frustrated and weepy

Please help me. I am 5days post op and pureed chili last night but It didn't taste good to me. tonight I squashed soup beans and melted cheese on top, that didnt' taste like it should. My daughter made cookies for a friend tonight and I burst out in tears. Whats' wrong with me??? Do I regret this??

Lorrie...I completely know how you feel. I had my surgery the Monday before Thanksgiving. The liquid diet is the hardest! It is only a few weeks. You will get through it....I promise you. I have heard that many people's tastes change after surgery. Just keep trying other things. You'll find one that is good. In the mean time, try this: Can of tomato soup, 1 can of Fat Free milk...sprinkle in some Italian seasonings and add about 1/4 cup grated Parm cheese. It tastes like Pizza (at least that is what I pretended). It was really good and the little bit of cheese adds protein. Another of my favorites was low fat cream of broccoli soup with a little bit of melted FF cheddar cheese melted in. I then pureed it...YUMMY. As tired of the liquids as I was, I still enjoy these. You can also puree a scrambled egg (we could in the liquid phase anyway). To answer your question...NOTHING is wrong with you. This is a normal thing. If you feel that it is NOT normal, call your doctor. Some people can become very depressed due to the changes...keep a close check on yourself. Do you reget this?....maybe right now you do...I bet though that you will feel differently once you see the weight dropping off, you get some energy and you get to eat some dang food. Hang in there...we are here to listen... Mimi

Lorrie at first I sat down and cried because I couldnt eat, I kept thinking what have I done to myself now. I decited I had made a big mistake. When you have a few weeks behind you it will get better, weight starts coming off and you can feel the difference beginning to happen. How you feel right now will pass. It will get so much better and you will be happy you had this done over and over again.

Lorrie your 1st month is the hardest by far. Everything is different & what tasted good yesterday is crap today. I use to drool over print ads for food! I know your tired of hearing this but it get's better. You'll get to the point where you can eat anything but you'll only be able to eat 1/2. When things got too stressfull, I'd leave the kitchen & take a bath or start reading or go outside so I could put some distance between me & the food. 1 day I cooked a huge breakfast with gravy, biscuts, and everything & sat down with my family to eat. Of course I had a little gravy & that was it. I needed to prove to myself that I could go through a meal that I couldn't eat & I did. It gave me a confidence boost. If you feel like crying, let it out. You'll get through this & it'll be 1 of the best decisions you've ever made. I know it is for me.

Hey Lorrie... It is Miranda. I hope u are doing ok. I am so so. It is hard I agree. The only thing I have eaten is cottage chest about 1 TBSP and eating an egg right now. I think I am regretting it too. But try to keep your chin up. In a few months we won't regret it at all. Feel free to contact me anytime. Miranda

Hi Lorrie, i can fully understand you. I came home from my wls surgery and locked myself in my room where i couldnt smell food or even go to any outings because i would cry............I WAS IN LOVE WITH FOOD!!! Thats when i relized what i had done. I could no longer turn to food for comfort, i even went through the stage of what the hell have i done...............well lorrie the good news is it does get better. I can eat anything i want but i have to choose heathier foods like protein first and if im good with that then i will have a snack like one hershey kiss lol. Lorrie just do as the doc says and you will be a sucess story ok...........if you need anything im here...... Vickie

Oh Lorrie. I know how you feel. I have been trying to feed the little "food devil" in me SF popsicles everytime I start wishing I could have something my kids or husband is having. You have not done the wrong thing and as I'm sure many people before us have done, there will be times that we get frustrated and upset questioning if we did the right thing. We have! When we wear cute shorts this summer and can actually keep up with our kids at outings, we can smugly smile and say "Thanks!" to the people that will say we look great and are such cool moms! I know that you are suffering your "food death" now - I did it a couple of days before surgery. I could barely keep from crying. My best friend was leaving me. But I tell you what...the nice twin sister is still there and will help us to eat healthy and feel better about ourselves. We have only one way to go now baby! - down in weight!!! I'll call you tomorrow to check on you. We can get through this together! - Ginger