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I had my sleeve 6/19 I am starving ! I cannot eat anymore Soup ! I have melted small amount of cheese in microwave and eaten it in small bites . I am not taking in much over 500 calories daily and I don't feel like I'm losing . I'm terrified my metabolism will slow down so bad it will be impossible for me to ever eat normal without gaining weight .

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I had my sleeve 6/19 I am starving ! I cannot eat anymore Soup ! I have melted small amount of cheese in microwave and eaten it in small bites . I am not taking in much over 500 calories daily and I don't feel like I'm losing . I'm terrified my metabolism will slow down so bad it will be impossible for me to ever eat normal without gaining weight .

I never thought about our metabolism slowing due to lack of intake! Yikes! That's a very valid and worrisome thought.


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I'm currently having a real problem with this. I feel like I'm hungry ALL THE TIME! I know that even if my brain wants to eat something, there's no physical place for my body to put it anymore. I'm currently at the 2 ounce phase, and I realize at some point I will be able to eat 4 ounces of Protein plus some applesauce or maybe even lettuce (God do I miss that, never thought I'd miss salad), but my brain still wants to eat a full plate of something.

I'm losing weight (although I've hit my three week stall a bit early) and you'd think that'd be reward enough, but I'm frustrated. I know it's something I'm just going to have to adjust to, but I worry that I won't be able. But the surgery is non-reversible and so I'm stuck here for the rest of my life.

Skinny people might point to obesity surgery as "the easy way out", but I am here to tell you, psychologically, it ain't so easy, at least for me.

Thanks for listening.

What scares me a bit is I hear people refer to this as the "honeymoon" stage. If this is the honeymoon, I want a divorce!! It's such a mental game, especially for those of us who have a food addiction. I see people eating and I just crave whatever they have. It's such a hard addiction because we HAVE to have it to survive and we HAVE to be around it, unlike drugs. It's like telling a person with a drug addiction: here have just a lick while we full-on participate. [emoji15] (Not to make light of drug addiction) oh well! We can do this! [emoji173]️


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I think we're all nervous. We know we should be loosing but we don't know how much or how fast because everyone is different . We just need to be patient with ourselves .

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Just a slight warning: careful of focusing on food too much. It is what brought many of us here to wls land.

Personally. I limit my exposure to food ... even 10 years later.... I do not watch commercials. Rarely see a cooking show. Don't wander the aisles of the grocery store... I have a fairly decent sense of the Protein and assorted other items I need.

It helps me.

I hope your cookbook is filled with healthy items for a successful future with less and certainly healthier foods.

Good luck with your future. You have a great opportunity many do not get and now is the time to use that just for you!!

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The commercials are the worse. Never realized just how many they are- when you're full all the time they are not as tempting.

The ones with the slow motion pulling of cheese make me the most nuts!

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I cannot imagine 1 oz of milk being satisfying. My surgeons diet plan for a meal instructs to eat 2-3 oz of Soup for a meal. This is ridiculous! That is 2 or 3 sips. Even now post op 1 week that does not in any way fill me up.

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  • Actually, for your body, it's not ridiculous. That's about the size of your pouch now with all the swelling- if you eat more than that you'll likely get sick (I did). YOU might be able to get away with more when you have broth, because it goes through so quickly.
  • What you are experiencing is "head hunger", Google it. It will take us awhile to change our brain's idea of what a meal is, to match our body. I struggle quite a bit with this, so you are not alone.

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