Food Breakup?

[hap314ness 90]

OK this might sound dramatic but does anyone else feel like they broke up with food?

I'm 7 weeks out currently. Weeks 1-2 were a non issue as I was so focused on the medical aspect of my procedure and could only have liquids anyway. Fine. Then came weeks 3-4 and I could have pureed food. Joy. Problem is I didn't like a majority of the approved foods in this stage so it was more like a repeat of weeks 1-2. All I wanted was to chew on some veggies. Crunch! Can you imagine a crunch in your mouth?! Anyway week 5 was fine as I could finally have soft food and my diet was basically any type of food you could make from ground turkey. Now here I am, cleared for all foods. My first time having raw vegetables again was orgasmic.

But recently, everything sort of stopped. I don't think about food. I don't crave food. In fact, part of me actually dreads eating. Now it seems like more of a chore than something I look forward to. I've tried making interesting recipes, eating out (keeping with nutrition guidelines). I even tried to eat pizza.

I didn't like the pizza.

Yes. You read that correctly. I DIDN'T LIKE THE PIZZA. In fact, any food I've remotely craved during my weeks of liquid and puree hell do not taste good, nor do I feel are worth the lack of nutritional value.

I am sure that someday I won't feel this way, but I am truly amazed by my attitude toward food. Never would I pin myself as someone who just would rather skip a meal because it's easier than deciding what 1/4 cup of food I want.

If you've experienced this, did it last? Do you view it as a positive? Do you miss loving food?

[Diana_in_Philly 1,426]

Almost a year and a half out. I love food. I'm down about 110 pounds - depending on the day I fluctuate between loss of 106 and 110. Some days, I do want food. Others, not so much. I still love food. My hubby and I go out to eat, but I take most of it home in a take out box.

I still love it, but I no longer let it abuse me, like I did before. Its about saying goodbye to a toxic relationship. You are developing a health relationship with food - before we lived to eat. Now, we eat to live.

Yesterday, I had a bad day - on a number of levels, and didn't stay with the program and ate too many carbs. I'm paying for it today because I feel like crap.

But those first few weeks (I couldn't wait for a bite of scrambled egg) are rough. But remember, this is only a tool. You still have work to do. And you can do it.

[Torriluv87 300]

I am over a year out. I DREAD meal times. I NEVER have an appetite. I can never figure out what i want to eat.

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[Jenna_P 5]

I'm going through this as well. Prior to surgery I loved food so much that I was considering opening a restaurant, now? Meh, eating is chore, nothing tastes right, and I would honestly prefer to eat nothing instead of have to think about what to eat. It's weird. Kind of freeing but also a little depressing because my mind still remembers how good food USED to be and it's still a disappointment every time I eat. I think it just takes some getting used to.