Hello, I am new to the forum, and was wondering if anyone has had similar experiences. I had my sleeve surgery one week ago, Friday, January 11th 2019. After 2 days in the hospital with TERRIBLE gas pain, I was back at work with very little pain by Monday. By Tuesday, I had no problem drinking 64oz of water by 3PM. By Wednesday, my fondest wish in the universe, even more than world peace, was for an iceberg lettuce wedge salad with crumbled blue cheese, blue cheese dressing, split baby tomatoes, and crumbled bacon.

This morning at work, before finding this forum, I did my usual pattern for this week. I googled "pictures of wedge salads" and fantasized. I now have a new obsession: a single meatball with marinara sauce and a little parmigiana cheese.

While I am getting by on my liquid diet of water, protein shakes and cream soups at night, I fear for my sanity. On my post-op visit to my surgeon this Tuesday, I am going to tell my surgeon that I fear in 2 months I will be the skinniest guy in the nuthouse.

Can anyone relate?

So very normal!

If we think about it like an addict (which most of us are, whether we realize it or not), we are in "withdrawal" after surgery from the carbs, sugar and fat our bodies are used to. So our brains start saying "hold up - where did it all go? Did you forget we like this stuff? Let me remind you!"

Drug addicts call these "using dreams." They can be so real, they will wake up convinced they relapsed. It happens to us too.

So look at it as your brain realizing that it's not getting all the "bad stuff" - not the lettuce, but the fatty things that would go with it - and celebrate. You may feel like you're going crazy, but you're really going through detox.

~SW: 278 CW: 165~
RNY 1/5/2005
"What got you here won't get you there."

1 hour ago, Carl Winslow said:

Hello, I am new to the forum, and was wondering if anyone has had similar experiences. I had my sleeve surgery one week ago, Friday, January 11th 2019. After 2 days in the hospital with TERRIBLE gas pain, I was back at work with very little pain by Monday. By Tuesday, I had no problem drinking 64oz of Water by 3PM. By Wednesday, my fondest wish in the universe, even more than world peace, was for an iceberg lettuce wedge salad with crumbled blue cheese, blue cheese dressing, split baby tomatoes, and crumbled bacon.

This morning at work, before finding this forum, I did my usual pattern for this week. I googled "pictures of wedge salads" and fantasized. I now have a new obsession: a single meatball with marinara sauce and a little parmigiana cheese.

While I am getting by on my liquid diet of water, Protein Shakes and cream Soups at night, I fear for my sanity. On my post-op visit to my surgeon this Tuesday, I am going to tell my surgeon that I fear in 2 months I will be the skinniest guy in the nuthouse.

Can anyone relate?

Food porn... Wait till you get caught at the computer in your boxer briefs staring at a buffet commercial. LOL

4 hours ago, Carl Winslow said:

Hello, I am new to the forum, and was wondering if anyone has had similar experiences. I had my sleeve surgery one week ago, Friday, January 11th 2019. After 2 days in the hospital with TERRIBLE gas pain, I was back at work with very little pain by Monday. By Tuesday, I had no problem drinking 64oz of Water by 3PM. By Wednesday, my fondest wish in the universe, even more than world peace, was for an iceberg lettuce wedge salad with crumbled blue cheese, blue cheese dressing, split baby tomatoes, and crumbled bacon.

This morning at work, before finding this forum, I did my usual pattern for this week. I googled "pictures of wedge salads" and fantasized. I now have a new obsession: a single meatball with marinara sauce and a little parmigiana cheese.

While I am getting by on my liquid diet of water, Protein Shakes and cream Soups at night, I fear for my sanity. On my post-op visit to my surgeon this Tuesday, I am going to tell my surgeon that I fear in 2 months I will be the skinniest guy in the nuthouse.

Can anyone relate?

You're funny @Carl Winslow I think that's pretty normal, it will pass and you will start losing weight like crazy. You are gonna be just fine

Those first 2 weeks I craved a hotdog on a bun with relish and mustard. It popped in my head non-stop but I told myself when I got to soft foods I could have it (or a bit of it) so it wasn't taboo. But the weird thing is I freaking loathe hotdogs. Absolutely gag at the thought. When the time came I had one bite and was all, ew gross and threw it away.

After I got out of hospital from my surgery, just before Christmas last year, had 10 days in a hotel, because my surgery was in a different city.

They had cable (I don’t). I discovered “The Food Network”. I watched endless cake decorating, dives and diners, Halloween baking, my kitchen rules - all on an endless fascinating loop for 10 days. As I sipped my protein soup and my mushed fish, and drank interminable glasses of water.

Food Porn. Grieving for loss of a life-long companion and comforter. Retreat to a familiar mindset.

BUt, it passes!! NOW - my internet browser first picks are health and exercise, my Facebook ads are heart rate gizmos, and my Twitter feed gives me local charity marathons!