HOLLY P.

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tulagirl 23 years, 8 months ago

I read your post on the message board. That sounds so much like my family. They all kept asking me if I was going to be able to stop eating so much. I love to eat and love to go out to eat. I had my surgery on 7-22-02. Since then I have been on a liquid diet. I have to admit the first few days at home I wondered what in the world I had done to myself. I sat and watched tv and almost every commercial was about food. Certainly the cheeseburger and fries I saw on tv would taste better than broth. That soon passed and I am ok with only eating 3 ounces of liquid at my meals. I know that someday I will be able to move on to other foods. To be honest, at this point I don't even feel like eating. I haven't been hungry since the surgery. Of course, I crave the old foods I love, but those are the ones that caused me to weigh almost 350 lbs. At my first post-op visit, I had lost 23 lbs in 10 days. I couldn't believe and it makes it all worth while. Hang in there and remember this decision is for you and your daughter. I struggled for a long time with what other people were saying about it. But then I remembered they were not the ones dealing with my problems. I wish you the best of luck and feel free to write back. I am pretty new at this whole computer thing, just got one at home, so I don't have to check e-mails at work anymore. God Bless

LORRAINE K. 23 years, 8 months ago

Dear Holly~~~WELCOME to Obesity Help.com. It's a great place to get the answers you might need or advice on where to go to get that information. I wish you the best of luck in your journey to WLS. Be well, be happy, be blessed.