No game

Yes! That's the behavior that you (and I) need to work on! My name is Laura and I too am a work in progress

CAVEAT EMPTOR indeed...... This comes with lots of changes. And what you do with them is entirely up to YOU! You say this did not 100% work for you? Where you mislead somewhere along the way? Where you promised a wonderful new life and sex drive? Did they not tell you that you will lose some hair? (Saw that on another post you made) Where you told that you would only be able to "choke down" 3oz of hamburger meat in 20 minutes? What did this doctor sell you?? Life is what you make of it, please try and seek support and guidance with an open heart and mind. I'm sorry I know I sound harsh.. I am so thrown off by how many people feel the same way you do, and I truly want to understand how you ended up here. It's scary to think that so many people are ending up with such feelings of regret and I hope some how this information gets out to the people and the doctors performing surgery on them.. My surgery is far from perfect. There have been, and still are many challenges. I signed on knowing that. I take them as they come.

Hehehe.. **** blushing and giggling*****

I wanna see a picture of her under the parasol! (Yes I have a girl crush)

Not only can I relate, but I was eating a spoon of peanut butter (and no it wasn't pb2 it was real but no added sugar ) as I was responding

I think most people here like to refer to me as "chief **** stirrer" or " dead horse beater"

Also are you doing cream soups? If you are on shakes I would think you can have strained "cream of" soups And on that note canned broths suck make sure you get either homemade broths or get some soup at a local Chinese or other favorite restaurant ask for it to go with mostly just broth (or all if they are willing) strain out any bits and enjoy

Your doing great! Hang on it gets better. Are you taking anything for acid? The hunger can be real or head hunger but also in the beginning acid is powerful in a lot if us and mimics hunger.

I understand... I work with those thoughts everyday. 5 months out and it's a day at a time here. We are all works in progress!

Well **** now another thing for them to be pissed off at me with! If they ever get fat it will be my fault!! Although my 16 year is very fast to say she would never let herself look like me

Does it work even if you already had kids??

Hi to my inner fat lady friend! I am me and and me? I'm still kinda fat on the outside but I have a big fat lady on the inside too. She is me

Wait!!!...They have fat people in Iceland??

I must sleep now... But I started a thread called "big fat people" and if your bored you can read it and join the conversation (some of it is silly) I would love to hear your thoughts and struggles then who knows? maybe we can help each other out.

I find that talking to my friends that I've made here really helps when I'm having a hard day. So know that there are lots of supportive people here also including me I've been really learning a lot about people's thoughts about why they overeat so many of us have different reasons.

Hi, there are many of us here that understand what your going through. I am a food addict and binged until it hurt before surgery and still have to battle this demon today... I'm glad to hear that you are going to counseling. There are also over "eaters anonymous" in most cities. Does your bariatric center have monthly meetings?

Your hunger and capacity is definitely REDUCED! Even when I let my "head hunger" get the best of me there is only so much damage I can do Good luck to you!

There are a few people here that can't tolerate sweets anymore that is the exception and not the rule. Also when early out in this surgery many people (me included) dislike most food and could careless if we eat at all... But that does change, it's hard to tell people that because some think you are being a downer or mean. Because someone here (usually early out) Tells people that hunger has been taken away for good! This is a great surgery and I am thankful to have had it but it is work still Hope this sounded nice because it was meant to be...

I thought the pre op diet was SO HARD!! Then when I was a couple of days out from surgery I would of done anything to be able to go back to that awesome diet!! hehehe It gets easier, it gets harder, then it gets easier, It is a big undertaking and not without some sacrifices. But the best move I've made in a long time! Good luck to you