Everyone else is eating.

 I'm going crazy!!!  I live alone.  This past week of nothing but liquids hasn't been all that hard.  Didn't feel like going out and didn't have anyone around eating.  Yesterday family from Washington came in.  Lasagna cooked here last night.  Then sandwiches for lunch.  Leftover HOMEMADE lasagna with salad tonight.  NOW it is bothering a LOT!!  I'm not tempted to the point of that being a concern, but I'm just so ...  sad?  not sure of the right word, but I sit here crying.  I'm not sorry about my decision.  Just having a bad time at the moment.  

Soon you'll be eating more normal and this will be something you post about to someone else....telling them it will be over soon! You are doing great and before you know it the weight will be falling off and you will find yourself satisfied with a few bites of what other people are having for dinner. Good luck!

I hope it's acceptable to post a link.  I'm better now.  Food is all put up, games are going on in the front of the house and I just found this youtube video that made me laugh.  Watch it, bet you will too.  I gotta go now, there's a game of Attack Uno being played at the table now.    (Isn't it crazy how moods can change.)  www.youtube.com/watch

ETA:  11:05, mood dropped again.

That was such a cute video! hang in there, things get better

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Sad and crying again.  TV has nothing but food commercials on.  I open the ref and there's the smoked ham and cheese.  I don't even like wheat bread, but it's up there in the bread box just waiting to surround that ham & cheese.  One more week and I can have something to sink my teeth into.  

I'm sad.  I miss my good friend, food.  

You are going through the worst part of this process right now.  It will be over, and you will be posting about how much you love your sleeve.  Hang in there, you have made a great choice.

my family went out to eat at least 10 times during my pre op diet
i know its tough !!
one day i couldn't stop crying

but trust me it will get better
and after surgery i didnt even think about food
and slowly you will be able to eat food with everyone else
but you must make good choices to be successful long term
get into the habit now


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I went through the same emotions a few weeks out, dinner at my brother-in-laws and I was on mush and had mashed bake beans while everyone else had burgers.  It was hard.

Months out I can have pretty much anything in very small quantities and the quanities I used to eat seem surreal.  I have no desire to eat that much again.  I eat the lasagna filling and leave the noodles on the plate.

At this point it is more of a mental game than real hunger, it drive you nuts because you absolutely can't have it during the postop healing time.

Everyone goes through the pre-op food funeral phase where you really start asking yourself, "is it worth it?".  It's so hard right now, but I promise, it will be much better on the other side.  It takes a little while to get used to, but everytime someone says they didn't recognize me it's so worth it.  When i realize how easy it is to walk up and down stairs and jog places... It's all much better on this side.  I wish you the best.  Hang in there.  It's an emotional journey.  I had my sugery on the day before Thanksgiving and missed out on all of the great food.  Now, I wouldn't go back for all of the food in the world.  This surgery changes the way you feel about food.  It helps you break the addiction.