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I had my VSG on Tuesday Nov 13th and I had an emotional meltdown over "dinner"

My mouth wanted something with texture. I quickly found myself running to the ladies room in tears regretting the whole decision.

HELP!

When will the yuck go away?!

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Beyond the struggle of the liquid nastiness, I think the surgery screws with your hormones. I've been insanely emotional this past week, choking up at the slightest things. If a mildly sad or touching scene comes on tv I'm in tears.

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I know, believe me, I know! Crackers are a major binge food for me, more than chips or Cookies. I have destroyed more whole boxes of crackers in one sitting than I care to admit. Have a little more Soup, it won't take much to make you full, then distract yourself. Go for a walk, watch a good show on Netflix (I recommend Daredevil, Jessica Jones or Wentworth), clean out a closet, call someone. Get away from the table and kitchen.

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Remove myself from the scene of my Goody Crimes? Sure worth a Try!

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liquids are a b!tch, no doubt about it. But, day-by-day, it does get easier. And estrogen is stored in fat cells and gets released when we lose weight, that's why we turn into emotional messes for a while. It will all smooth out.

I get you on the crackers. CheezIts are the bane of my dieting existence. I can't have them in the house. Once you move on to more solid foods, there are some excellent Protein crackers that will help satisfy that craving. Check out Kay's Protein Snacks online. As a snack, they can get 15-20g of protein into you, guilt free!

Good luck!

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It’s going to take some time to get used to not eating like you used to. Mentally it’s tough at first. I was very emotional the first few weeks....cried a lot. Mourned the old way of coping.....with food. It gets easier. Hang in there and be strong!

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2 hours ago, Martha88 said:

Thank you everyone, day 4 post op in full effect. 1 Protein Shake down for Breakfast,but being out with the family for mealtime is no joke. I get angry because I cant have what every one else is indulging on.

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Does your family know about the surgery? I think going to a restaurant this early out would be torture and I think it's ok to skip out on it if that would be easier. You don't always have to do everything for others. In a month or so when you can eat fish, you can resume the dinners out. It will still be hard but at least you can chew.

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So soon after surgery I would be excusing myself from dinner out,

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Does your family know about the surgery? I think going to a restaurant this early out would be torture and I think it's ok to skip out on it if that would be easier. You don't always have to do everything for others. In a month or so when you can eat fish, you can resume the dinners out. It will still be hard but at least you can chew.
Yes,they know.
This has been pretty tough.


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Beyond the struggle of the liquid nastiness, I think the surgery screws with your hormones. I've been insanely emotional this past week, choking up at the slightest things. If a mildly sad or touching scene comes on tv I'm in tears.
I completely agree.
I've been a weepy mess come mealtime.


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5 minutes ago, Martha88 said:

Yes,they know.
This has been pretty tough.


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If they know, then flat out tell them you can't handle restaurants yet, and if they are eating tempting food at home leave the room if you need to. Today my husband was eating pizza rolls. I don't even like them normally but they smelled like heaven after drinking all these overly sweet shakes with their nasty aftertaste. I went and did a load of laundry while he ate them so I wouldn't have to smell them.

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This is way too soon to be going out to eat. I didn’t go out to eat till I could at least eat soft foods. Too much too soon, I think. It gets easier!

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