51 pounds and depressed

I went for my 5 week check up yesterday and my doctor said everything is going great I just don't like the way I feel I am either freaking out from nerves or I cry at the drop of a pin I have to go back to my psychologist because I hate how I feel when I know I should be on cloud 9 right now am I the only one that is depressed after the wls Andrea

hi andrea, i know this is not what you want to hear, BUT you are doing GREAT!!! be proud of yourself. i just went for my 6 week check with the nurse (it was early i'm 5 1/2 weeks out). i lost 26 pounds and 15 inches. i was so discouraged. i wanted it to be more. i dont feel as if i'm doing that well, but she was pleased with my results. You are not alone in your feelings of freaking out and being on an emotional roller coaster. i'm right there with you. i have my good days, but i have many more bad ones. i too should be on cloud nine, but i'm not. i knew this process is just that...a process, but i was not prepared to go through all of these emotions and feeling. it's tough. and the crying!! i'm right there with you also. my boyfriend poured me a glass of milk a few weeks ago that expired that day. i knew the milk was still good, but i didn't want it. i had a fresh gallon and wanted that milk. i started to cry and told him to pour it out and get me the fresh stuff. i was crying uncontrolably for no reason. it just set me off. i know it was irrational, but it was just one of those things that bothered me at the time...over a glass of milk. it sucks!! if you ever need to talk, email me. it's good to talk with someone who understands and is going through something similar. this web site is a blessing. i don't know what i would have done without it. i'm here for you and so are so many other wonderful people. hang in there. we'll do it together!!!

A lot of the emotional ups and down we experience after wls are due to hormones. Estrogen is stored in our fat and as we lose weight rapidly, it causes this estrogen to be released. Talk about PMS!!! Just realize that it is normal. If you are feeling depressed and not just PMS, talk to your doctor about getting on some anti-depressants. They will help. Please be gentle with yourself...you are going through major changes right now. Denise

I don't know how much I weight right now, but I was feeling the same way,yesterday i was going through my closet and i almost cried when i seen all the clothes that I couldn't fit anymore,but when I got into this pink suit i was saving just for my weight lose i was sad instead of happy. my boyfriend looked at me and said you look great but i just couldn't believe it, and the sad part is kinda funny cause if i don't hurry up and wear that pink suit it will not fit in about two weeks or less.

Thank you so much it really does pay to use this message board I really thought I was going crazy, but after your response I realized my depression is because I miss my best friend which was food and now my friend is dead so I guess I am kind of mourning it. But I talked to my real best friend about it and he made me realize that I might be better off going to my doctor and just letting him know where I am at I am going to my psychologist on Tuesday I know by then I will be telling him what I should do for myself But THANK YOU SO MUCH YOU HELPED ME Andrea

Andrea, I am glad I was able to help. This message board has been a lifeline for me, helping me learn what to do and what not to do. When my surgeon's assistant told me about the estrogen I laughed. Explains a lot doesn't it? Good luck to you on your journey, you sound as though you have a wonderful real best friend Denise

Andrea, I have to thank you for having the courage to post this post. I helped me. I am 6 weeks out and I have lost 50+ lbs. I was not depressed about that. I was just having a bad time Yesterday I was an emotional mess. I was just down and depressed. I was dehydrated, confused about what to eat and how much and a bunch of other things. I had a doctor's appointment and I was so messed up mentaly I was not getting my point across to the doc in a way that he could really understand what I was driving at... I'm not sure I really understood my problem at the time. Now I know it was hormones. Today I'm back on track with the water (Gatoraid) and I've got the food thing going well today. It's just a real roller-coaster. To read your post and the replies has been the biggest help to me and it has really given me a boost in the patootie! I so hope you are doing well today. Keep "talking" on line. When you help yourself your helping others... and that is sooooooo cool.

Hi Lisa, Congrats on your weight loss. Yes it has been a rollercoaster ride for me also. I thank God for this message board. I work at a school, so I am not back to work yet and being home with my sonand feeling the way I have has not been good. I go back to work tomorrow for orientation and workshops so i am hoping that helps School starts on the 7th and then I know I will be thrilled. Have no time for anything except to come home to lounge. LOL I wished. But I do hope we can keep in touch since we started this the same time and feel the same. I hope you are better. I know I am. I do have alot to go to get where I want but I past alot today I went out with my family to a buffet and ate nothing. I took the meat off of the crab legs for my brother and that made me feel like I was chimming right in there with them and I talked about how I cry for no reason and that I am suppose to be back on soft foods but I can't. The soft foods made me sick. Anyway keep in touch Andrea THANKS FOR MAKING ME FEEL GOOD

Andrea, Wow. I'm glad that my reply cheered you up a bit. I'm also glad to hear that you get to go back to work. I will be going back to work full yime starting tomorrow. I have been working part time for two weeks. I am glad to be busy during the day and have people to talk to and things to do. I do get very tired but I have the best boss in the world and he understands when I have to use my lunch time for a short power nap or a quick 15 minutes break i n the afternoon to rest. If I had to be home I'd only have my dogs to talk to. Love them as I do they just aren't as much company as people to talk to. My son is 26 and he moved out of on his own just about two months before my surgery. I will say that he has been there for me every step of the way and he has been a great help to me. Great guy. Hey do try going to http://store.bariatriceating.com/ this is a good site for help with the eating thing. I so hope you fine a solution to your eating problems. I know how hard it is to be set back and have to start over with liquids and still have problems with those. Can you give me a list of the soft foods you have tried? Just email me at my home email address. Maybe with some research we might come up with some answers for you.

I am 7 weeks out and only lost 35lbs. I feel good about it though. I feel sick almost every night and throw up. Thats depressing. I am good all day and at night I am so bad. I cant seem to get all my water down or any liquid in the evenings. Everyday is so different. Sometimes I dont get out of my p.j.s. Keep your chin up,Dr.Curry says this up and down thing lasts no longer then 3 months,Cindy July 9