Still on liquid diet & CRAVING really bad, how can I avoid temptation?!

PLEASE HELP ME! I'm going to give in sooner or later. My RNY distal bypass (open) was on 5/21/01, so I'm only 8 days post-op. It seems the surgery didn't take my cravings away. As soon as I first smelled that food coming down the hall in the hospital, I started drooling so bad. I could've mugged my roomate for her ravioli. And I wasn't physically hungry at all. Just to be able to sink my teeth into the food and to savor the deliciousness of it - AAAAH. I'm drooling right now as I describe this. So far, I haven't cheated - not yet. No, I've been sticking to my clear liquids, with great difficulty. Really, the only time I have a big problem is when it's time for the "normal" people to eat, when I can smell the delicious foods cooking & then being enjoyed. But at home I've been experiencing such an intense tempation. My husband, who is also morbid obese, filled up the fridge with stuff for himself like croissants, doughnuts w/ custard filling, coldcuts, breadrolls, icecream, white castle burgers, etc. And to hear him constantly going to the fridge (like every 2 hours) to have a meal, and to hear, smell & even see him eat, it drives me bonkers. He's trying to not eat in front of me, but I still tune my ears to hear him & get jealous. Even worse though is my aunt. She came to stay with us for a few days to give me company; from the time I was 4 days post-op & she just left today. Well over the course of those few days, she would eat her food infront of me, describe how delicious it is & wave it in my face saying Mmmmmm! I finally flipped out when she came by with her custard-filled doughnut, which she had cut into bite-size pieces, and she put the plate right under my nose as if she was offering me a piece. I immediately screamed while pounding my fists into the arms of the chair; I essentially threw a tantrum. Over all those days she's been teasing me with the food & I WANTED all that food SO BAD each time!!! I even saw a lady on TV eating CELERY and I was tempted. Even when I HAVE TO open up the fridge to get my protein drink, I'm just so tempted & it's like sometimes I could just put that food in my mouth subconsciously, without thinking. Like I mentioned before, I AM NOT hungry at all, I'm just addicted to food so badly. I'm already feeling so resentful & hateful towards my husband. I even had thoughts of leaving him (& we've been HAPPILY married for 12 yrs.). I feel like, why can't he help me by getting rid of all those temptation foods & go on a diet; it's not like he doesn't need to loose weight himself. He said he really wants to loose weight, but would NEVER have the surgery, that he'll loose weight in his "own way". Anyway, I do notice the cravings are less when I drink the protien. But with all that junk in the fridge right now, calling my name, I don't know how much longer I can hold out. I could go walking, but how can I go walking when I have to stay tied to a clock and a clear liquid, drinking 1 oz. every 15 min., no fail so I don't get dehydrated. If I went walking, I'd forget to drink. If I did anything of a distraction, I'll forget to drink. ----PLEASE HELP! IS THERE ANY HOPE FOR ME? In a way, I'm already regretting having had the surgery because I want to eat all those foods (yes, the foods that got me into trouble in the first place) so badly and without limit!

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