Felt so Deprived!!!

I know I am not supposed to feel deprived, but I am 10 days out of my RNY and had dinner with my family that is in town and it was so hard for me not to grab a piece of sourdough bread.  Then I started thinking about never having anything resembling bread again like muffins, pastries, crossaints and I became very sad and almost depressed.  I was able to stay on track but I am worried that I won't always have the fortitude to do that. Plus, the realization of NEVER having sourdough bread again plunged me into regret over having the surgery. I wonder how many other episodes of regret I am going to have. SIGH!

I know, there is thinking in the long term and being positive about my health and all that other positive stuff, but right in the moment, it really SUCKED!!!!!!

I suggest you see a professional about these issues your having. Go to support groups....

I don't know what your doctors post op guide lines are, but I must tell you, I eat most anything I choose too. I have never felt deprived. Only things I can't do a lot of is sugar and fats. It's a battle all the time, if I eat something like breads then I must cut out something else and do more exercise...oh crap, I said that dirty E word.....are you exercising? at least walking?

I am almost 10 months out from surgery and I'll tell you I too felt deprived at first.  But, I looked at the long run and watched the weight just drop off and realized by not eating the bread was helping me.  I can take a good deep sniff of the bread or whatever and that seemed to satisfy me. 

Honestly,  I don't miss bread, pasta or all that stuff at all.  I really don't.  If I go to dinner with my family I might nibble a bit on a slice and enjoy it, but as a daily habit I just don't miss it at all.  I make a sandwich using 2 big leaf of lettuce. 

Hang in there!  It will get easier and easier.  And once you star****ching the weight fall off, you'll be even more jazzed.  I suggest you take a notebook and start charting the weight loss.  I did - every Monday morning I stepped on the scale and wrote it in the book.  And you can star****ching the number go down.  It's incentive and also a way to keep yourself compliant! 


Good luck - we're here for you if you need us!  MoMo

Thanks for your posts. I do belong to a support group and I like coming to this website. I like hearing from people who are a little farther down than line than I am. While watching TV, a big cupcake was featured on a commercial and that set off all my desires for yet another carbolicious food.  Once again, I stayed on track despite my head telling me to indulge.  I am only 10 days out and while I've lost what I think is a lot of weight for 10 days, I am not quite in that sweet spot of seeing that this is all worth it.

Thanks again for the encouragement. I will need a lot of it!!