WriterMom71

I had my surgery on October 10th of this year and have struggled with exactly the same thing. I'm so glad you posted about this. I did not realize what a huge role food and alcohol played in my life until they were no longer an option for me. I'm only down a total of 26 pounds from my heaviest weight, and only 16 since surgery, and I'm having trouble remembering EVERY SINGLE NEW THING that must be incorporated into my life: all the vitamins, getting down 64 ounces of water every day, trying to exercise 5x a week, waiting 30 minutes between eating and drinking, counting and getting in 50-60 grams of protein every day but never having a serving size bigger than 1/3 of a cup, strictly limiting carbs... ALL of it! I get emotional so easily and my poor family, god love them, has no idea what I'm going through or how to help. I do appreciate their patience with me as I navigate this new lifestyle. I've started a food journal where I also log how I'm feeling that day, and put the bariatric support group dates on my calendar. Now if I can just add making myself stop mourning the death of my relationship with food and wine I'll be good to go! I do have a therapist I check in with every two weeks, and that is my saving grace right now. I'd recommend finding one who can give you the support you need and keep posting here. Thanks again for bringing up a tough subject. Take care.

I am about 7 weeks post-op and have been having a few issues, but the most pressing one is handling holidays. The stress and pressure plus the constant stream of holiday treats everywhere... I have not broken down and eaten anything bad yet, but it is getting harder. Any advice? *My one-month post-op showed I was only down seven pounds, which was stunning to me since I had been living on applesauce and protein shakes. Adding exercise helped but I find it so hard to do it every day and I don't know why? I feel like the weight is coming off really slowly and I've heard that's better for your skin, but I also feel like there's something wrong with me for not losing the pounds more quickly. Can anyone relate?