Did you ever notice commercials?

[JessterNC 92]

So I am home, was sleeved on the 23rd and enjoying my 3 ounces of liquid every hour while watching the Harry Potter films on ABC Family.

I started to count the number of food commercials that are shown. By my calculations about 50% are about food and ironically 25% have to do with diets and weigh loss products.

I don't feel hungry and don't really want any food at this point, but it is staggering to realize how intrusive food is in our lives.

[Nickkibear24 33]

This is why I watch movies on netflix or hulu or the internet. No commercials

[mackie0601 2]

I just asked my boyfriend to "please watch something that is DVRd"....he asked why...so i sweetly told him, as my head spun on its axis.... "I am on day 7 of a 2 week a liquid pre-op diet and i do not want to see food commercials!" Poor guy!

[alisawoo22 13]

Isn't it crazy?? I was sleeved on the 15th and I seriously couldn't believe it. Papa Murphys is like every other commercial.

How are you feeling?

[The Candidate 3,215]

At this point I half expect the people in those commercials to turn their heads, call me personally by name, and beckon me over to join the feast!

[JessterNC 92]

Isn't it crazy?? I was sleeved on the 15th and I seriously couldn't believe it. Papa Murphys is like every other commercial.

How are you feeling?

All things considered I am doing okay. I don't want to jinx anything but things seem to be going good. I haven't had a BM yet, but I figure that will fix itself soon, and I haven't felt sick at all. My left side hurts pretty badly, but because of the scar tissue in my abdomen they had to go in on that side and did most of the work there, the pain medicine is working really well though.

I stopped drinking alcohol about 20 years ago, but I told my wife that when I am drinking stuff now I tell myself it is 20 year old scotch that must be savored, not chugged, it seems to make it easier to sip then, lol.

My first follow-up appointment is next Monday, they have to take the stiches out, I had to have normal stiches put in one of the incisions.

How are you doing?

[JessterNC 92]

At this point I half expect the people in those commercials to turn their heads, call me personally by name, and beckon me over to join the feast!

No kidding!! I have to admit I REALLY liked the chocolate turnovers from Arby's and what did they show last night, a commercial with one in it. I swear they said my name in it, LOL

I would only have 1 like every 2 months or so, but it kind of hit me, the best I will ever be able to do is maybe have a little bite of one in the future, but that is okay, the trade-off is worth it.

[alisawoo22 13]

Whaaaaaat. I never tried the chocolate turn overs! At this point, I'm glad I didn't.

I'm feeling really good, too. I was waking up every morning with 2-3 lbs gone. Now that I'm approaching my 2nd week though, the scale hasn't moved in two days. A little discouraging, but I hear it happens. I'm down 27 lbs since July 1st, including my pre-op diet.

[GirlOnFire 111]

It should be illegal how many commercials there are for food. Ps. Harry Potter Forever

[kathy0529 41]

I was sleeved on January 21st and the amount of food commercials leading up to the Super Bowl was TORTURE!!!! I never noticed before, but boy it was rough.

Catch up on movies if you can or DVR and watch later so you can ff thru them. :-)

Good Luck!

[laguerr13 993]

At the middle of June I posted a commercial I was disgusted with and it blew up with responses, lol, it was about a new burger that had beef, hotdogs, and chips inside it, also those new pizzas with the cheese sticks made into them, it's like when you buy a new car, you may only see one or two on the street and after you buy one it seems as though they are everywhere!!!!!!!!

[naturegirl 320]

The sheer value of food commercials is annoying. But then, if it's not a food commercial it's a dating commercial or for medication of some sort; all equally as annoying.

Heck, in just this 4 minute commercial break I have watched:

-Medical insurance,

-Greek yogurt,

-Toilet paper

-Medication of some sort,

-Hillshire Farm (2 commercials),

-Granola bar,

-Hotel commercial,

-cheese commercial

While food does not really seem appealing to my tummy right now, my head still thinks that pizza, ice cream, and (certain) cheeseburger commercials look yummy.

[ReaderGirl 17]

We have always talked about how many pill commercials there is, but now I have too been realizing just how many food commercials there are. And my husband told me to stop torturing myself , and when I told him "man that looks good" he changed the channel on the TV.. He said you don't even like that kind of food! And I didn't but before on the 2 week pre op liquid diet and the after surgery diet, I wanted just anything at that point. I am now 27 days out, my weight loss is very slow. I had the Lap Band for 12 years, and I am pretty sure my system is like WTH is going on right now! That is what I keep telling myself anyway, I pray that things will keep going and progressing forward. I pray this works and I finally lose my weight and get to goal! I am now learning to eat again, things I was unable to eat for a long time with the Lap Band even. I want to eat everything still but not letting myself! I am enjoying the things I can eat right now, as the liquid diet has taught me things can be worse! I could still be on liquids!

I am watching less and less of TV, I find something to do! Something that requires me to move!

Good luck everyone!