Tough Days

Well I've had a tough couple of days.  Missed breakfast, not enough protein and poor food choices. Although the food choices were poor they all came from foods I can eat...just not good combinations or eating too fast.  Last night I suffer terrible pain from drinking tomato juice to fast.  Or so I assume.  Today I'm feeling rough, but hoping to have a quiet day at home, with lots of rest and getting back on track.  Has anyone else gone through this at this stage?  I'm a day shy of 4 weeks post-op.

I can't help as I am still pre-op but I hope you are feeling better!!

yes. You're not alone. You need to keep close track of what you're eating. I have always found weekends difficult. Try to keep your routine the same, in terms of eating.

Been there, done that. I have not had any major food issues and I find myself sometimes testing the limits. I tend to eat way too Fast. This is my goal this week to slow down and enjoy each morsel. Perhaps focussing on one area of weakness will help. The best in all your endeavors.

I will be 4 weeks post op on wednessday.I thought i was going through this alone. But the truth is old habits die hard and its just one step at a time. I am grateful that i have this tool to help me not to slide back into old habits...if i was on a diet now i would have called it quits by now.

4 weeks post-op is a difficult time.

YOU feel like your body should be adjusting, but it's really too early for your innards to have transitioned.

If it helps at all, remember back to when you had kids.

When they're tiny-wee and they first go from milk to soft solids, there's a lot of upchucking and burping/spitting. Then we introduce them to babyfood with little bits in it, and their poor little tummies have a hard time, but after a couple of months, they're in the groove.

Whole thing takes over a year, til their stomach and intestines have learned to cope with the new types of nutrition. And that's a lot of spit-up and laundry done ....

And your schedule is very similar, though we are trying to force you intestines to learn quicker.

So take it slow and easy, and journal journal journal, every day.
It really helped me.

Friday was 3 weeks for me and I've done the same....as well as eating too much in a sitting :(

It makes you feel aweful and I have to go lie down and take a nap at times.......

Now that I'm farther out, I don't set a timer (as I usually did) for between bites and I'm no****ching the clock,

Thank god for My Fitness Pal to keep track of the foods I eat.....

I will be 4 weeks out on Friday. I was having a hard time drinking water, then switched to warm drinks....now, first day back at work and I can't even get the warm drink in..... UGH!!! Food-wise, I haven't ventured too far yet. Still sticking with the cottage cheese, and laughing cow. etc. I stopped taking protein drinks because I was having a reaction to them. But thank goodness for My Fitness Pal, it helps me track protein and I am doing ok. Have you tried a poached egg or there is a great cheese called Allegro. it is a lactose free cheese, and 1 serving gives 11 g protein! I know when i wasn't getting enough protein, i had no energy and felt terrible!!! Good luck!!