hi my name is shalonda and am from Chicago IL and i had surgery last month and am still on a diet cant eat food and am been depressed and cant do anything. my cousin they eat food that i cant eat what they eat and feeling like that my life is messed up and am very upset need something to get out of my mind. if anyone can give me so advice am very young adult 20 years old and need some help real bad

Hi Shalonda, my name is Lesley from the UK, depending on what operation you have had, you cant eat whatever you want, I had a gastric bypass around 25 days ago and i still have to be very careful about what i eat. Every person if different, I can eat now what others cant, try looking in the supermarket for nice food that is low in fat and very low in suagr, its amazzing what you can find, also you have to eat to lose weight, not loads of food, but enough to sustain your body........

Hi I had the LB on June 29,2009. Follow your Dr.'s rules time will pass and getting thru these very hard first weeks will be easier on you in the long run. Your insides are healing please take the time your body needs to heal. You will be able to eat most all your favorite foods in due time, in small amounts. Try to refocus on why you had this done in the first place. Health maybe #1 reason. Let me just say I have only been at this for 9 short months but I have already lost 97 pounds. I am a new person. It is painful to watch others eat when you can't have those foods. It is hard. Many of us on this site have had these same experiences. We hear you and want you to know YOU CAN DO IT!!!! Best wishes, imaluckydog