Question:
I am in the window of misery according to Dr. How many have this problem

   — flutterby52 (posted on May 26, 2007)

May 26, 2007
What is that? Window of misery? Never heard of it.. Judy R
   — ozlady1000

May 26, 2007
I think the whole figuring out what you can and can't eat is misery... along with trying to figure out what protein powder you like!
   — Silkie

May 27, 2007
I'm thinking you mean what I call "the 4 weeks blues"? Already called the doc to reverse the surgery? Thinking you made a huge mistake? No more pig out parties? No more food? Can't socialize cuz it's all about food? I didn't go thru but have seen it lots. Thing is, part of it is rebound from the anesthesia. Part of it is having been through a limited diet period (I call it the break in period) and you're learning to drive a new car. EVen tho I get a new (or new to me) car now and then, there are things I really like about it, but I had to look in the MANUAL to find the gas door open thingy. How humiliating! I KNEW where it was in my old car! LOL I miss all kinds of things about my old car, 5 speed, cooler stereo, tighter handling, smaller to park. BUT I really did need this change to a bit larger car to haul around my aging non-bendable dad and some morbidly obese ppl in my life. I just made them miserable with my smaller car. So, now that I have it, it has WAY more cup holders, the lighting and heating/cooling system is a marvel, it does fit in tight parking, handles well enough that I'm ALMOST ready to forgive it for not being 5 speed. LOL I can make the same case for my body and food things. True, I cannot have hot choco chips cookies, straight out of the oven with ice cold milk. BUT on the other hand, my butt doesn't stick to the arms of the chair. I can't have 4 pc of chicken with dinner, but I can have one (or part of one) and I can also wear my seat belt. I can't have the food frenzy 4th of July that I'd prefer, but I can vanish into crowd (I look normal), and I can have a piece of chicken or a part of a burger or dog and I can fit myself between close furniture now. I could go on and on for hours, obviously. In the end, the slight inconvenince of adjusting my eating is far, far outweighed by the 150 lbs, asthma, sleep apnea, CPAP machine and all of that which I no longer have. I still at the foods I like (minus milk & sugar), and eating them more slowly lets me savor flavors & textures that I never did before, so I am actually MORE satisfied when I eat. And there is no guilt attached to eating any more.
   — vitalady

May 27, 2007
What is the "window of misery" ... what symptoms are you having, please elaborate...
   — Kari_K

May 29, 2007
i was the most annoyed and annoying crazy psycho person on the planet for the first 8 weeks. OMG the smell of things just didnt bug me it totally pi##ed me off. I was craby and nothing made me happy. It did get a whole lot better. The exercising thing really helped me. especially the walking. It was a time to be alone and in my head to try and sort stuff out. Good luck and go to a different window. LOL....just kidding didnt mean to make light of it I remember how badly it sucked and I am almost 5 years out.
   — peggster