Anyone else a bit of a douche for the holidays?

Ok so maybe I was a complete asshole at some points.  For some reason I was very angry this holiday season, I dont know if it was basically having 4 days in a week where I used to eat everything and not being "able" to this year or what but I was without a doubt an angry ass.  God bless my wife for dealing with me and understanding because I would've punched me in the face if I were her.  It doesn't help that I'm dealing with a stricture which limits my eating to soft foods while everyone else was eating roastbeef and fish and pasta, etc.  It also doesn't help that my whole family thinks i'm too skinny now and keep trying to feed me foods that will fatten me up a little.  I had my wifes aunt hand me a plate of food that would've taken me a month to eat now.  I'm sure they mean well but they know what i'm going through so it tends to annoy me a little.  Hopefully now that its over and I'll have my stricture taken care of I'll be less of an asshole.  

Hey at least I can admit I was an asshole, I guess its a step in the right direction

Did a doctor diagnose the stricture.  I thought I had one last month and it was diagnosed as muscle spasms.  After eating any solid food, no matter how little, I was having a lot of pain.

Now I take a muscle relaxer an hour before I eat and am OK.  I still don't know what the longterm holds for me.  I hope it is something that will go away as quickly as it started.

I was not too pleasant to be around and glad I live by myself.

Yeah I had an endoscopy two weeks ago and my gastro couldn't get the scope past my stomach.

I hear ya!

I was easily pissed off this holiday season. It had everything to do with food.

I kept telling people that I broke up with food. That it wasn't an easy break-up - that it was as though my ex was in prison kind of break up.

Ugh. What a hot mess I was at times inside - just seething with NEED!

I was best on my own.

And so happy now that everything is out of the house.

Thankfully my family and friends were all supportive.

I made it through though.

Stayed the course, tracked everything.

Today I am 6.5 weeks post op.

Down 36 lbs (from start of opti) and 21 inches.

I am hoping next year is a little easier...but if it isn't I will know that I can make it through.

I understand completely.  And kudos to your wonderful wife. I went through a very angry phase.  I had stopped taking my antidepressant and although not an angry type person definitely was for a couple weeks.  It was bad. I lipped off to my boss and to another worker.  Granted I wasn't particularly sorry, but prefer to be how I was before surgery.  I am ten months out and all has resolved.  Hope your stricture is better, that sounds rough.

Our bodies store hormones in our fat cells;  when those cells begin to shrink, the hormones get dumped into our systems.  We are all hormonally-sensitive humans.  Welcome to the world of male menopause!  

Now you know what women go through, every month!  Don't worry, this will pass!

Hope the stricture help goes well.

The holidays can reek havoc on us. Before WLS and after. 

With you not feeling well that does not help with our emotions. It makes us fatigued.

I wasn't so bad this year but my first year?? Hahaha. Oh Lord. Lucky I am still alive to talk about it really.

I have admitted I was an asshole but there is one person I will never be able to make it up to. I didn't do anything that terrible by they hold a grudge. And dropping dead hasn't presented itself to me as an option yet so...it's just going to have to be what it is.

Sorry about the family. They don't understand.

I wasn't angry but got sappy and emotional everything I turned around.  I am only 7 weeks out from surgery so I'm still on soft foods and understand what you're talking about there.

Hope you feel better soon!

I experienced this as well. It was hard to be around so much good food. It definitely made me snap at a few family members. You are not alone.