Food Panic!!
~~Angie~~
I had the sleeve done 5 months ago, I only had the pre op diet for 2 weeks before surgery and I ate everything I wanted to up until that point. I can still eat everything that I want to just in much smaller quantities I chose not to eat carbs but I have had some at times and had no side effects to them. I found that by the time you are done with the pre op diet and the post op food you dont really crave things at all it is so weird but I think bc you stay away from certain food for so long you lose an interest for them. It is normal to have freak outs we all did at one time or another! I wish you all the best :)
I know what you mean. I have been thinking about the same thing. I start a 2 week pre-op diet on August 3rd, and have been wondering if I should eat whatever I want up until then. Instead, I decided I will eat reasonably, but allow myself one decadent, totally fattening meal between now and then. I picked this burger place where I live that is known for it's huge burgers with cheese all over them... it's been on the Food Network, etc. I've never been there and I know it is somewhere I will never be able to (or want to) eat again after the surgery. I mean, I may not even be able to eat the whole burger now, much less with a sleeve! lol. So, that's what I'm doing. A "last meal" of sorts.
oh my goodness, 6 weeks? I'd be freaking out too LOL My preop diet consists of 3 shakes and clear SF liquids.......hope yours is more generous.
I am on day 3 of my diet, and it's not bad--I figure these 2 weeks is a necessary trade off for the opportunity to get back to a healthy weight..
No food funerals, and I haven't thought about what I'll miss......I think that would have done me in and completely sabotaged this phase.....when you think about it, in a year or so we can have an occasional taste of something.....and I've discovered it's usually just that first taste that I'm looking for, not a serving.
I'm more worried beyond these 2 weeks.....and I get anxious about the surgery and the post op diet.
Good luck....you got this!
Angie once I made the decision to get the sleeve, I started eating right. For my "last supper" I did go to the Outback and had a steak and potato. BUT, I really felt like when I made my decision, I was gonna go for it and give up the love of food. I had a toxic relationship with food and was addicted to it. It was my drug of choice. I used it to get a high. I would eat for celebration, sadness, social reasons etc. And I ate tooooo much and bad stuff. I ate in hiding, I was addicted to fast food. When I first had my surgery I mourned the loss of food, but I NEVER cheated. I would fantasize about food and it would help me to go to sleep at night. BUT.....now it is a whole different story. I eat to live. I don't put anything in my mouth that would not benefit my nutrition. Foods that are "permissible" but not "beneficial" do not pass my lips. I don't miss food anymore. I don't crave anymore. I have lost 117 lbs. and have gone from a tight size 28 to a loose size 16. I can run and play and swim and cross my legs. I love all of that more than I ever loved food. This was the best decision I made and I am so happy for you that you have made it as well! Best of luck to you!
