First Bout with head Hunger

Nancy, I've killed my head hunger the hardest way possible.  I confronted it by taking my boys to every wonderful food selling place and letting them eat the stuff that I lusted for.  I've done it daily since i got out of the hospital.  The trick is when they bring the food and you'resetting there looking at it, TAKE A DRINK OF WATER....make it a sizable drink and you can place yourself in the mode of being able to taste just through the smell of the food and eventually you get past the food lust.  te other day I was at "Popeye's" and I thought the smell was incredible, but I wasn't hungry for it at all since my water was by my side.  Now i can go to Popeyes and not really care what people eat in front of me...  PF Changs as one of those terrific places that I went nearly daily, however, i could care less about what they're serving or the dishes I used to eat including the "great wall of chocolate with rasberry puree"....  I honestly could care less. i hope you arm yourself with the thing that Jessica has told all of us.  If you get hungry, reach for your water bottle first.  the trick truly works, but it's hell while confronting the head hunger.  i just knew that my stomach couldn't handle it so why torture myself?  It ended at the 10 day mark for me, but remember I had started to train myself as soon as I left the hospital. I am weak willed and am open to things that "tempt" me....So if I could do it, ANYONE here can.  i'm sure sure I'll ever shed my obsession with women, but the food monster has been laid to rest. T.

Let's hope you never shed your obsession with women....the alternative is not nearly as wonderful!  lol

Thanks guys. It helps just knowing you are not alone. Funny thing -- my first thought last night was HOW did Thomas do this! I am going to try my son's suggestion of bringing broth with me and Amy's of bringing some jello. That is what I have been doing at dinner time at home and it really helps me here. Other than that, sweets don't get to me at all, but it is the crunchy salty stuff that is the hardest. It will be interesting to see what happens when I go back to work next week.

Nancy, Hang in there!  I can't give you any better suggestions than the ones everyone else has posted here, but I have been thinking of you and praying about you.  The first few weeks are always filled with a little bit of regret.  Sometimes even later on too, but I find the happiness w/ WLS outweighs those times.  You're doing great!  Diana

Everybody has posted great dealing strategies. Pre-surgery, every Friday night we ordered pizza. It was our family ritual and one of my favorites. So, during my two week liquids, I intentionally ordered pizza to be delivered to DH and DS. I drank while they ate. They feel guilty if they eat something I can't have in front of me, which is very rare these days. DH and I share cooking duties as he's the grillmaster. Everything we cook is modified to fit my tool guidelines. I feel fortunate in that I don't feel denied. The worst thing I've battled is smelling a sinfully delicious looking chocolate cake with a strong aroma. The good news is that even ice cream comes sf and ff by Blue Bunny. I don't eat it very oftne, but it's nice to have while they eat their Schwnan's stuff. DD (darling daughter) baked red velvet cupcakes for me for 4th of July. They were from scratch SF with a diabetic icing she found online. They were great!! Everybody else had poke cake.