Week 2 Post Op Moment of Truth
I shouldn't beat myself up over this, I really shouldn't. But, I am struggling a bit with my new reality of eating a SIGNIFICANTLY reduced volume of food during meals. I started on cream-based foods this week, and I made myself 3 measly tablespoons of runny grits (probably more when you count the dash of skim milk I added to make them more watery). Imagine my disgust when after approximately 1 tablespoon I was starting to feel the pain of a full sleeve! I knew that my intake would be significantly reduced, but it wasn't as noticeable during Week 1 when all I ate were clear liquids/broths. Now I am being forced to accept that no matter WHAT my mind says (and I have loved grits all my life), my stomach wins. As my Mom reminded me, that's the whole point of the surgery...to stop me from doing the damage to myself that I did with years of overeating. I have secretly always wanted to be the girl who didn't need everything on her plate to feel full. I guess it's just going to take a little more time to adjust. Sigh...
It's VERY HARD at the beginning to look at the teeny tiny amount of food on our plates and even begin to understand that it's enough. And it takes a while for the head to catch up with what the stomach already knows - a little bit is more than enough.
It gets better. Your head will catch up a little, and your stomach capacity will increase (and THAT will scare the cr@p out of you!). It will become your new "normal." It took me about 6 months to get there, but once you're there, eating is much, much simpler and less stressful.
It gets better. Your head will catch up a little, and your stomach capacity will increase (and THAT will scare the cr@p out of you!). It will become your new "normal." It took me about 6 months to get there, but once you're there, eating is much, much simpler and less stressful.
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