I am home and already sta...

I am home and already starting to feel depressed. I know I did the right thing but I am already missing my favorite foods. I keep thinking about all the things I will never have again. I just got home yesterday and maybe once I start seeing results it won't be so bad. Any advice and encouragement would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Darrue (9-7-04 lap RNY)

Congratulations Darrue!!! You definitely did the right thing. You need to give this a little bit of time. Before you know it, you will start to see the weight dropping and then you won't miss your favorite foods. Pretty soon you won't have those thoughts anymore. You will see the weight dropping! I also had my surgery on 09/07. While I was in the hospital, I met a woman who had this done 1 year ago and she was there for her recontructive surgery! She looked GREAT!! And, I only saw her while she was laying down! She lost over 200 lbs.! I couldn't get over how great she looked. Now, all I can think about is that in 1 year or so, I may look that good. Keep that in your mind. You know how fast time flies. I really believe that the time will fly by for us. I will keep you in my prayers. Cindy (09/07/04 lap RNY)

Darrue, From what I can tell, your going through something that is perfectly normal. We all have an emotional attachment to food. It was one of our closest friends and it is as if our friend died. There will come a time, even though it's a year away, when you'll be able to handle having a bite of most of the foods you miss now. Therefore, it is not good-bye. It is see ya later. After all, when you think about it.. when your done eating all you have left is the after taste of that last bite.. the best bite.. and months from now.. you'll be able to have that last best bite again. (and you'll be healthy when you do!)

Hi Darrue. I too had my Open RNY on 9/7/204. Fortunately, I don't want food but I got on the scale after not eating for a week and was disappointed that I was only down 1/2 lb. But I know that this is the right thing because I am off my glucophage and my blood sugar is stablized. Now I believe that rest will fall in place also. Find a hobby or activity (slow to start until the healing has happened) to replace thoughts of food. Don'****ch TV as all there is is food advertisements. Rent Movies, play games with your kids (if you have some) or do crossword puzzles. Anything that makes you mind focus on other things. Good luck and God Bless you.

I have been missing my favorite foods too. I have been able to take comfort that I have already dropped 13 lbs. in 9 days. In a couple of weeks, I will start on soft foods, and then after a few more weeks, I'll be introducing "regular" food. In the meantime, I'm losing weight pretty quickly, and yeah, that makes a difference in my attitude. Remember, you're making a sacrifice now, but it's going to have a huge payoff. So concentrate on the positive and remember that this stage of your journey is not forever.

I know what you mean about getting depressed about missing foods. I think I have head hunger. I would love a taste of certain things like Steak, pizza, even pasta (which I don't normally want anyway). Geez I even want TUNA just because I can't have it and I am on liquids right now since I also had surgery 9/7 (lap RNY). I got really angry at myself because I thought I was over the food thing and I can't even get a whole cup of tea down so it is a moot point about eating anyway. But, I'm hoping that when I start seeing results, I will stop wanting what I can't have.

Man, I feel your pain...........you know what I really crave?? Heehee, this is soooooooooooo bad...............:A HOT DOG, with mustard and katsup!! Really..........how insane is that? If it gets to awful, I have every idea I will invite the grandkids over, have hotdogs for their lunch, take a bite, chew and spit! Heck, if they can do that with wine, why not hot dogs? I just want the taste...........

LOL! I know exactly what you mean. A hotdog sounds wonderful... especially if it has all the goodies on it. Pizza commercials are killing me. Papa Johns came out with a new pizza in the past week that I would "have" loved. My mom is having spaghetti tonight and I was thinking of savoring the sauce in my mouth and then spitting it out. I was thinking about the same thing with chewing and spitting. I wonder if that is a bad thing. If I'm not swallowing, what is the hurt of it. Very tempting!

"They say that you can put spaghetti sauce on pureed ricotta cheese, and it is legal on the puree diet............" That might be a plan for you..not sure if I could eat ricotta or cottage cheese.......yuck.