1 week post-op and small meltdown!

I can admit it......I am one week post-op and I had a small melt down today.  I started crying because I am unable to eat regular food......I felt so "left out" of eating the things I love......I even began wondering if I had done the right thing.........but then I got myself together and realized that my surgery is a blessing to me and in the end, I will be so glad I did this for myself.  The first few weeks are the hardest......and I know I cannot be the only one that has felt this way, even if briefly.......not sure what week I introduce "real foods" again, but it will be a welcome event!  Thanks for listening! 

Howdy Tremeg,

      You're exactly right, the first few weeks are the worst.  Soon you'll be able to eat 'regular' foods, but in limited quanities.  Within a month of my surgery I had a baby shower and Family BBQ to go to.  It was tough, but now I'm down 47 pounds and it's worth it.  I'm alive and healthy to attend those events.  Hang in there and vent whenever you need to. 

Have a Fabulous Weekend!!
God Bless you!!!

Tremeg,
     I so wish I could give you a great big hug! I remember being where your at. Let me tell you now..it won't be your first or last breakdown you are going to have..lol..I'm pretty sure I cried my first 6 weeks. Keep telling yourself this is a blessing, so many people don't look at it that way...if you need to just vent...just pm me...If you need anything at all...let me know!

Maria
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Hi Tremeg,

Hang in there!  I think we have all felt this way at some point or another!  I know one week post op I had to go to a frickin Pig Roast, LOL!  I just packed my little lunch bag with my sugar free jello and crystal light!  I'd go out to eat with hubby and have water.  I even had company and BBQ'd.

Just keep telling yourself why you did this!  Make sure you have/take the foods and drink with you that you can have.  I'm absolutely addicted to SF Fudge Sickles now!  They are my savior! 

When you start seeing that scale go down and the compliments start rolling in you will feel much better!  I must have had 10 people at work tell me how good I look today.  I've only lost 47lbs so far, but it feels great!  I just keep smiling and saying thank you! 

Welcome to Loosersville and good luck!

Julie, I feel the very same way.

You certainly aren't alone.  I am three years out and still have this feeling and I CAN eat pretty regularly.  But when something is REALLY good and I can only have a little bit, it's sad, sometimes, but I get over it pretty fast.  I recognize now, that food doesn't rule my life. 

I look for the positive, which is sometimes hard when you're early out.  Yesterday hubby and I stopped for dinner on our way home from work.  Before my surgery, we would've ordered twice as much food as we did.  As it were, he ordered a salad.  I ordered 1/2 a ham and turkey grinder.  At three years out, I can eat about 2/3 of that half.  And that's pushing it.  But as I walked out, it hit me in a good way.  I was thinking, "Before, we both would've ordered a full grinder and probably an order of cheese bread and would've washed it down with pop.  And we would've eaten every bit of it."  But that's not the case anymore.  We save money and we certainly don't eat near the amount of calories we used to.

So, there is a light at the end of the tunnel.  I know that in the here and now, though, it seems like an eternity before you'll feel "normal" again.  Just remember, there are a lot of here that have been exactly where you are now.  We're here to listen!  Take care! Tina

Don't feel you are alone- Iwent thru the same thing about 1-2 weeks po.  I was crying  because everyone was eating pizza etc etc and I could barely eat some yogurt.  It is like mourning...food. It sounds crazy but it happens.  You will get over it.  Just take one day at a time and you will be so glad you decided to have wls.
Take a deep breath and know you made the right decision.
Hang in there!!

SHannon

That is exactly normal.  You will go through a mourning process.  You will wonder if you did the right thing.  Once you start seeing that scale move and feel your clothes getting big - you will know exactly why you did this.  And don't forget to take your measurements.  If you don't see it on the scale, you will see the results on the measuring tape.  Measure yourself once a month.  Be compliant and you should do great.  The first year is your window of opportunity to drop the most weight.  Take advantage of that window and exercise!!!!

Carey

This is a nornal reaction at first. Over time you'll be able to ease into "regular" foods again in smaller quantities. It won't take much to fill you so all you have to get past the the mental aspect of it which I think is easier than the physical dependency of food. As you start to feel better and notice the phenominal change in your looks you'll totally get away from the good feelings that food has brought us in the past and start to fill yourself up with "life" instead.

I am four years and a couple of weeks out today and just last week I was at my favorite Chinese buffet. I ate just a few items of mostly chicken and was miserable full. I said out loud that sometimes I really wish I could eat a lot again. I used to do 2-3 heaping plates prior to surgery. Then I thought, "hell no, I don't wish that at all". Thats part of what got me into trouble in the first place.

The one sentence that always brings things back into perspective for me is." Nothing tastes as good, as being thin and heathy feels".

These feelings will soon pass and soon you'll have to work to remind yourself that's it's time to eat. Good Luck!!! Rich

*hugs*

I am having my surgery tomorrow and that is one of my biggest worries. But I know, as do you, that in the end it will all be worth it!