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 can definitely understand what you are talking about as im new to he lifestyle change as well. While im eating my 3 oz of meat and few bites of veggies or fruit my fiance is on a 4000+ calorie diet and eating anything and everything becausr he is trying to gain. It kills me to see him eating all my fav old foods but then I remember why I did this. Those foods,my fav foods, is what got me where am I am. As far as your weightloss it sounds like you are doing great you are losing almost 5 lbs a week its important to remember not to compare yourself to others,my hunnie also has to keep reminding me of that as well. For your meat if you havent tried lunch meat I would recommend trying it! I eat a lot of turkey and chicken lunch (normally 3-4 slices per meal) and I also love turkey meatballs (i just buy a big bag at my grocery store and bake them then put them in my fav spaghetti sauce an let them soak in sauce for awhile on low heat andc they are super moist-i only eat very little of ther sauce and you can put a little of your fav cheese on them too!) I have also cooked my turkey balls in sugar free grape jelly and chili sauce as well instead of the spaghetti sauce and they are delicious :) Good Luck
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