laloos 6 Posted February 14, 2022 Yes! You made the right decision! Everyone has this exact moment you are experiencing now! You will be able to eat again. You will enjoy food. I'm 5 years post and I eat anything I want. It will take time. Focus on the positives and the end game! This feeling of regret only last a few weeks and then your focus will shift to introducing new food, portion sizes and most important your weight loss. Get creative with your Protein. Make it a large part of your life. It's an extremely important part of your success. I'm 5 years post surgery and still drink my protein. If you are a coffee drinker.. and some vanilla ensure or the like to your coffee. It will bring you comfort and fill you up. For me, I focused less on what I wasn't able to eat and more on what I could eat that gave me the most satisfaction. You can sip on coffee for hours. you can only eat a few bites of eggs. Soups were another big thing for me in the beginning. Why? Bc I could get down more and didn't feel deprived. If I felt like I wanted something sweet. I'd suck on an orange wedge. Try different things to take your mind off the negatives.. they will pass. You will be able to eat and enjoy food again! Start weight was 355 and I'm 140 now. Thank you for the positive thinking advise. I was focusing on the negative only[emoji847][emoji847][emoji847] i will be enjoying the soups and will need to work on drinking more Water as im behind on that. And WOW thats amazing progress and im happy to know that after 5 years you are still maintaining it[emoji122] [emoji119] [emoji92] Sent from my SM-G975F using BariatricPal mobile app Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
laloos 6 Posted February 14, 2022 You will be able to have chicken tenders and a diet coke. I can eat 3 KFC tenders but that's all I am full then [emoji16]Yaaayyyyyyyyy !!!! Thats great knews ! I love chicken tenders Sent from my SM-G975F using BariatricPal mobile app Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
laloos 6 Posted February 14, 2022 I was initially debating whether to post my concern or not but im super glad i did. Thank you so much for your positive comments, advise and realistic views. Whenever i feel down ill read them Sent from my SM-G975F using BariatricPal mobile app 2 1 njlimmer, LilaNicole20 and pk88 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pk88 147 Posted February 14, 2022 20 hours ago, SleeverSk said: I love that you say normal size portions, I am in a Facebook sleevers group and they tend to make anyone that can eat more than a few mouthfuls at a time like a failure which has left me feeling like I don't have the restriction I should have for example the other day I was away from home so had to eat take away, I got a Bacon deluxe you know just to test the Water see how it went, I ate the whole thing bar the last bit of bun 😬 I didn't know whether to be happy or devastated as someone posted they had half a cheese burger and got smashed for it some of the comments were oh I am 6 years out and no way would have been able to eat more than half etc etc. So to hear you say we should/ can eat a normal sized serving is music to my ears.Thank you Shame was a constant companion when I was obese. Not going back there for anything in the world. No thanks. I will value my body and be honest about what goes into it. 2 1 sugarbee24, LaTiaV and LilaNicole20 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites