I guess I'm going be that girl

I guess everyone must feel this way.... but today is the first day I feel like I could eat.  I just feel like I want to eat something.  No chocolate, no fruity crap... real food!!! How did you guys get through this??  Listen, I am NOT hungry, I just want to eat a piece of meat!!! crazy!!!  Help, I am starting to doubt my will power during the next two weeks. Did anyone else feel this way?!?!? morg

YES!!!! And on exactly the same day post op as you. To top it off I was out to eat with my family for my grandson's birthday and all I wanted was food. I went home and drank some broth and that helped. The next day I was back to "normal" and being around food did not bother me and that urge went away. Just think of the goal ahead and the will power will return. When I went back to work we had food brought in almost every day that week. My coworkers felt so bad, but honestly it did not bother me. You CAN do it!

Morgan, I had a mild case of head hunger today also.  I was cooking dinner for my family and made my favorite cheesy potatoes and kept thinking how good they must taste.  ( Won't be making any of my favorites for a while- liver and onions tomorrow)  I grabbed my broth and enjoyed dinner along with them.  It went away, I have been too scared to try jello for fear it will make my stomache want solid food.  We can do this, I know we can, just knowing we are not alone is a big help.

Traci

thanks girls... i was starting to feel pretty alone.  i was thinking about taking all the regular food out of the house and telling my husband to figure it out.  i am glad i am not all by myself, and that some of you feel the same way.  maybe i won't screw this up after all!!  morg

Morgan - I felt exactly the same way.  It wasn't craving junk either.  I wanted some real food.  If it's any consolation, it was easier for me on the second week.  Did I think I would ever make it?  I knew I would because it was my job to protect the staple line in my new tummy but I thought I would probably kill someone before my time was up! 

My brother-in-law said, "Are you happy?"  And the answer was Yes!  I am so lucky to have had this surgery and to have a chance to be a normal weight.  That put things in perspective for me.  Was it easy?  Hell no!  But oh so worth it!

I will admit there was a few nights where I ate 6 sf popsicles!  Hey!  I could chew those babies!

Hang in there girlie!  And thing of how the pounds are going to fly off while you're stuck on liquids!  I promise that life is better when you start mushies and become a real person!  It will happen!

Kim

YOU ARE NOT ALONE! I FELT THE SAME WAY AND NOT ONLY ON ONE DAY I FELT LIKE IT EVERY DAY. THE HEAD HUNGER CAN REALLY MESS WITH YOU. I FED MY HUSBAND AND SON FAST FOOD EVERY NIGHT BECAUSE I COULDN'T EVEN STAND THE THOUGHT OF COOKING. THEY DIDN'T MIND. I WOULD LOOK AT THEIR FOOD WITH ENVY IN MY EYES BUT THEN I WOULD FIX ME A BOWL OF CHICKEN NOODLE SOUP WITH JUST THE BROTH AND SIT ALONG SIDE THEM AND EAT THAT. THEN THROUGHOUT THE DAY I WOULD EAT SF POPSICLES AND SF JELLO. YOU GET TO CHEW THEM AND IT FEELS GOOD TO CHEW, HANG IN THERE BECAUSE IT DOES GET EASIER. JUST REMEMBER WHEN YOU DO GET TO EAT SOME FOOD TO CHEW IT GOOD AND SLOW AND TO PAUSE BETWEEN BITES. IF YOU DON'T YOU WILL PAY FOR IT BELIEVE ME. MY FIRST DAY OF MUSHIES I ATE 1/2 SCRAMBLED EGG AND I WAS SO EXCITED TO EAT IT THAT I THINK I ATE TOO FAST AND THREW IT UP. IT TOOK ME SEVERAL DAYS BEFORE I COULD TRY EGG AGAIN BUT I ATE SLOW AND IT STAYED WITH ME. IT IS ALL TRIAL AND ERROR AND YOU WILL LEARN YOUR LESSONS AS YOU GO.

Even though we are all well read and well prepared, I think we actually have to experience the waking up and realizing-wow-this is surgery.....I know part of me just expected to wake up a new person, at least with regard towards my attitude toward food.

Fear kept me compliant.  I didn't want to mess something up and have another surgery.  Not very noble-but an honest answer nonetheless.

I think we have all been there done that!  To me the 2nd week was much easier on the head hunger. 

I would have paid so much more money for this surgery if they could havd operated on my brain at the same time! LOL!!  Head hunger was a killer on the liquids- particularly the first week.  i still fight head hunger.  I know I am not physically hungry but my head thinks it should get food.

You will survive- we all did!  I don't think the body count is even too high!

Denise

I know everyone has a different post-op diet that they get put on according to what surgeon they see so I can't really offer any advice because I had both a different surgeon and a different WLS, but I just want to say hang in there, girl!  We're all here for you.  I know I'm here to listen anytime you feel the need to vent.  *hugs*