Head Hunger???
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, 05-22-2016 at 11:01 PM (3051 Views)
Well, I am 5 days out from gastric sleeve surgery, and while the first couple of days seemed like they would never end, I survived. I sipped on water every 30 minutes, took sips of Premier Protein with meds, and I was able to sip on the rest of container by the end of the first day.
I mix 2 scoops of extra protein on the Premier shake and divide it into three servings and sip on those at set meal times. I also sip on miso and bone marrow broth in the evening; my mug holds just a little less than two cups. Sipping on water, not sure how much but I am going pee a lot. I do not feel hydrated at all.
I have been walking around the building and have gone to our apartments gym twice. Stayed on the treadmill 25 min on 3.5 speed on an incline.
Yesterday, I had a friend visit me, and was I hoping our visit would not involve food, but I ended up making her tuna salad, and that was torturous! I wanted to have the tuna so bad! I made a scrumptious broccoli cheese soup instead except my tummy rejected it after a couple of tablespoons. My stomach started cramping, so I stopped. I froze the rest of the soup, and I hope I will get to enjoy it in a month, maybe.
When I cleaned up the dishes, a little bit of tuna got on my finger, and I automatically put it in my mouth. It was really creamy, so it didn't hurt. Then I was putting away the steamed broccoli, and it just looked so delicious, I automatically put in my mouth, chewed a few times and spat it out!
I have been obsessed with eating since yesterday.
I am disgusted that others have no desire for food or to eat while I am the opposite.
I know two things may have triggered my head hunger, there was a personal family issue that made me very upset, and there was the socializing with food.
I don't want to fall into old habits and thank goodness that I have the sleeve to help me stop me in my tracks.
I am counting my blessings, and my ability to stay present and accountable to myself.
I came across a serious of articles on http://www.obesityaction.org and found this particular article very helpful: http://www.obesityaction.org/educati...ating-patterns
Also found this: http://www.mccn.edu/library/patiente...WeightLoss.pdf