FOODMARES

8 days into the liquid stage, and for the past 3 nights, I have had dreams about food!  First night I had like 3 sandwiches, 2nd night I was at a movie and ate the large sack of popcorn, then last night, I was at an Italian restaraunt and ordered a bowl of just pasta sauce (I thought I could have just that and would be better than the pasta), but they brought out a large basket of bread.  Before I knew it I had eaten the whole basket, sopping the up the pasta sauce.  Each time, I downed the food without realizing and when I finished, I paniced because it wasn't until then that I remembered I had the surgery.  The dreams were the "real" kind, so I woke up in a panic.  I will be glad when the mushies are here.  Also, forgot to post this, but I was on insulin prior to surgery.  My blood sugar has gotten better with the pre-op diet.  They took my blood sugar several times during the day while I was in the hospital, and was around 114.  Before all this, it ran around 250 to 325.  My surgeon took me off all insulin.  I have been checking every morning and is running 110 or slightly lower.  I weighed on my scale last Friday when I got home and was 373.  Weighed this morning (Tuesday) and was 361.  Gez.   Am coming in Friday for the nutrition class.  Looking forward to way on their scales.  Michael 

Bless your heart, Michael. I can imagine that those dreams are upsetting. It must be a fear of yours, that you'll forget you've had surgery, eat (when you can again), and suffer for it. Before you go to bed next time, tell yourself that you understand why you've been having those dreams but that you don't need to have them anymore because you "get" it. You may feel a little silly doing that, but it usually works.
How wonderful, that you don't have to be on insulin anymore. Congratulations on the weight loss. It's only the beginning!
Sweet dreams and Blessings,
Mary

I'm glad to hear you are doing well, even though you are having those terrilbe "foodmares"!   Keep on doing what you are doing and they'll go away!  You are doing a great job taking care of yourself. 
Kim

Well look at it this way Michael, at least you shoudn;t be hungry after eating all that food in your dreams. LOL. I will be working Friday. Will try to make it up to see you, or you are welcome to stop by the nurses station. Congratulations on no insulin. That's wonderful. Rita

How funny....  I know that this part is hard and will be for a few more days.  You will have a lot of emotions going on before you get through it all.  I still do at time.  I even had "buyer's remorse" during the liquid stage but it didn't last long.  I wondered what in the heck have I done to myself!!!  Well, 6 months later I can see results and what I did for myself was awesome!!!  You're just beginning your wonderful journey to more energy, healthier and a happier Michael.  I was also a diabetic prior to surgery and had my last insulin shot on the day of surgery.  NO MORE INSULIN thus far.  My last 2 A1C's have been 5.5 and 5.6....prior to surgery it was over 11!!!  You weight is coming right on down.  Way to go Muffin man!!!

 Michael, that is awesome that you aren't taking anymore insulin. I have been a diabetic for about 10 years and I am so hoping that I won't have to take insulin anymore too.  You are doing great on your weight loss.  Sorry you are dreaming about food, but hey at least you aren't waking up with food in your mouth. Keep up the great work. You are doing great.
emily

DREAM ON MICHAEL!! AS LONG AS YOU DON'T TRY TO LIVE OUT THOSE KINDS OF DREAMS YOU WILL BE FINE. YOU HAVE DONE GREAT SO FAR SO KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK!!

That is TOO funny!!!  I had the same dreams for about 5 days during my liquid phase!!!  Every time I would completely eat a big meal like I hadn't eaten in forever and as soon as I was done I would remember I just had the surgery.  I too would wake up in a panic and it would take me a moment to realize that it was just a dream.  It's pretty bad when your subconscious it trying to entice you with food!  It goes to show that even though you aren't hungry, the addiction to food is a hard, hard habit to break.

Congratulations on no insulin! That is HUGE!!!!

I still have those every now and then-somehow the surgery doesn't work any more and I can eat just huge piles of stuff.  I actually had dreams like that before surgery-it's just the subconscious representation of how out of control you feel...and your old subconscious is probably feeling pretty out of control right now....cause it's telling you to EAT and you're not doing it-that has to do a number on your poor old head.