2 weeks out and struggling

I am two weeks out today and I am having a really hard time adjusting to the eating habits.  I already tried snacking on things I shouldn't be thinking about such as fried zucchini french fries flaming hot cheetos rice bread....

I made the decision to have wls because of fertility issues and I am so scared I'm going to crash and burn because I can't keep myself from eating crap.  I haven't experienced dumping syndrome yet and I'm not looking forward to it, however I wish i would have because maybe that would keep me in check from flirting with these foods.

I called the nutritionist at my surgeons office today and sadly missed the call when she called me back.  I need help.

Hi,

im also 2 weeks out, and iam dealing with the same issues.but im scared to eat theos fried foods i on the other have tried crackers which are not so bad..but i had issues with having a bowel movement and that freakin hurt so bad in myintestines that i endd up in the ER..

try eatinf some fruit coctail just rince it..or you can have cheese ..egg...just keep in mind that ur priority this early out is to get in fluids and protein,...

i dumped on my protein drinks and now all i eat is ham, cheese,and egg,,,,o and i also have refried beans with chees...yumm.....

i kjno its hard but youll do fine just keep you mind occupied and get rid of all the tempting foods..

i hope this helps...=)

keep me posted since we apperenty had surgery on the same day...=)

how much weight have you lost so far?
are you exercising yet?

best of luck..

BoRiCuA408

I have not begun to exercise yet.  my gym owner put my membership on hold as a gift to me so that I wouldn't have to pay this month.  she had the surgery 2 years ago and her surgeons put their patients on restriction.  my surgeon puts us on zero restriction for activity.  Although it was a nice gesture, I had planned on starting back at the gym the after I got my staples removed (which was wednesday).  So I plan to walk for the remainder of this month and start back up at the gym on the 1st. 

Today I woke up scared to eat anything so I went straight for my protein drink.  I hate those things.  Prior to surgery I didn't like sweet drinks and now I feel like thats all I'm having.  Sometimes it is literally hard to swallow them because they make me feel like gagging. 

I use my weight from 2 days before surgery as my beginning weight which was 291.  I weighed in on wednesday at 277.5

I know its not an overnight thing but I have serious anxiety that I am gaining weight and not losing any.  Hopefully when I do start doing more physical activity I'll start seeing results.

Thank you for your reply and we we shall keep in touch for sure!

How are you doing on your journey thus far?

 You're still in a pretty miserable stage of the process.  At 2 weeks out I was very depressed and sad because it was such an overhaul of life.  I know you've heard it, but it does get better just hang in there.  

The way that I look at my weight loss and WLS is that this was my only option to finally get the weight off and keep it off for the rest of my life.  If I fail at this, what option do I have left?  Nothing.  No one is perfect and there will be slip ups along the way but we have to keep ourselves focused on what's really important...health or food?  

Good luck!

~Emily~

I need a better grasp on my self control.  I knew what I was getting myself into and thats what I signed up for.  I am testing my limits to see what I can and cannot get away with and then when I see that I have no reaction to these foods I get depressed because I know how weak my will is.  Thats why I joined this group.

I don't want to fail at this and thats what is scaring me so much, and you're right...health is way more important than food....

 ur two weeks out and u snaked french fries and cheetos??????? u gotta be kidding me!! u are still healing!!! that  is not very smart  it could be dangerous, is normal to think about yummie food but it doesn´t mean u have to have it!!!! yeah is  a hard mental game but why did u have the surgery in 1th place if afterter only 2 weeks ur snaking on crappy food!! u like snaking?? good u should!! snak on healthy stuff!.and follow  ur plan!!
Girl i know is hard, but u have to change ur life style this time is not a diet! u had SURGERY. and there wont be 2nd chances. this time u will lose it!!
YOU CAN DO IT!!! keep going.
hugs

Thank you for your motivation.  I know I'm crazy for testing my body so much so soon.  I need to keep my head on straight. 

My second week was my worst! MAN! Talk about depressed. But, you will work through it. I did the exact same thing you did. French fry here and there. You will make it through. Your just at the begging stage where your eating habbits just did a complete 180.

When did it start getting easier for you?

hi ladies. i also just had the surgery about 2 weeks ago (09/10/09) and its so hard mentally just for me to drink. like i was used to gulping down water and soda and now i have to sip and sometimes i dont chew the food a million times so i get the big bite pain lol... honestly i was surprised that i dont want a lot of things that are bad but it just seems like i am thirsty ALL the time. i hate protein shakes and i realize that i am not getting enough protein, so hopefully i will like the uninjury samples that i ordered. sometimes i found myself missing soda so i would try a few sips and it just didnt taste the same anymore. but i am trying the refried beans with cheese tonight, im sure i will like and will go down okay.. good luck ladies. i thought i was the only one struggling.