More than weight loss

[Bluemoongoddess 21]

I'm so sorry for your loss. I had surgery about 9 months after my husbands death. It was hard to deal with both the grief and the weight loss surgery. I think emotionally the weight loss, surgery, etc has been harder for me because of this. But I also think that it's been a bit of a distraction from the grieving. I'm much more introspective now. And overall I think it's been a positive if difficult journey. I'm trying to adopt some of his more positive traits as a testament to him. Grieving is a time consuming and consuming process. But overall I think distracting yourself from the pain isn't necessarily a bad thing. I wish you the best of luck through your journey.

I'm sorry you lost your love. You're right, it is extremely hard to do these things when experiencing grief. Whenever I feel like slipping I think that eating something to make myself feel better would be like putting a tiny band aid on a large open wound. It's not going to solve the problem and may very well make it worse. The emotional pain is a lot. Life is hard but we owe it to ourselves and to our loved ones to continue on and be strong. I hope you've had great success with this and are doing well.

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[MargoCL 677]

Yes, i have heard it is very difficult at first because you can't drink very much initially. Was there anything special you packed for work that made the transition easier? My doctor suggested i freeze my pre made Protein Drink and let it defrost for lunch since i don't have a fridge at work for my milk to mix it fresh during lunch.

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I have a mini (6 can) fridge at my desk. But I've also used my cooler lunch bag which I freeze night prior and put my pre mixed shakes in it. It actually kept my shakes really cold.
I also start my first shake on drive to work. 3 weeks and I'm almost able to finish it before I arrive (20-30 min commute)