Hi guys,

I've been very up and down with my emotions on this journey I have taken only 6 weeks ago. I am struggling mentally with intrusive food thoughts and I am coming to terms with just how serious a problem I had around food and still do, its early days. I know many of you have been through the same struggles emotionally. I was just looking for your experiences to reassure me that I'm not alone in this and that things will get better. I don't regret having the sleeve because I am feeling so much better health wise, I'm just struggling! I don't eat or crave junk food anymore, I just miss eating and my mind is telling me I'm hungry when I know I'm not!

Thank you for hearing me out again! x

You are definitely not alone in all of this lovely. I have gone through that (still am) feeling of missing foods, and missing eating like I did! I think it was the familiarity and comfort that came with eating whatever I wanted, often to excess. It was my coping mechanism! It can feel very lonely and disorientating after surgery when that crutch is gone.

My experience now where I can eat more, is that I still allow myself a 'treat', with is often some form of food that I am craving in terms of flavour if that makes sense! Like I will have a hot dog for dinner one evening, because I know that is isn't something I do with any kind of frequency! You can and will find new things you enjoy, and honestly, not having that control that food had over me previously has been a blessing.

You're still early doors, but you will get there ❤️

Thank you so much for your kind words. I feel kinda lost at the moment x

I am in therapy for it! You are not alone!

I feel totally lost too I didn’t really get much after care apart from a cpl sheets of paper with some basic advice on. I have my six week follow up on 10 march 2025.

Aww Debbie I hope you feel better soon I know how hard it is and I wasn't given any help either. X

Thank you Hannah I hope you are coping better with therapy x

Please feel free to message girls if you fancy a chat about the struggle,I get you! X

I've been there. It's normal. Your brain is used to getting a certain amount of calories on a regular basis. 6 weeks isn't that long in the grand scheme of things, especially with your new metabolism and smaller stomach it will take some time to get used to a new way of feeding yourself.

When I first started my journey I was so depressed. I didn't want to live any more and wanted to just end it all. I kept praying for a sign that this was what God had planned for me. One day, in the middle of a particularly hard bout of depression I looked up and saw a rainbow. A single, small one on top of the clouds. It was beautiful and filled with hope. Then as if to confirm my thoughts God sent 4 other rainbows (one after another) over the next hour or so.

I've never been one for "signs" but this was a definite one from Him. I can't explain it, but when I saw that first rainbow I instantly felt better and more hopeful. My life is so much better now than those sad days before my journey started. So, hang in there! There's light at the end of the tunnel.