Nola_Loser

I never visit this site and I never post...I really wish I utilized it more but I have pretty much been "on my own" in this journey. Tomorrow I will be 3 months post-op and I'm really feeling weird about this whole situation. Bigest question/reason for this post: Is it normal that I feel hungry a few hours after a "big" meal? I mean I ate a lot tonight, too much in fact that I actually vomited after (that doesnt happen often, so please dont think thats the underlying problem in this post)...but here I am about 2.5 hours later hungry...but I can't decide if I'm REALLY hungry or if its my bad habits creeping back in?? Another thought, I feel like I am already failing at this...I am around 30 lbs lost since surgery which isn't huge compared to other's numbers, but I was on the "smaller" side before surgery so my doctor said that I shouldnt expect to see the drastic numbers others do. I guess I am looking for a little motivation/support/helping words. It's not fair for me to ask that of y'all when I have not been doing the same. I am going to make more of an effort to get on this site because I really talk to no one about this besides my closest family members...but they aren't going through this so it's not really all the support i need. Ok that is my vent for now. ** just to hold myself accountable, I know why I'm not losing more, it is because I have not been exercising like i should.

Thanks y'all. It really helps to hear from everyone and know that I can and WILL get through this. My gosh if this wasn't a life/death situation I'd never stick to this diet....but I will. I have to. I'm going to turn in tonight early....I think that's best right now. Thanks for the support again, it's really meant a lot!

I'm at my wits end right now and it's only been a week. I will have had my sleeve for exactly one week tomorrow (sleeved 5/15/11). I am about to be very over-dramatic and say that i am dying...i am so sick of Clear liquids. I am so "HUNGRY" i just want to chew on something. I don't know if I can wait until Saturday to just to start drinking milk, and eat pudding...wow I'd give anything for celery and ranch dressing right now which I would have been saying chicken nuggets before this. And then wait another week just to begin on sweet potatoes? It seems like eternity. I'm crying. I'm losing it. I know this is for my health, I know in 6 months I will be healthier, happier, and eating REAL food just not binging on it. I know all of these things but I am so fed up with myself right now and needed to vent. I am sick of popsicles. I am sick of Powerade zero/tea/vitamin water/etc. I'm sick of snowballs. I'm sick of all these sweet things like Jello. I just want a bite of real food. Anything. Sorry. I just really needed to have someone hear this.

It's not being on clears that bother me so much bc honestly I'm not that hungry...it's the fact that clears basically mean sweetened things and I'm sick to my stomach of sweets. I've always been a meat and potatoes person and crystal light and jello and Popsicles are making me rather not eat at all.

Thanks y'all! I definitely think its a lack of movement...correcting that as I type. And I had my surgery at Crescent City Surgical Centre (by the Galleria) it was really nice there, I highly recommend it.

I was wondering how long the effects of anesthesia last. I feel so "full" in my chest and arms it hurts a lot. I assume this is from the anesthesia at least...I just feel so icky.