Hello. This is my first post and first time on here. A thousand apologies if I am in the incorrect forum or am breaking etiquette rules. I am considering surgery but posting in here because my question is for people who have already had surgery. One of my big concerns about surgery is what eating afterwards will be like. Im only 26. Will it make my social life weird forever if going out to eat is difficult? I admit I feel pretty addicted to food the though of never having a "real" full meal again scares me. If you had any of these thoughts, was the weight loss worth the sacrifice of eating like you used to? Thank you. Again, sorry if I posted incorrectly.

I sip on half a glass of wine, take a few bites and play with my food , nobody really pays attention.. I used to drink a bottle of wine, eat an app dinner and desert..I don't miss it at all!! Skinny and healthy is so worth it ! Good luck with your decision

Thank you so much for the replies everyone. I appologize in the delay of my reply, I'm still trying to figure out my way around the forum. I have my initial consultation on Tuesday! Does anyone have any advice for that appointment? Things to say/not to say etc...

The trickiest part is the history of "trying". I collected everything I could find that proved I had had a problem for a long time and had tried to to deal with it myself and then wrote up something that read like a medical report.

I included dates and weights, scanned comments from my PCP proclaiming me obese and prescribing a low-fat diet, prescriptions to diet pills, and graphs from my fitness log.

This made it very easy for someone to use to prove that I had exhausted the self-help avenue.

Otherwise, you may have to going into a 6 month pre-opt program. Unless of course you're not quite ready...

I agree with the the advice on history of trying. My insurance company was a stickler on that. Bring dates, pounds lost, etc. Especially important will be proof of a diet plan tried in the past 12 months. I'm only 2 1/2 weeks out and I feel so amazing! I know it's only my stomach that was cut but I feel like part of my brain was also changed that day. I see food very differently now, and it's been really easy to eat right. Good luck!

The only issues I have ran into is going out on dates, some guys feel you are wasting their money by not clearing your plate or something. I have heard this from other people too. It is a quick and fast way to weed out cheap jerks. If they are complaining about how much you aren't eating, they are probably terrible tippers too, and that tells you all you need to know.

Other than that, I do just fine. I have a big personality and I talk a lot so most people don't pay attention or care. I have also always been a picky food snob so that helps to. If I don't eat something people assume I am just being me.

Sorry I'm not sure how to quote. I'm only 6 months post partum so I haven't been on a strict diet in the past 12 months because of breastfeeding. Will that be a problem?