Trying to eat-------------

Sometimes, I get so mad trying to eat something, and to watch others eat when I can't makes it even harder. I end up going off into another room just so I don't have to see it. I had my surgery the 1st part of Nov. in 07, and so far I have lost 70lbs. All I seem to be able to eat is soup, pudding, jello, and popsicles, or sugar free fudgesicles. I can't eat anykind of meat. Not even small bites of chicken. Some food makes me sick just to smell it, much less to try and eat it. I have 90lbs to go, and I will be at the weight I should be at for my height, but at this rate, and at this time frame, I think i will stop losing, and then it picks back up again. I have no cravings at all ever. I am just sick to death of soup, and broth. Is anybody else having this same kind of madness going on? Nobody in my Family understands, so I am hoping somebody in here will.

Paula - 70 pounds in 10 weeks is really fast losing! What does your surgeon say about losing so much so quickly? Have you talked to your nutritionist about figuring out how to eat more healthfully? Maybe she'd have some suggestions to get you up to the level of eating that you should be at by now. Are you hitting your daily protein intake goals? I personally don't do well with chicken. It's simply too fiberous and tough for me to digest. I do really well on tuna salad and that's got a ton of protein. I also do well with canned chicken or baked fish. Have you tried any of those? As for not being with family when they are eating. I don't have a problem with this, but then again, I'm not having major issues with eating either. I personally have been able to change my way of thinking to realize that mealtimes are about being together, socializing and having quality time together --- it's not about the eating. I didn't have a problem at Christmas time while everyone around me was munching on cookies and homemade candy and sweets because I knew that my health and weight lose was much more important than all those things I couldn't eat. I was just happy to be with family. My suggestion would be to contact your nutritionist or surgeon and ask for help. They've seen everything, so they will likely have suggestions on how you can get your body to accept the foods it needs for proper nutrition. Good luck Pam

Hi Pam, Thank you for responding back to me on this issue. Yes it is a lot of weight, but at the time when I had the surgery done, My Dr. came in the very next morning and told me that I was going to be one that would be able to lose the weight fast, and said that by Jan. I would lose around 80 lbs., and so far, he is pretty accurate. I have also tried the chicken like they asked me to do, but, chicken is not working for me either. I have not tried the tuna salad yet, and that is only because of fear that it won't settle right. I have had some fish, but something about the smell in what is cooking makes me sick. My Husband is worried about me because seems like everything I eat, I lose. I do have a call in for my Dr., so I hope to hear from them tomorrow. I have had no sugar at all in 9 months, and I don't miss that at all, so for people to eat that in front of me does not bother me at all. I guess if I were able to eat a little something at the time when everybody sits down at the table, It would not bother me so bad, and, I have just sat in the chair talking to others while they ate, and that is ok, but it is just sometimes, not all the time, just sometimes, when I want to be able to have more than just 3 bites of something and not lose it. I seem to do okay with refried beans, milk, peanut butter, and cheese. Not good with eggs at all, and that is one of the things we are suppose to have for protien. I take my vitamins everyday, and I try to get something down, but maybe my Dr. can advise me on something else. Pam, it was so nice chatting with you, and again, thank you so much for writing back. It sure helped to read what you had to say, and I will try the tuna for sure. Who knows, it might work! lol Have a great evening. Paula

How about soft scrambled eggs? Another good one is to take a couple of ounces of ricotta cheese, mix with a little salt, pepper and garlic and top with a couple of tablespoons of low sugar spaghetti sauce. Are you doing protein shakes? You need your protein to heal. If you haven't talked to your nutritionist, do so now. They can help. Good Luck!

Hi Shirley, Thank you for you're reply. I have tried eating scrambled eggs, but I guess it is the smell of them that just makes me sick, and that keeps me from eating them. I have had some reg. 2% cheese on a few things, and the cheese seems to work with me, and another person suggested tuna salad which I am going to try today actually. I like tuna, so I hope that works. My Husband is just worried about me because I can't seem to keep a lot down. Strange as this sounds, I can eat a small bean burrito and never have a problem. I also don't have a problem with peanut butter, but I can only handle so much of that. lol I am just going to keep testing out different things, but I have a call in for my Dr. to explain what is going on, so maybe he will be able to tell me what is going on, and why I can't keep much down. Thank you again for your reply, and nice chatting with you. Paula

Hi Paula, I had my surgery on Nove 26, 2007 and I can only eat the things you do. I throw up when I try something different. I have consigned myself to this life so I can lose what I can now because later it will slow down. I was concerned but not anymore. I just stick with what I can.I also have lost alot of weight. Martie

Martie, thank you so much for your response, and congratulations on your weight loss. I have found that eating refried beans work really well, and a one egg omlet with 2% cheese is great. I eat a LOT of the blue bunny sugar free ice creams like the fudgesicle, the eskimo pie, and the drumsticks. Totally guilt free, and no sugar. I have had so much jello that I am jello'd out. lol Gosh, I sure hope you do better than me on what your able to keep down. I talked with my Dr. the other day and he told me to stick with the pork, and fish for a week. Wants to make sure I am doing okay with those two things. He says it is not uncommon for people not to be able to eat chicken just yet, and I guess I am one of those people. Tuna fish is what he told me to eat, and any of the white fi****ried salmon, and being from the south, that is not exactly one of our favorite dishes, so to salmon, I have to say....YUCK! Martie, good luck to you, and again, congratulations on the weight loss, and pretty soon, we will both be thin and healthy again. We are already beautiful, we just need to get healthy, and most of all, live again. Take care! Paula

Paula, Have you tried the Underwood Deviled Chicken in a can, like the Deviled Ham? That was and is a lifesaver for me. It is moist and well processed so it goes down eaiser. I feel you...Hang tough...bmah

Thank you so much for that suggestion..........I may try that and see if it will work for me also. I talked to my Dr. and he said to just eat pork, & fish for now. He said a lot of people have a very hard time trying to eat chicken after the surgery, and I guess I am one of those people. Thanks again, Paula