Bigmommatojacob

4/25 was my surgery and I am down 46 pounds.

I had this issue from the beginning with the food and I had to realize my weight and food issues were mine not anyone else's. The two week pre-diet of straight liquids my family went to our camp and let me tell you it was some cooking going on. I cooked something for every meal. I watched them eat and said that is what got me to this size in the first place. I loved my family and friends time before the surgery and they still had to eat. At the hospital my husband would go to the cafeteria and bring it back to my room. Only once did the smell bother me but my IV had blown and I wasn't getting my nausea meds. After coming home I slept for the three days just getting up to sip my drinks. Then the forth day I cleaned house and he was so mad and I told him I have to move to lose. I don't cook everyday he and our grandson eats a sandwich or grill a piece of meat and a salad but I still cook. I am his wife and I love to see their face enjoy the meal. I have found on Pinterest a WLSRecipes for the sleeve and they are great. We have tried several and my family loves it also. Also I get free books from book buds.com to my kindle and have gotten several cookbook for WLS and paleo diet. Just remember this you have to find your reason for eating your feelings and the world is going to keep eating while your looking for your answer.

I also chewed and spit lol. It was away for me to get over the sensation of chewing. It helped because my craving for chewing went away. I did not do it but a couple times a day and it helped. I am addicted to the wrong foods. Fatty,sugary,greasy,all those good foods. Now my body is getting the good foods and it's helping. Hang in there it gets better. I know some get this surgery and never have an issue. We'll not me. I have regretted this surgery a million times over. Yet now that I am finally learning to use my new stomach and what's good for it I am happy very very happy with my new tummy. So just remember there is food coming soon.

Am not eating enough and can not get in protein. My meal today one half grilled chicken leg and I am full. It is 4:30 and I been up since 8 am. When I wake up I am not hungry and my stomach churns. I tried protein drinks and they make me sick. I don't know how to get the protein in.

Very interested

Practice taking small bites and sips. I really did not practice and found myself over drinking and to big of bites.

Hope you are ok

I am five weeks five days

what are you doing? That is great.

My problem is I am scared of failing also. I think we all feel that way because if your like me every diet was a big fail. Lose a pound gain two. I am sick of being ask how much you lost. I can't go anywhere without someone asking me and truthfully it's irritating. I am doing this with all these thoughts in my head of failed and trying to cheer myself on and they ask me that.

Laurie how far out are you? I get queazy also after I eat. I eat two bite of meat and am full but queazy.

I have progressed to solids and have a sample menu from my nut. I was just wondering what some of you cook that you can eat and your family can eat.

This is a life style change and from this day forward you will change. You will watch people from here on out eat things you can't. So it is a good chance to get use to it and learn to say no.

A lot of people know about my surgery and it is hard because you are being watched. Constantly asking how much have you lost, are you eating right, now don't get to small. Just constantly under the microscope. Then you have those who say I like food to much, you just cheating, you don't have enough will power to do it. So keeping to yourself would have for me been so much better.

I know that feeling about can't live with this. I have days where I say why did I do this. Then I step on the scale and say yep this is why.

I am having a very hard time with this. I worked in the medical field as a nurse tech and we sucked it down and ran. I try so hard but forget and it makes me so miserable.

when was your surgery. Mine was 4/25/14

mine was my blood sugar dropping. I have had low blood sugar since surgery.

My dr told me two months on tanning unless I wear a tank over my stomach.

oh my gosh I was on liquids for five weeks and thought I would never see real food again. I have graduated some and worry constantly. I can eat five bites max at a time and am full. I do get to taste real food lol. I thought this day never would come. Let your stomach heal and you will enjoy small amounts but real food again.

Okay starts my fifth week and I am so nervous. I have started eating and am so afraid of failure. I have failed for the last thirty years at dieting and am scared I will fail at surgery. I want to be a loser for once. I follow the plan and eat four bites and full. Just so scared because. Lathing else has worked.

dumping syndrome is when very shortly after you eat you go to the bathroom. I had an issue with going at first but now after I eat I go. No matter what I eat.

My worse day was two I was so sick and was thankful I was in the hospital still. At four weeks out I still have days sometimes of nausea but it eases. A lot is not getting in the right protein because I just can't drink like they want. This is the first week of solid food and four bites had me full. I did have a chip ( one ruffle piece) yesterday and that eased my nausea. I think it helped absorb the stomach acid. Getting my body use to all the new things I can't eat or drink and my head which wants all of it on the same page is difficult.

my psych told me we get the majority of our an bodies chemicals for happiness from our stomach. She told me we may have to tweak my medicines after the surgery for that. I also have days where I see everyone just choking down and I can not and it really irritates me. Then I remember why I did this. I am unhealthy and cannot control my eating habits. I want to live. Just remember it will get better. Our tummies are new and healing.