Jenn42606 Report post Posted July 9 It's me again.....lol..... anyways how do you all deal with family eating out in front of you or taking you to a restaurant when you are still on the liquid diet phase???? Its killing me. I have made some my favorite meals for my family and they have eaten out at mexican restaurants and its bugging me. I am doing good too. I am 4 days away from getting my cheese, yogurt, eggs and cottage cheese. But seeing all this makes me want a cheese stick! Or refried beans. Ugh! Help me! Today is day 11 since I had the surgery. On a plus side I am down 20lbs..... 3 athenarose, Jen581791 and tracyringo reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cinwa Report post Posted July 9 Hang in there Jenn - it won't be long before you move on to the next phase of your diet (and beyond). Other than the first week or so (I prepared and froze a lot of meals for my DH), I never skipped a beat with cooking up a storm. I stuck with my programme and hung on to the fact that it was essential and it was just going to be for a short time. 4 Ladybugzzz86, Jen581791, Jenn42606 and 1 other reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msmarymac Report post Posted July 9 It's just one of those things you have to go through to get to the other side, which is awesome BTW. Keep your focus on the outcome (20 pounds down already, woo hoo!!) and soon this will just be a distant memory that doesn't seem so bad. Kind of like childbirth lol. 4 Ladybugzzz86, athenarose, Jen581791 and 1 other reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ladybugzzz86 Report post Posted July 9 Personally, I would avoid restaurants. And ask friends and family to kindly not eat those foods around you. That is what I did when it happened, although once I set those boundaries it was not an issue again. The way I seen it was that I was basically in remission at that stage, will power only works so well, the rest is about fail proofing lol. But you do whatever is going to work best for you 4 Jenn42606, tchau, Jen581791 and 1 other reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BurgundyBoy Report post Posted July 9 @Jenn42606 Right after surgery a lot of people are still mourning the loss of their ability to eat ridiculous amounts of food, or are suffering from a loss of mouth feel, or miss the sociability of eating with their friends and family. What you are feeling is really common. Maybe you could persuade them to go to a restaurant with good soups! or to have Vietnamese pho for dinner! At this point (15+ months out) what other people eat doesn't make any difference to me. I'm meeting my once-a-month wine tasting group tonight and will probably eat about a third or a half of what they eat. Probably have a small bowl of soup and then a small appetizer for my dinner. 5 Ladybugzzz86, Res Ipsa, Jen581791 and 2 others reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jenn42606 Report post Posted July 9 7 hours ago, BurgundyBoy said: @Jenn42606 Right after surgery a lot of people are still mourning the loss of their ability to eat ridiculous amounts of food, or are suffering from a loss of mouth feel, or miss the sociability of eating with their friends and family. What you are feeling is really common. Maybe you could persuade them to go to a restaurant with good soups! or to have Vietnamese pho for dinner! At this point (15+ months out) what other people eat doesn't make any difference to me. I'm meeting my once-a-month wine tasting group tonight and will probably eat about a third or a half of what they eat. Probably have a small bowl of soup and then a small appetizer for my dinner. Just drink the broth that's in the pho soup? Oh Hey, when could I have watermelon?? Is it considered a melon? 1 BurgundyBoy reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cinwa Report post Posted July 9 23 minutes ago, Jenn42606 said: Oh Hey, when could I have watermelon?? Is it considered a melon? That's something you should check with your surgeon/NUT. My programme didn't allow raw fruit or vegetables for 12 weeks post-surgery. 2 Jenn42606 and Ladybugzzz86 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Readytobeme Report post Posted July 10 1 hour ago, Jenn42606 said: Just drink the broth that's in the pho soup? Oh Hey, when could I have watermelon?? Is it considered a melon? Yes. Check with your Nut. I am able to eat most any fruit at just over 3 months out. Except for grapes and watermelon. I am supposed to wait for 1 year before having them. 2 Ladybugzzz86 and Jenn42606 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tchau Report post Posted July 10 On 7/9/2018 at 8:54 AM, Ladybugzzz86 said: Personally, I would avoid restaurants. And ask friends and family to kindly not eat those foods around you. That is what I did when it happened, although once I set those boundaries it was not an issue again. The way I seen it was that I was basically in remission at that stage, will power only works so well, the rest is about fail proofing lol. But you do whatever is going to work best for you YES to all of this!!!!!!!!!!!! Congrats on being down 20 pounds! 2 Jenn42606 and Ladybugzzz86 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Artie Report post Posted July 11 I can relate on so many levels. I had my surgery December 16 of last year and had to spend the holidays with a water bottle and a Gatorade. Now 102 lbs down I look back and even though at the time it felt bad and depressing I would go through it again if need be because this surgery was worth it all. I now have my life back and I am genuinely happy. Just hang in there and know it gets better. 5 BurgundyBoy, msmarymac, Jenn42606 and 2 others reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msmarymac Report post Posted July 11 20 minutes ago, Artie said: I can relate on so many levels. I had my surgery December 16 of last year and had to spend the holidays with a water bottle and a Gatorade. Now 102 lbs down I look back and even though at the time it felt bad and depressing I would go through it again if need be because this surgery was worth it all. I now have my life back and I am genuinely happy. Just hang in there and know it gets better. @Artie we have the same timeline, although different years. It was so very strange having surgery right before Christmas, but I look back now and think it was the best gift ever! Plus Christmas eve that year was the day I got to move from liquids to puree so even a few sips of pureed butternut squash soup seemed like the most gourmet food ever! Plus my mother had planned a variety of soups for the meal so I wasn't the only one eating soup and didn't feel left out at all. Life is so good! 3 Jenn42606, Jen581791 and BurgundyBoy reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
