BigBert24

as hard as it may be right now tell em to hang in there the days after surgery drag but tell him that things will get easier and that he'll feel better as he watches the weight fall off and as he progresses to normal food. lots of luck to him

How u guys doin my name is Roberto and i underwent gastric sleeve surgery on 3-9-11 my highest weight was 320lbs and the day of surgey i was 310lbs. Today is 6 days post op and i am down to 301lbs. I am currently on the liquid diet and i have to say i am having a tough time eating the same thing every day and theres still another 8 days of the liquid diet left!! My doctor tells me that it will get better as i progress to whole foods but right now im battling my mental state of mind watching my family and friends eat, seeing commercials and just generally thinking about great food and its been pretty difficult for me. I am optimistic that things will get better but right now things are brutal for me and ive even had some regret running through my mind about what ive done. If theres anyone out there that have went through what im going through please feel free to give me any advice on whats happening now and if things will get better. THANKS alot any help will b appreciated

hey how u doin and congrats on your sleeve. my surgery was on 3-9 and i am experiencing exactly the same things as you and the only thing i can tell you is to try and buy defferent soups with vegetables meats or whatever, cook them and just drink the broth it is a good idea i learned on this forum to get a different type of taste. u can also buy sugarfree ice pops to help give u some variety its all about creativity even with our limitations gl in the coming weeks it will get better and im banking on that with u

doing that sounds like a great idea thx alot ill have to try that today

Good luck with everything man i jus got sleeved last week and im slowly adjusting to the new me.

wow thx for all the suggestions guys i really apprecate it :} and stacy i will definetly try a couple of the things you listed. i have noticed that i can consume a lot of liquids at one time be it the broth or fluids but then again ive read that i truly experience my restriction when i get to solid foods and its cool that someone on this post got sleeved the same day as me, good luck to u man and we should stay in touch and compare our progress. I am definetly lookin forward to next wednsday when i start with soft foods i think its gonna be great thx again everyone for your support

yea stacy i am currently on full liquids ive been eating broth that comes in those boxes like progresso chicken and beef flavor, ive been having sugarfree jello and ill occasionaly have applesauce with my pain pill crushed into it thats about it. Oh yea i also have a protein shake daily where i get about 35g in and thats about it. Doesnt sound too fun doesnt it.