To further follow up on how I’m adjusting to my surgery the progress is slow but steady. Here are some of the things I have realized over the last month. I am learning to listen to my body and when to stop eating. I have also learned that if I choose to eat dense food like meat I will get full quickly. I have continued to avoid bread. Protein is vital and because I have a very reduced capacity for foodstuff I simply cannot justify eating bread as opposed to or along with protein. I do not think I will eat bread until my protein needs are not so high. However, I didn’t really eat bread before my surgery so this really isn’t a big deal for me.
Psychologically, I think I’m making progress but it’s much slower. My self-image issues are still a problem. When I look in the mirror, I still see the person I was before surgery. However, when I look at pictures of me I can clearly see the difference and when I look at pictures of myself before surgery I frankly don’t remember being that big. Socially, things are improving. I really don’t feel the pressure of food anymore when I hang out. I eat what I can and anyone who expects anything different is politely told their expectations are impractical.
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