Why am I scared?

[jmendezrn 8]

I'm supposed to start purees today and, at almost noon, I have yet to eat anything. I had my surgery 5/7/13. Going in I had already lost over 10 pounds on my pre-op diet and, as of today, I'm down a total of almost 25. I've followed all instruction to the tee and things have worked out beautifully so far so why am I scared today? Ugh. I feel like it's a showdown with my arch nemesis. lol

[HatheryOnHerWay 603]

Probably the same reason I'm scared...we're volunteering to have 85% of a vital organ removed.

[Ms skinniness 3,003]

Right now you have a lot of hormonal stuff going on....It's normal. Sit back and focus on getting your Water in and Proteins and you will be just fine.....we really didn't need that extra 85% of our stomachs anyways.

[kari61 128]

I couldn't wait to start purees! Or any food for that matter, LOL...just take it slow and eat when you feel comfortable..you will do fine though..good luck.

[cinward2001 141]

Maybe you feel a little bit like an alcoholic taking that first social drink? It's a bad move for an alcoholic, but unfortunately, we really *can't* avoid eating for the rest of our lives. You won't backslide if you just keep following your NUT's instructions. And at some point, staying on liquids only will be the WRONG thing to do because you'll be more hungry. You need to eat solids eventually.

So follow the guidelines, eat slowly, try one new thing at a time to see how you handle it. It'll be ok!

[Arts137 1,811]

Trust your program. From what I've read you NEED to get back to real food to make the sleeve (and fullness) work for you!

You CAN do it!

[jmendezrn 8]

Right now you have a lot of hormonal stuff going on....It's normal. Sit back and focus on getting your Water in and Proteins and you will be just fine.....we really didn't need that extra 85% of our stomachs anyways.

Lol. Thanks

[jmendezrn 8]

Thanks for the words of encouragement everyone. It's insane that our circumstances can be compared to an alcoholic or other addiction but it is so very true.

Well, I made 2oz of egg salad with one large egg and low-fat mayo. I mashed the hell out of it with a fork then chew, chew, chew until it felt like applesauce and it went down ok. A lot of tummy noises (I'm so hoping that dies down a bit).

I couldn't even finish it (left maybe a teaspoon). My body told me exactly when to stop. That has NEVER happened to me...or maybe I just never listened.

[Nicolanz 1,484]

Well eating pureed food is scary haha!!!

[BriDawn 79]

I remember feeling similarly. Scared to put anything in my mouth in case I threw it back up or had it get stuck.

Just start slow with whatever you're comfortable with. Some apple sauce? Yogurt? Soup? Something that will slide down easy. Then slowly progress to the things like mashed veggies, egg salad, etc.

I'm 3 weeks out as of Monday and I'm eating fish and chicken, potato salad, egg salad, cooked veggies, lots of low fat cheese! Life is feeling normal again.

[jmendezrn 8]

I remember feeling similarly. Scared to put anything in my mouth in case I threw it back up or had it get stuck.

Just start slow with whatever you're comfortable with. Some apple sauce? Yogurt? Soup? Something that will slide down easy. Then slowly progress to the things like mashed veggies' date=' egg salad, etc.

I'm 3 weeks out as of Monday and I'm eating fish and chicken, potato salad, egg salad, cooked veggies, lots of low fat cheese! Life is feeling normal again.[/quote']

Yay. Nice to know there's some sort of normalcy to come. :0)

[BriDawn 79]

Yay. Nice to know there's some sort of normalcy to come. :0)

Definitely! And you're talking to someone who had several HUGE panic attacks the first week. I was full of regret and feeling so depressed. I had no energy. Now I'm back to work, walking an hour a day, eating pretty regular food. It gets better fast!

[jmendezrn 8]

Definitely! And you're talking to someone who had several HUGE panic attacks the first week. I was full of regret and feeling so depressed. I had no energy. Now I'm back to work' date=' walking an hour a day, eating pretty regular food. It gets better fast![/quote']

Thank u so much for sharing. I feel so much better.