Not happy 5 months post-op

I am pre-surgery for the sleeve. 

Can someone please enlighten me on why you loose sense of taste afterwards? 

Im ok with that since I enjoy food too much. 

I had thought that food was to be thought of as only to give our bodies fuel. Do we obese people want food to taste so good all the time because we enjoy it so much. 

Do you have any hobbies that you would like to work on right now to get your mind off food? Any hobbies that you enjoy with your family.

i know what you mean that's it's fun cooking with family. I love cooking with my dad. But now I guess we'll be cooking only healthy things. 

Best of luck to you :)

It doesn't happen for everyone as far as taste. Regardless of what bariatric surgery one elects. I had a friend who had a sleeve the same time as the original poster of this thread had his rny and my friend can eat anything but in much smaller portions. 

That's not necessarily a bad thing, from a metabolism point of view, in the respect of what my friend is doing. He was SMO, lost almost 100 lbs before his surgery and it's working. Where he is still losing weight because he can't eat even close as much as he could before surgery. 

Where it can start to hurt from a bariatric surgical point of view, if those portions get larger and or if people as they get further out, eat more often. There are long term post ops in the wls communities like Nikki Massie and Michelle "Eggy" Vicari who are wls food bloggers. 

You may want to check them out. 

No one can tell you where you'll fall after you have your wls. You may be ok, eating smaller portions of food that's made either bariatric friendly or you may not care anymore, if eating isn't the same. I have had friends where they still love to cook and made their peace of whether or not they can eat it themselves or not. 

Most of my friends had wls before me, so I knew what to expect, for the most part, prior to my rny. And in da olden days when I had my wls, lap rny were NEW, lap bands, didn't come out until a year later and the sleeve wasn't being done yet at all.

While in my case I had a few interesting and not fun surprises, most people are happy long term they had wls. There are so many different options for support, which helps, you'll find what's right for you, at every stage of the process, now and once you have your sleeve. 

I don't want to hijack the thread from the original poster, you may also might find really helpful advice on the boards for sleevers. I also didn't know until I did check your profile after I wrote my response that you have been here for awhile, almost 8 years as far as OH.... 

Yes, I have been trying to loose weight on my own, have children and look into different surgeries since over 8 years ago. ??

I had my surgery in 2004. Pretty much any food with milk in the ingredients made me sick and I could not eat any reheated foods. As years went by, I began to eat more. But the downside of it all, in 2016, the not eating healthy caught up with me, again. All together I have gained 60 pounds back. A pound here and a pound there came back on me year after year. So, be careful. I'm starting back from the beginning; protein drinks, low carbs, vitamins and exercise. I've lost 12 pounds so far, and I'm let the old food habits go...it's not easy.

Thanks for the information. 

I can't answer for the sleeve directly but my wife had the sleeve. It seems her sense of taste was not affected like mine was with the RNY. I found some articles on the Web which stated a lot of your sense of taste comes from the stomach and when it is reduced in size you loose a lot of those sensors. I'm not sure about this because I tend to be very sceptical of things I read on the Web but it could be. I was very depressed until I found this group and I feel much better about the future now. 

As for hobbies, I am studying to get my real estate license and I am taking an online cooking class. 

Sorry you are feeling this way. I know it can be hard after surgery. I had fear of food afterwards. I was lucky we had the menu posts. It helps. 

My tastes for food when I started out was not that great. I eat things I never thought I would. Like salmon and other things. 

Having food being a a major part of our lives is something that has changed in my life. I do love to eat. 

I wish hunger was no longer there for me. 

Also emotions can be all over the place. 

Take care

Thanks for everyone's support. One of the things my nutritionist recommended was attending the support group that meets where I had my surgery. But I live 75 miles away so it's really not feasible. This group has filled that void.

I read either on this thread or another that a gentleman had fallen in love with his grill. It warmed to the mid 70's here today so I grilled some steaks for the family. OMG, this was the best tasting meat I have eaten since my surgery. Maybe my taste buds are waking up. Once again, thanks to each of you that responded. It means a lot.

Good steak is a protein I can always eat.