Just 4 days post op and already...

 I have been feeling the same way today.... Today I could smell someone in my apartment building cooking something very garlicky and yummy and since the weather here has been a little cold and rainy, I do my walking in the corridors of my building, and smelled it every hour. I can't imaging having to had looked at the food too, you poor thing!

  Because I must be a  masochist, I am doing my liquids for THREE weeks because my fiance had his surgery this past Wednesday and we can be on the 'same page', and I think that he needs a little more motivation and support.  It's going to be a loooong couple of weeks.

Hope your self pep talks are working:)

For me first few weeks and months were horrible. I didn't eat much at all. Food did not appeal to me in the slightest. I drank my water and protein and ate my soft foods. I hated all of it and was afraid that I was slipping into a depressive state. Once I was able to eat what I wanted (for the most part) I began to enjoy food more.

I feel similar to the way you're feeling and I had surgery Dec 29. Tonight I had about a half cup of cream of chicken soup. I wasn't all that hungry when I ate it, but I sure wasn't afterwards and yet the smell of what my wife was having made me want to inhale of it.

I suppose we're in the same situation at the opposite times.

I was talking about this to a friend of mine who has had WLS herself.  We came up with an analogy for it, we associated the head hunger as the grumpy Old husband, and the pouch as his strong willed you better not wife.

Hubby will say We're gonna eat that, all of it and your gonna like it.  The Wife, says,  Oh no we're not, dont even try it buddy!  or  if she's in a better mood, she says  Nope, aint happening........then as he pushes, she gets all ticked off for a few days, and neither of them is wanting anything.

This phase will fly by, and i personally advanced a lil to quickly and had to go back a stage for awhile. It will be no time before you can eat more, and more variety.  I am 6 weeks out and still doing mushies predominantly,  i add a few things in.  Its weird just because i can eat it and everything is fine today,  doesnt mean the same things will do well the next day.

Honey girl, I'm feeling you. I had my surgery Oct.14. When I started the 2 weeks shakes I drunk it and was feeling great (missed my Dunkin coffee). Now still on liquids for another 2 weeks not so sweet! But, 1 more week yea!!! This week I found myself watching the Chew, Rachel, Bizzard Foods, and Man vs Food. I don't why but I'm drawn to food shows now. What's up with that? Did you know almost every commerical on tv are about food. I'm just same, what's up with that? I'm ranting, sorry. I really understand what your going through. We can do this!

I feel exactly the same way...this is sooo hard.  For most of the day I really don't even drink the protein shakes because I am not hungry and honestly have no desire to drink that stuff.  Head hunger is occupying all my time but I know that these 2 weeks will fly by and will be worth it in the end.  But even mushy foods seem exciting but I don't want to do anything prematurely.  I watch food network almost all day but I also went on bariatricfoodies.com and I can't wait to try some of those recipes.  Something to look forward to...but for now shakes it is.  I feel your pain hun!!!

Your doing well hang in there! It will be over before you know it! You think it is bad for you smelling all of that food, at least by Thanksgiving you will be able to taste something of more substance----I on the other hand could possibly be having this surgery into the holidays!! Can you imagine DRINKING PROTIEN SHAKES WHILE ALL OF THAT GOOD HOLIDAY FOOD IS COOKING!!! Well keep up the good work, and remember you are loosing weight now, it was a time where that was a battle! NOW YOUR BATTLE IS OVER!! Wishing you the best!