How do you deal? It's so hard..

[rjan 163]

Don't beat yourself up. Freaking out in some way or another is very normal in the first few weeks.

It will get much easier as you move towards eating more normal food. I'm 3 months out now, and my husband and I eat together sometimes, and separately other times. When we eat together, I just eat much smaller portions with more of the Protein and vegetables and less of the carbs. Recently I've been able to add in very normal foods that I find tasty - like steak and salads - just in much smaller portions. We even made pizza together this weekend - he just ate 5 times as much as me, and I ate an egg before I ate my slice. 😂 The only thing I still consider completely off-limits is sugar (except for fruit).

[Round2newme 4]

I am scared about that. I am on my pre-op diet and last night I got a little hangry while my husband cooked dinner for my son. He agreed to do the liquids diet with me but I was actually hangry over food for my child. I excused myself and drank a Protein Shake but it reminded me of my food addiction.