Which was the hardest

[yecats 109]

Out of all the changes you had to make ; sipping, eating slow, no longer drinking with meals, ect, which was the hardest to change and what are some things you still struggle with. Please let us know how long you have been sleeved.

Thank you.

[Lissa 2,631]

I'm at 2.5 months out and my hardest change has been not drinking with meals and giving up diet soda.

Good luck!

[Sassygirl06 962]

i am 3 months out today!!! woo hoo!

the hardest change for me is avoiding sugar. i was a sugar holic....seriously. this is especially hard since most sugar foods are slider foods and go down really easy, with very little restriction. the second hardest is not drinking with meals. i was a big Water drinker with meals. i would drink about 2-3 glasses of water at a meal before, and now nothing. so that is very hard as well.

all of this and it is still soooooooooo worth it! :cheers2:

[GetInMyBelly 80]

Not being able to get Enough h2o in and the mushy stage is not easy to find what likes to stay down.

[ShellBear 26]

Hi, I am 3 months out and I have done really well with all the changes that you go through on this journey. At least I thought I was doing really well until I was healed enough to start looking toward the munchy foods. snack mixes and bad carbs haunt me every day now and I am trying so hard to "just say NO". The surgery is great for not overeating at a meal, but in between is a whole different story. Don't let anyone tell you this is the easy way out! It takes strength and will power! Old habits die very hard!

God Bless!

[yecats 109]

Hi, I am 3 months out and I have done really well with all the changes that you go through on this journey. At least I thought I was doing really well until I was healed enough to start looking toward the munchy foods. snack mixes and bad carbs haunt me every day now and I am trying so hard to "just say NO". The surgery is great for not overeating at a meal, but in between is a whole different story. Don't let anyone tell you this is the easy way out! It takes strength and will power! Old habits die very hard!

God Bless!

You are really doing awesome!! keep up the good work. Your willpower is paying off!

[SuperMom 33]

Very hard for me to wait 30 min after drinking before I eat. Esp when I eat Breakfast out.....I used to enjoy the coffee WITH the breakfast....now I have to do one or the other. I have ended up most times bringing the coffee "to go". Still enjoying NOT being the fatest person in the Waffle House....lolol.....

[sleeve 4 me 910]

I am nearly 15 months out and I still miss drinking with my meals ...today we had a birthday lunch at noon and then I had some errands to run and never got around to drinking anything, and literally didn't get to drink anything until after dinner which was around 6pm. This is not typical, but it happens occasionally. So yeah I miss eating and drinking at the same time .

[Thomas CPA 496]

Into the fourth month and combination of things. Eating slow the roughest as I sometimes on the go so much I don't have time to sit and revert to gulp and run. Now gulp run and pray for quick digestion.

Have an occasional sip with meals to wash down or breakfast not much you can do when you eat Cereal or oatmeal you need liquid called milk.

Now at point of wanting the occasional piece of candy or a cookie.

I just watch how much and my weight. As long as I fluctuate within range I am okay with being human.

[sleeve 4 me 910]

I agree NOT HAVING TO DIET IS SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO WORTH not drinking with meals

[Soon2BMiniMommy 92]

I am only 4 weeks out, but my hardest is eating slow, and to not graze after a while to get in more food. The mental part of being done with so little food has hard for me - getting much easier lately, though. But I am lucky (unlucky?) that everything I eat goes down just fine. I can eat two scrambled eggs for Breakfast just fine, I can eat 1/2 cup of food in 15 minutes. I did not have any struggles like a lot of others have, so I think it's harder because I feel so normal, if that makes sense. I don't have to baby my sleeve (oh, I did at first, and I am still following the rules with soft foods) but I don't have any pain or discomfort. The only way I know I've eaten too much is if I feel food in my upper tummy/esophagus juncture so I've learned to stop way before I feel full. No pain or pressure, though, just a weird feeling for a while. I almost wish I had some kind of physical thing to remind me (shock collar, lol!!)

So, yeah...eating slow, and not going back for more. Getting over the portion adjustment.....

[tjharmon 11]

avoiding carbs--i seem to get a type of dumping when i have them--all the good stuff has carbs!!!!

[wondering1 103]

Giving up diet pepsi really sucked!!! I am 3.5 months out and still miss my diet pepsi occassionally. The not drinking while eating is kind of difficult but I do sip with my meals. My doc said it was ok if I needed something to wash things down, just don't drink a lot at meals. I would say another big change is not having ice cream that much anymore. I used to eat ice cream several nights a week. Now my hubby and I spend time walking the dog instead. Don't get me wrong though, these are really great changes and I love my new life.

[Ducker 59]

Not drinking with meals and avoiding alcohol have been my biggest challenges. But, to echo everyone else, SO WORTH IT!

[Aussiegirl 580]

I am 8 weeks out today. So far everything has been quite easy for me, or atleast til last week. Tho I will have a few sips of Water with a meal just to soften it more than anything.

I am on vacation in New York and having a hard time getting enough food in to fuel me for all the stuff I am doing. Seeing as I do not get hungry I often forget to eat.

I will be home in a few days and be able to get back into a routine.