Food Funerals

[LadyIvy 159]

Let me start by saying I was supposed to have my surgery in March. It was moved to April. Had I had it March, I had months of good habits behind me and was ready to go. However, for some reason, when it got moved, I felt the reason to have multiple food funerals. I have been on a terribly unhealthy diet for the past two weeks now. I'm almost acting like I will never see food again. I haven't gained any weight, I am maintaining, but I went back to my old ways of coffee in the am and eating once at night. I even slowed down my Water intake (which is strange because I LOVE water and tend to drink a lot of it, its not something I had to learn). Its almost like a stupid teenage rebellion. I don't know what the crap is going on with me mentally. I am going out with my family to have sushi on Saturday night and then Sunday I am starting my liquid diet two days early. Right now, I am sitting and drinking some Decaf tea trying to mentally prepare for this. I have been practicing good habits for 6 solid months now, I can't have blown them all in 2 weeks. Its almost like I tried though Now that I have realized this, I can get it back under control. However, I would like to try and figure out what in the world was going on with my brain. I believe for the past two weeks I was actually eating WORSE than I used to. Did anyone else do this? I know it was a mistake and it actually happened to help me learn a few important things Pre-op. Everyone says don't do food funerals. I'm just afraid of how much harder I made my post op life right now. sigh....

[greensthings 7]

Better now than a couple months post op, which is when most people have their food funerals! All is not lost, it has only been a couple weeks. You recognize you had a problem, and the next step is to change your behavior and go back to eating right! Like all things, this too will pass!

I imagine it is directly related to the stress of the postponement and thinking aboout the future weight loss and how it will define you. We all go through it.

Mine was 3 months post op when people started to notice the weight loss, and it dawned on me I am losing my "wall of fat" that I used to keep people at a distance with...I then had to reset my mindset and get back to business of losing weight, working out and I have been fine since....and so will you!!

[LadyIvy 159]

I did not realize that most of the food funerals are post op. Maybe my definition of them is incorrect. Going to have to check into that. I thought it was when you overdid something preop that you realize you may never enjoy the same way again.

[Lilu 65]

Let me start by saying I was supposed to have my surgery in March. It was moved to April. Had I had it March, I had months of good habits behind me and was ready to go. However, for some reason, when it got moved, I felt the reason to have multiple food funerals. I have been on a terribly unhealthy diet for the past two weeks now. I'm almost acting like I will never see food again. I haven't gained any weight, I am maintaining, but I went back to my old ways of coffee in the am and eating once at night. I even slowed down my Water intake (which is strange because I LOVE Water and tend to drink a lot of it, its not something I had to learn). Its almost like a stupid teenage rebellion. I don't know what the crap is going on with me mentally. I am going out with my family to have sushi on Saturday night and then Sunday I am starting my liquid diet two days early. Right now, I am sitting and drinking some Decaf tea trying to mentally prepare for this. I have been practicing good habits for 6 solid months now, I can't have blown them all in 2 weeks. Its almost like I tried though Now that I have realized this, I can get it back under control. However, I would like to try and figure out what in the world was going on with my brain. I believe for the past two weeks I was actually eating WORSE than I used to. Did anyone else do this? I know it was a mistake and it actually happened to help me learn a few important things Pre-op. Everyone says don't do food funerals. I'm just afraid of how much harder I made my post op life right now. sigh....

Yes I did the same after I was cancelled on feb. 6th but I am having the surgery now in april 11th and in the middle of March I finally woke up and I am back to healthy eating. I did because I was down about the cancelation after waiting so long since 2010. But it will happen soon.Good luck it will get better you will bounce back

[PEvette 297]

I thought you had food funerals pre-op too..because I feel like I'm starting to drift into one....I'm fighting the urge to start eating crazy stuff....because I don't want to feel like I'm giving up something, but I am gaining a new life

[bigkim 109]

It show u how addicted to food we really are....I have not cheated by the first three days were horrible.....I am craving starches and nachos but I have a shake instead....protein shake..

[PEvette 297]

YES! I know right....the psychologist told me to consider starting therapy before my procedure, I'm starting to understand what she means....I think in going to look into it on Monday....