Sooooooo I'm at a family birthday party and while they enjoy my culinary greatness I am enjoying BROTH. flavorful broth but still lol. Anywhoo still thankful for my sleeve 4/18 changed my world

Yup, got sleeved 4/19. Just had beef broth. Oooh and sugar free popsicle for dessert while my family enjoys sundaes from Friendlys...

About ten days after my sleeve I sat with the family drinking a protein shake while they ate pizza. I feel your pain

Yep, just had family in from out of town for my daughter's birthday. They had all sorts of stuff while I had my protein shakes and water. Definitely more head hunger than real hunger but still, it made me realize the emotional connection I have had with food.

8 Months post op here. I can tell you it gets better, and easier to deal with being a food spectator. Hang in their yall. This is the hard part but it's so worth it!

It is hard, but what I keep reminding myself is .... the event (family or outing with friends) is NOT about the food! It is the social, human interaction that is the main event. Keep your focus on that, not the food you can or shouldn't have. Good Luck everybody. I'm 8 weeks post-op and losing about 2/wk average.

Yep, just had family in from out of town for my daughter's birthday. They had all sorts of stuff while I had my protein shakes and water. Definitely more head hunger than real hunger but still, it made me realize the emotional connection I have had with food.

I think the emotional eating or the understanding if we are really hungry or not really is a big problem for me, that and I believe my other eating disorder is binge eating. Does the surgery help that?

To me, I've come to learn that nothing tastes as good as size 10 pants feel. (I was squeezing into a 22 just a year ago.) And I'm still 30 pounds from goal!