Having an overload of feelings

[Jenn1818 45]

Woke up today feeling great and on track. Not sure what happened but this afternoon I felt my muscles sore and zero energy. I feel like I just want to stuff my face with food and chew something!!!!! I'm 9 days post op so,I know I can't just feeling sad right now

[LittleLizzieLilliput 919]

Oh the joys of weight loss hormones. Us woman just get ALL the fun!

So on top of everything, you know, the emotionally massive act of removing our stomach and changing the way we live our lives to almost it's core, we also have to deal with the extra hormones our bodies are flooded with post surgery. I think I read here that woman are like 3xs as fertile after weight loss surgery because of the hormones.

Anyway I think you have to perfectly natural and normal things happening:

The effects of what we've done, which means our means of self-soothing are gone mostly and we can't make ourselves feel better like we used too and

The hormone effect.

So what I did was just ride it out. I cried, I got angry, I felt the emotions as they came and rejoiced when I started feeling happy and normal again. It was hard.

Hang in there, it gets so much better but first we have to go through the rough stuff.

[Itsmytime23 50]

Thanks for this Lil Lizzie!! I'm having mine done feb 22nd and know I'll be experiencing the same...trying to prepare as best I can to understand my new "normal"

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[Mariisol1118 14]

I am 9 days post op also and definitely food is what i crave the most other than sweets. We will be ok. Its gonna be a rollercoaster of emotions and be prepared. But Lord knows it will ALL be well worth it!

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[Jenn1818 45]

Thank you guys[emoji18]

[Jenn1818 45]

Trying to ride this out and not bite everyone's head off at home. Hoping tomorrow is better.