Honestly...do you miss eating the way you used to?

Hello everybody. I am about 85% sure I am going to have VSG.  The only thing that makes me second guess my decision is I am having a hard time wrapping my head around what my relationship to food will be like afterwards. Feels a little like I'm gonig to have say goodbye to my best friend.  Will I regret not being able to eat the way I have?  Will I miss cake?  Brownies? Cookies?  Hamburgers and Fries? Pizza?  How much will I miss these things?  Will feel like an outsider at functions in which everyone is enjoying all the food and I'm not?

Any input you have will be greatly appreciated!:)

I think everyone wrestles with this. I suppose the answer is that you will be able to eat anything you want but in smaller quantities. However, it may not be wise to just eat anything without regard to its nutritional value.

I was so worried about this also but I can honestly say that I enjoy food even more now, in small quantities. I still have a gastronomical life and am and always will be a foodie. But I privilege quality and taste now to hoaging on vast quantities of whatever. So no, truly, I don't at all miss the way I ate before. Not the least bit.

Hopefully you will lose your appetite for sweets and junk food and develop healthy eating habits.  You will not lose weight on a steady diet of sweets and refined carbohydrates.

I was so desparate before surgery this was not a worry so much for me.  But, I can say how shocked I was at eating post op.  It is nothing like a "diet".  I felt just as "good" from eating after surgery as before.  It is so hard to relate to it unless you are post op.  You will not miss food in the way that you think.  The first few weeks out I missed having "meals" per se, but once I was through the first six weeks and could have most anything and thus small meals it was not a problem.  I have always dealt with the sugar demon- that has not gone away due to surgery.  

I too struggles sometimes with this, though mostly not. If I'm at a function family or whatever and I feel strongly that I should have something I take a bite. It takes care of "itch" and I move on. No fooling this has changed my life, but where I'm taking "food" out the function or picture I'm adding new things. My immediate family are the strange ones, so at our last function I told them to look at me, not my plate. Though I fill up a small plate there was no way I could eat it, but I had a little bite of most everything. They took my advice and the evening was great fun, and they were shocked that I'm getting tiny (I don't see tiny in the mirror). I have no regrets and wish I'd done this sooner. Best of Luck!

Your post is helpful to me.  Thanks.

Yes and no. Trust me I can eat anything. Sometimes I have a pang for lets say... Olive Garden... First comes the salad, bread sticks, and then the main meal. Could I go there and have the same things, sure, but a couple of bites of salad, a piece of bread stick, and a couple of bites of pasta wouldnt be very satisfying. I also wouldnt want that over the 200 lbs I have lost in a little over 11 months. From a size 24 to a 2/4. Life is better skinny..not to mention the whole health thing. I would do it 100 times over. I have never tasted anything better than how I feel (and look) now. Hope this helps!

Hi Holli,
What sort of eating plan did u use to lose 200/11 mos???
Awesome!!

T.

Honestly?  Sometimes I wish I could eat more, because whatever it is tastes good, but I don't, I can't...do I miss the cake, brownies, burgers & fries?  Not one single bit.  I fully enjoy everything I eat and it makes me feel even better to choose to eat "on plan"  Remember, this is ALL about choices ~ you can choose the old lifestyle that got you where you are today (or where you were pre-op) ~ or you can choose a new lifestyle that will heal your mind and body.

On the outsider issue ~ nope, I'm never an outsider.  Since I don't eat much and everyone else is munching down, I get to talk more...LOL!

Keep researching and asking questions until you feel comfortable about your decision.  Check out my website if you want to learn more about the VSG.  Good luck in your decision and journey!

Deb