Things I learned from being hungry
1. Learning to live with my sleeve physically has been easier than learning to live with my brain post sleeve. I think about everything too much and sometimes analysis isn't required.
2. Being hungry doesn't equal being a failure. Being hungry today doesn't mean you're going to be hungry every moment for the rest of your life. Or that your sleeve is failing. It could mean your body is burning up a lot of fat that day and needs fuel. It could mean you're just healing, since you're not even 3 weeks post-op yet, Ellen. And sometimes hunger is just hunger. So go eat something healthy and give yourself a break. You don't have to take on you entire struggle with obesity in one day.
3. It's impossible to gain weight when you're eating high protein, low carb, and under 800 calories in a day. I actually dropped 2 pounds yesterday.
4. When you're struggling, reach out and talk to people about it. OH helped me yesterday as did 2 good friends who talked me off the edge. I'll reach out again. I'm sure of it.
And last but not least something food-related:
5. Clear liquids don't fill me up for the long haul. I need more density to keep me fuller longer. And I need to eat even more slowly and thoughtfully with pauses. And I need to measure, because as it turns out, I was eating half the yogurt I thought I was.
This journey is a kick in the pants in so many ways. Thank you for all your support.
HW 259 SW 251 CW 217 M1-20.5 M2 -7.5 M3 -4 M4 -2
I nominate this for a sticky. 
Isn't it funny how we have this surgery and think its going to solve all the head stuff too...in the beginning I would freak if I wasn't perfect and the stalls I've had practically had me jumping off the roof...but over the course of the past few weeks I've learned a lot about my body and my stalls and I'm ok with them..I loose for a couple weeks then I stall for a couple weeks..it's all about the bodies way of adjusting....I've decided to enjoy this journey of change and self discovery...
