How long

[Dubs12 7]

Surgery was 12-7. I was 384, today I'm 349 and feel great. This is the first time I've been able to get on a scale at my house in years. Sorry, I'm ranting. How long does it take for eating to feel natural? Certain foods still feel awkward.

[BostonWLKC 807]

Congrats! 🎉
For me it took about 6 -8 weeks for it to feel “normal”

[Biddy zz 🏳️🌈 1,003]

I am a year out - and some things STILL feel awkward!

Do you mean mentally? Like, after dinner and not really hungry, fruit ‘feels wrong’ where desert would have felt right! Or morning tea, it ‘feels wrong’ to have coffee without the biscuit!

I am surprised these things are still weird. My old habits still pop up as ‘normal eating’ for me. I reckon it might take years to change THAT - and to break the snacking habit all together!

[Dubs12 7]

No, I mean physically. It's not really pain; but certain foods are still uncomfortable to eat.

[Biddy zz 🏳️🌈 1,003]

That can last ages. I know I couldnt really eat scrambled egg for months - it sort of gummed up. Others report not being able to eat bread (I can but mostly don’t) or meat.

What’s your issues?

[Dubs12 7]

I'm still not eating a wide range of food but baked fish is hit or miss. I feel like I'm not swallowing well. I'm going to try eggs today.

[Frustr8 7,886]

Good luck with the eggs, that's a victory I have yet to acheive.

[Dubs12 7]

I tried scrambled eggs this morning for the first time post op. I didn’t have any issues. Good luck to you as well

[queen803 2]

I’ve tried scrambled eggs but it doesn’t always agree with me. I have better luck with a hard boiled egg.

[chellyvillen 21]

Hard boiled eggs worked better for me than scrambled. I still have a hard time with scrambled and I'm 7 months post op. I haven't been able to eat Pasta without throwing up and I can only have a couple bites of bread not a whole slice. I also have gotten really sick eating certain sweets, chocolate is ok but frosting is a no.... Everyone is different and you're just going to have to experiment for a few months, just make sure you aren't pushing yourself and eating more than you should.