Nervous Eating Pre Op

Hi All!!!!! Glad that we "marcher's" have a place of our own. I am schedualed for March 29th, and I am scared to death. I find that I am more hungry now that I have gotten a date then I normally am (which means that I could literally do nothing but eat all day) I think it is that I am so afraid with the surgery. I know I am making the right decision for myself, my family and my daughter. I feel like maybe I am trying to sabatoge myself. I don't know. I haven't been able to sleep as well and like I said in a previous post, I am making every deal with God that I can possibly think of. I just wanted to know if anyone else was going through the same thing. Thanks everyone. Sam

Yup! You sound pretty normal to me! Most of us have a problem with stress eating. I sure hope this surgery removes that!!! Maybe if you try to focus on eating MORE protein instead of NOT eating things, you would come out ahead. The time will pass. We will all get there! Joy (3/1)

Hi Joy, you must be getting pretty nervous yourself! Do you feel prepared for the 1st. Thank you for the advice. I am going to give that a try. I am thinking of you and I hope everything goes great! Sam

Actually, I'm hanging in there OK. The time is going by more quickly every week. This week my plan is to get at least 100 gram of protein per day, regardless of what else I may eat, and up my water to at least 64 oz per day. And take my skin, hair and nail vitamins. I want to go into surgery as nutritionally sound as possible. I feel really calm about the whole thing. I'm sure I will panic some at the last, but intellectualy I am totally comfortable with the decision I made and the reasons I made it. To me that is history, and I don't believe in looking back and trying to relive it. Each day seems to have enough issues of its own. I'm expecting a not-so-fun first couple of weeks, hoping that the reality is much better than my expectations. That is pretty much my formula: low expectation; high hopes. Reality is usually somewhere in between. As Tiny Tim said "God bless us every one". Joy (3/1)

Oh You Know It!!! I have purchased things at the grocery store that I don't normally buy and I am eating things that I have never eaten before. Partly from nerves and partly because I'm afraid I'll never get the chance to try them after surgery so I'm trying to cram them all in now. I think you are normal. Most of us are having that "Last Meal" syndrome. Try to relax about it and know that you are NOT ALONE . As a Marcher you have tons of support and love right here waiting to lift you up. My special prayers for you today: That you will have peace and a good nights rest! I pray for angels to surround you and lift you up on wings like eagles. God Bless! Carrie

Last meal syndrome.. I have it BAD! Last night we were going out to dinner but my man didnt want to wait in line. Aw Wah Boohoo there was a line. Give me a break. Anyways.. he then decided that he had to have Burgerking instead. GROSS. So I started crying. Im dramatic like that, anyways, I was crying because I would never be able to eat in a restaurant again. Which we all know ISNT true. All I wanted was a New England Clam Chowder and a steak tip salad. Grrrrr. So because Im extra stubborn too, I didnt eat. Seriously tho, CRYING because I cant EAT???!!! -Jessica

I know what you mean Jessica. I have gone to hiding things from my husband because I'm buying things that I don't normally buy. I have stashes of goodies everywhere. My luck, I'll forget about one of them and find it after surgery and then I'll really be crying because I can't have it. I feel too! Carrie

Oh Jessica, my soul sister!!!! I cry ALL THE TIME because of food. If I send my husband to get something that I am particularly craving and he gets the wrong thing, I go NUTS!!!! That seems unfair though that he couldn't wait a little while so you could have a nice dinner in a restaurant. You will be able to eat in one again but never like you do now right? There is restaurant, chinese, that is my favorite. My husband asked if I wanted to go once a wee****il my surgery because we probably won't go after the surgery. It is buffet and why spend the money right? Anyway, don't be worried about your emotional outburst, I have at least one a week!!!! Good Luck! Sam

Carrie, Thank you so much for the kind words. I feel like I am taking every meal like it is my last and just trying hard to bulk up on excercising to make up for it!! I LOVE this borad, it is so much fun and not tense at all, which is how I have been feeling lately. I am glad to know that I am not alone and that we are all praying for each other. Thanks again, Sam