I'm Six Week Out, Today!

Before I had surgery, I use to say I would never be the one that ever regretted having this surgery done, and I still don’t. However, there are a few things I wish I would have known before hand. The first thing is how my relationship with food has changed so dramatically. Yes, I knew it would change, but I had no idea I would mourn food like I have. I use to be a compulsive eater, and now that has been completely turned off. I think this is a reason I have been having a little depression the last week or so. Food was my friend, and it helped comfort me when I was happy or sad and it helped fill some of the holes in my life. I am truly grateful the compulsion is gone, but life feels strange and in some ways uncertain. I have also discovered I cannot eat a lot of the foods I did before; milk, peanut butter, foods with sugar, or anything fried makes me very sick. I try to choose healthy food whenever possible. I don’t eat a lot of food anymore and get a lot of my nutrients from protein drinks. Meat (any type) is very hard on me and I can only get down around 2 oz. at a time. The meat just seems so dense and it always gets stuck no matter how long I chew. Some days I can consume more food than others. I have had a few times that I have been so ill, but regardless I would still do the surgery all over again tomorrow. This is because even though I am only six weeks out, my life has already changed so much for the better, so even when my head is buried in the toilet from the nausea, I am still very happy I had the WLS. My weight has been on the weird side since this adventure began. I have gone weeks without losing even a pound, then other times where I drop 5-7 pounds in just one day. As of today, I am down 27 pounds since my surgery and a total of 39 altogether. It’s not as fast as I have seen some on the OH website, but I am still thankful because I am losing. I send out hugs to all my OH friends. Thanks for listening.

I'm 19 months out and have been at my goal for 3 months. It does get easier. I can pretty much eat everything but bread, meat has to be chewed more than other food but I don't have any issues with it anymore.
Congratulations on the 39 lbs and look forward to all the changes you are about to experience - it's incredible. I've never regretted my decision and each and every day I make good decisions to keep myself where I am.

Thank you for sharing your results. I am scheduled to have my surgery on Mon. Dec. 5th. I am looking so forward to doing it.