I am only 10 days out from my surgery but all I can think about is regular food! I'm even dreaming about it.

Is this normal? I've stopped losing weight over the past few days and I am scared I've made a mistake. Does anyone else feel this way?

No, you are not a failure or made a mistake. For the first time ever your diet has been totally restricted. You have detoxed from sugars etc and your body is just not used to you saying, NO! You can not eat this or that. This is called head hunger and is something you need to learn from real hunger. It gets easier as you progress through the stages and return to normal eating.

You are in your first of many stalls. I promise you will get used to them. Eventually you will go into a weighloss stage again. Enter Stall in the forum search bar, there are thousands of questions answered there.

That seems quite typical; many people experience similar feelings following surgery, particularly when they are still getting used to their new eating habits. Food-related dreams and cravings are rather typical as your body and mind heal.

It's common for weight loss to stop as your body heals, so try to be kind to yourself. It simply requires persistence and patience; you haven't made a mistake. Hold on, things do get easier as you recover!

We always want what we can’t have. Yes, this is pretty common & as @summerseeker said it’s head hunger. Learning the difference between head (want) and real (need) hunger is one of the big learnings. Though at the moment your head is probably trying to convince you your hunger is real because you’re eating so little. Unfortunately it does take timer to recognise the difference and to discover what strategies work best for you to manage the head hunger.

A good place to start is to identify if the hunger is for a specific food, flavour (like salty or sweet) or texture (like crunchy). That’s head hunger. Real hunger can be different for different people. I usually feel restless and it takes time to realise I’m hungry. I don’t crave a specific food, flavour or texture. And there is usually a logical reason why I would be hungry like I missed a meal or I didn’t eat much at an earlier meal.

Distraction is a pretty effective strategy when trying to manage head hunger. Read a book, go for a walk, craft, play a game, ring a friend or family member, etc. Often a warm drink like a herbal tea can help.

All the best.