard habit to break.

Now, I use my handy dandy shears and cut my meat up into little bites and force myself to eat one at a time. Less chewing per bite needed and it takes me longer to eat. I feel my restriction faster, too, because I am forced to slow down.

Try it?