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5 days post op and can't stop looking at pics of food

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Wendydarling19    310

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I think I'm in morning. This just goes to show how bad my addiction truly is. I'll always be a foodie. I'll always be obsessed with food, I just need to have a healthier obsession, like meal planning or something. Not eating is making things so tough. I don't remember this part when I had my lapband placed...

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NeedaBreak4Me    1,755

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I am a foodie too... what i did during my "fantasizing about food" stage is that i used that time to think of ways to adapt that meal to a sleeve friendly version for when i can eat.

This helped me figure out that i can still enjoy food whilst adhering to the rules... hence no mourning...

But that stage does suck.. it will become easier once you are on soft foods... much more variety

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Daisee68    2,493

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I watched food Network CONSTANTLY. It didn't necessarily tempt me but I enjoyed seeing other people cook it!

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rebecca wills    190

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I'm not having any problems with food. I went thru stage 1 enjoying the liquids. Then when purée came it was tasty. I've been able to keep things interesting and adapt my meals to the families. I'm moving on to soft foods and I have enjoyed fish dishes in lemon and white wine broth. Rather than thinking what we can't have Just keep things simple and master the new tummy and savor your new victory. I love cooking and it is what got me to where I am. So now I am thinking of putting a sign over my Kitchen that say's "Tasty Bites" and create just that! One tasty bite at a time.

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Steph~L~16    168

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I agree 100% with AussieGirl81 and I went through the exact same thing. It was like an obsession. I too would turn it around and try to think of a way to adapt that food. I came up with tons of my own recipes that I changed from others. I have always loved to cook, but now it brings me so much more happiness cooking healthier things for my family.

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missblonde20    72

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It passes! I swear haha....I am 3 weeks down and totally OK. I have sat through many parties and celebrations, and totally felt OK with it all - woo hoo

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cindyw41    761

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I too was addicted to the food network. I watched every season of chopped and diners, drive ins and dives I could find lol

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Wendydarling19    310

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I was able to eat actual food 1 week after I was banded. Probably part of the reason it ended up failing in the long run. I do know how to eat for bariatric surgery. I did well for a year then depression hit, then pregnancy and well here I am! I had my band unfilled in March due to slip and gained MORE weight. I was 10 lbs higher than pre-band. My eating was OUT of control. I just want soft foods lol. That's all I want ???? I did have a little purees squash and was a happy camper. Today isn't as bad as yesterday.

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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    • Alisa_S

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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      1. summerseeker

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        Life as a big person had limited my life to what I knew I could manage to do each day. That was eat. I hadn't anything else to look forward to. So my eating choices were the best I could dream up. I planned the cooking in managable lots in my head and filled my day with and around it.

        Now I have a whole new big, bigger, biggest, best days ever. I am out there with those skinny people doing stuff i could never have dreamt of. Food is now an after thought. It doesn't consume my day. I still enjoy the good home cooked food but I eat smaller portions. I leave food on my plate when I am full. I can no longer hear my mother's voice saying eat it all up, ther are starving children in Africa who would want that!

        I still cook for family feasts, I love cooking. I still do holidays but I have changed from the All inclusive drinking and eating everything everyday kind to Self catering accommodation. This gives me the choice of cooking or eating out as I choose. I rarely drink anymore as I usually travel alone now and I feel I need to keep aware of my surroundings.

        I don't know at what point my life expanded, was it when I lost 100 pounds? Was it when I left my walking stick at home ? Was it when I said yes to an outing instead of finding an excuse to stay home ? i look back at my last five years and wonder how loosing weight has made such a difference. Be ready to amaze yourself.

        BTW, the liquid diet sucks, one more day and you are over the worst. You can do it.

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