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Here are a few things to try to satisfy your hunger. (Make sure any of my examples fit your plan) Log your food and stay within your calories and macros. (Myfitnesspal or baritastic) Get temptation foods out of your home Once you add real sugars and extra carbs you crave them more. They cause hunger. Detox off them. If you deprive sweet and salty cravings, you will want them more. Keep healthy options for salty and sweet cravings in your house. Salty: chicken fajitas without the tortilla, jerky, quest protein chips. Sweet: Dannon light n fit Greek yogurt, Strawberries dipped in sugar free cholate syrup, sugar free popsicles or jello. Eat dense protein sources with the other foods on your plan. Eat as much clean wonderful veggies as you want until full. Ditch protein shakes and bars. (they are god for emergencies when you can’t get to a meal) Real whole foods will keep you feeling more satisfied. I Eat five/six small meals or every two to three hours - Log keep within your calories and macros for the day*** don’t turn this into grazing over your calories. You will gain weight** Head hunger and snacking – Distract yourself, go for a walk, read a book or listen to a podcast on weight loss mental battles. Keep a veggie tray in the refrigerator. Allow yourself to snack on veggies. If you try to bargain with yourself for other options, you know its head hunger.

I'm supposed to do all liquids for 3 days starting next friday. I'm allowed protein shakes in addition to clear liquids, sugar free popsicles and sugar free jello during my liquid phase. May start a little early on Wednesday or Thursday. I've lost 2 pounds since Monday on 2 shakes, 1 protein bar and 1 light meal a day. Having a plain non fat yogurt this morning though. My husband got the kids donuts which is tempting.

I have just got back from a months holiday overseas and am really pleased that in spite of not eating very healthily I still lost weight. Down approx. 1.8kg and almost at goal. The main reason for the not eating as healthily as I should have should have is that for most of the holiday we were staying with other people so restaurants were selected that suited the larger group. We started off in California where we ate mainly Mexican or burger/ribs. I have to say that I like the fact that your restaurants allow and encourage meal sharing as it meant I could have some of hubby's food instead of having to order a huge plate of my own. I know the US has a reputation for huge meals but some of them are so oversized its not surprising so many people struggle with their weight, 4 sliders is not a starter and a sandwich is supposed to be 2 slices of bread not 4 plus chips! It was great to be able to eat ribs without spending the rest of the night in the toilet throwing up which is something that happened to me on countless occasions when I had my band. Then it was onto the UK home of the pub and pub meals. They are fine the first or second time but pubs are like Mexican restaurants - all the same once you get to no 3! We also ate a lot of lunches at store and stately home canteen style cafes. So I was sharing sandwiches with hubby and also sharing cake! One place I loved in both the UK and Hong Kong was Pret a Manger - they had lovely quick easy healthy options like Bircher muesli, yogurt with fruit, sandwiches etc. Our final destination was Hong Kong. This was the only part of the holiday where hubby and I were on our own. We should have had lots of lovely Asian food but we were so busy we mainly ate on the run. The "pasteis de nata" in Macau probably weren't the healthiest breakfast choice but they were fabulous. So essentially I ate a small portion of whatever I wanted without worrying about weight gain. Poor hubby did have lots of leftovers to eat and his relatives in the UK kept commenting on how little I ate although I thought I was eating heaps! I drank alcohol but not in huge quantities. The serves of wine and cider in the UK are huge, they would never allow that much to be served in 1 glass in Aus. I ate cake and I ate chocolate and even had an icecream. I ate that very cautiously as I was terrified I would dump but luckily I didn't. I did have 1 or 2 minor episodes of dumping ( nausea, shakes and palpitations) but that was when I deserved it for doing something stupid like eating chocolate first thing in the morning! Prior to my op I was very concerned as I kept reading about people that had accidents post op.I had visions of having to always carry spare undies or wear adult diapers. Luckily that hasn't been an issue although when I need to go I need to go - sometimes I had to find a loo in a hurry and the hardest place to do that was Hong Kong. Travelling with the bypass has been so much easier than travelling with a band and the variety of food I eat is so much greater and healthier.

Hey I hat a hiatal hernia repair and did a gastric sleeve at the same time . Thought it would cure my acid reflux but although I’ve lost 62 lbs and am a normal BMI my acid reflux is worse ! What’s up with that ? Does it mean I will have to eventually do a revision ? I don’t eat a lot of dense foods , mostly shakes , cottage cheese , fish and yogurt but sometimes it’s really bad , particularly at night. Anyone have any advice ?

There could be something to that. I think one of the reasons I'd usually rather reach for the cottage cheese or yogurt is that it's easy on my system. Often things like meat or raw vegetables can be irritating (although I'll sometimes eat raw veggies for that very reason - to stop myself from mindless eating. It's hard to keep eating when your stomach's irritated!!)

Dense protein - like 3 oz of meat - is DEFINITELY more filling, but so often I want something like yogurt or cottage cheese instead. Good foods, yes, but they slide right through you. I really need to try to eat dense proteins every day. It might not be such a struggle to maintain my weight if I did...

May it slide down smoothly and neither get you with its spurs or try to peck your esophagus to death! Meat and me still have a very tenuous relationship, worsened by the fact my Previous Pouch does not like Greek yogurt or cottage cheese. She sort of tolerates ricotta and harder cheeses. like chedder, gouda, Monterey Jack if it's pepperless, mozzarella and occasionally Colby. Weird isn't it? I cut the cheese into postage stamp sizes , chew- chew, she probably sighs but doesn't send it back up. Lady cream of cauliflower last night, use the Green Giant broccoli, cauliflower or cauliflower medley in it, 3-4 meals of it, I take out and 1/4 cup, try to be optimistic but she usually makes me stop before the mini- bowl is empty. Last commodity box I got had multiple cans of mixed vegetables so make some sort of veggie soup, been thinking I might branch out to the almond, coconut and cashew soup based I saw at Wal-Mart, then try some seasonings for other tastes like cajun, Thai et, Spanish/Mecican, maybe even Caribbean?et cetera,

Steve274 do you really think the benefits of the sleeve wear off over time ? I certainly can eat more than I could at the outset post surgery , but still have trouble with any dense foods . I am still living on and frankly loving my protein drinks , cottage cheese, yogurt and eggs with a little cooked veggies . Difficult to eat salad quite frankly . My sleeve still seems very restricting

My list is: Sugar-free pudding and sugar free jello, Protein20 flavored waters, Gatorade zero, cream soups, chicken broth, sugar free popsicles, unflavored protein powder (to mix in pudding, jello, soups...etc), Two Good greek yogurts, Ricotta cheese, 2oz disposable containers (so I can prep stuff before surgery and throw in the fridge), small fork/spoon set, Flinstones Chewables, Calcium citrate chewables, herbal teas. That should get me through my two weeks of "full liquids" (yes, yogurt and ricotta is on my "full liquids" list) and beyond... I also bought a new blender to can puree the heck out of anything and everything. I still have to figure out how to pack food for work, but I took two weeks off and I'm working two weeks remote after that so I have some time to decide what to do.

one piece is 160-190 calories? I cannot eat the whole bar either. I usually do it by oz. I do not exceed 2-3oz at a go. I wait and usually I am stuffed at this point. I do not go by calories as much in sense of how much I eat. I weight/measure. I do record my food to see how I am doing overall calories. I used to eat nuts, which I ended up cutting because I felt even with 1oz, that is like 160-170 calories, so I switched to Greek Yogurt which keeps me full and has more protein.

Oh and I misspoke about the weight loss timing, it was 8.5 months not years. And I have the Basal Metabolism of a Sick Sea Snail, your get v up and go just went over the years. My body left to it's own devices , and many years I did that, liked Me FAT, saw nothin wrong with me looking like Bip The Michelin Mans Twin Sister. Hey Frustr8, we have been steady friends over 70+ yearrs, these are your Retirement years, retire from living, stay say in that Easy Chair with a Bag of Snack Food. So I had to do an "End-Around" maneuver worthy of the NFL, to get past its defenses. Oh as I tried to lose some pre-surg weight, I opted for cleaner healthier changes but I was throwing down frequent feedings, Body didn't suspect a thing, and I had been seeking a Bariatric Solution for over 3 tears,so Body thought this was a phase I was going through, got quite a shock when I had my RNY last September, got its revenge by structuring my pouch and giving me jejunal ulcers. Well I have been in this fight since last October, it should resolve by late summer, been on anti- nausea meds(Zofran) a strong PPI(Dexilent) and an ulcer-healer (Carafate) along with all my other meds,Magnesium , prenatal vitamin(because it does have iron, folate and all those vitamin goodies)Wellbutrin ( to keep my depression at a mild state) liquid calcium citrate, brand name Wellesse, get it at Wal-Mart, Additional Vitamin D, I live in Ohio and don't often get outside, some meds make me sun- sensitive, and at very best summer I burn, blister and peel, by August or Labor Day I may have a pale tan, best you can hope for a Celtic heritage with Strawberry Blonde hair, okay okay Red-Gold, and I take an additional iron pill called Ferrocite, it's ferrous fumerate, an iron salt even my pouch and intestine can assimilate. But I had to have an Iron INFUSION in March because I was that anemic. But I am hopeful my next labs are better, if not another one in June before my next endoscopy, this EGJ should tell the story, if no better or just the same --surgical intervention is coming , don't know exactly what, but I was told that after my last one in April. My guess is removal of ulcer-ridden section of small intestine, and then re-anastomosis aka rejoining back together healthier tissue. I Am very certain,they won't do anything to Precious Pouch, she looks pretty sweet to the "scopers" thought I was patent, that means open enough that food can pass through and into the s.I., might have been okay that day, but she has tightened up again, still on protein shakes, highly pureed things, she does not like meat, Greek yogurt or cottage cheese, makes for a tedious time, but I still have Soup, broths,no-calorie fluids, And although I am so special I stink, I am. relatively health, clinic says I look good, I still believe I look like roadkill, lovely roadkill, but there I be. Have lost my Hubba-heiny, legs are more shapely, my garbage gut skin is loose and bumpy, I have a scrawny neck like a turtle, the high cheekbones from the Native tribe Daddy's family denies, look in my scrapbooks, every generation it looks stronger, My great-great grandfather was a dead ringer for Iron Eyes Cody the actor, if you were nearly as old as me you would know he was the Indian who stood crying at the polluted things we have done to Mother Earth in the name of progress. Actually asked Aunt Minnie, Daddy's sister, she drew up to her full 5ft4in and announced "We Never Discuss That!" well Yipes can't blame a girl for asking. Do you have Wikipedia on your Smartphone or computer? Go to Peoria Indian tribe or people, the lady pictured there is the spitting image of Aunt Minnie! Yes I look Celtic, fair, taller than even my uncles, but they are dark- haired, mostly straight, few of them now have permanents, medium complections, over heard a discussion of the older generatio one day. Relative#1 Are you sure she's ours? She sure don't look like us! Relative#2 Well Cliff says she's his, maybe she favors that mother of hers. Only thing I can figure out. But Karma is a broad with a warped sense of humor, except for being another color scheme, now that I have lost so much weight I am the spitting image of my Paternal Grandmother, high cheekbones and all. Probably she and my own Mama are both whirling in their graves, luckily 30 miles apart, They did not get along all that well! So who or what I look like at my goal of 175? That just remains to be seen. Hang around a while if you like, I have someone tell me how paste a picture on here, maybe I will get the courage to try that!

Syntrax Nectar chocolate truffle. Hands down. Plus it is made from whey isolate which is the higher quality protein. Syntrax also offers fruity flavors. I think that the bp store here offers sample packs. I have also found that I like the slim Fast high protein shakes. Creamy chocolate, caramel latte and mixed berry yogurt smoothie. They all have 20g of protein. You can get them at Walmart or Sams.

Maybe yogurt or homemade sf pudding?

We are adults, we make our own food choices. We get to decide how strict or lax we want to be. Make sure your choices won’t slow or stop your weight loss. Your first months will be your best loss. Your weight loss will slow down as you progress. Take advantage of your first year, decide right now how you want to work your plan. Be mindful of slider foods and foods that trigger you. Some can have a Hershey’s kiss and stop. Others can’t stop. Once you add sugars, extra carbs and calories into your diet you crave them more and they cause hunger. My preference is healthy options for sweet and salty for cravings. Dannon light n fit Greek yogurt. (many flavors) I dip strawberries in sugar free cholate syrup. Sugar free popsicles in the summer. Quest bar on occasion. I’m maintaining. I indulge within reason.

I’m here. Working on getting the fluids in. Had some broth yesterday that didn’t agree with me, that was fun, not. Today is better, working on meeting my goal for fluids and think I may get close today as I hit 46 yesterday. Fluids are going to be my challenge. I’m so ready to have something other than broth, popsicles, and jello. Looks like Tuesday I can yogurt, cottage cheese, and apple sauce! My doctors office has you on protein shakes for two weeks only, so this is going to be interesting...

This is good. I’m barely doing the shakes. Trying to have some now but I’m having lots of water. I tried the yogurt but only managed 2 small spoons. It was too heavy for me. Tomorrow I’ll try some broth and try the protein powder with almond milk. Best of luck and keep in touch! Would love to hear from you!

Other than regretting the 1/4 cup of plain non fat Greek yogurt with a tbsp of protein powder I had for dinner, I'm doing okay. Tired, and in a little bit of pain, but overall, not bad. Sent from my SM-G960W using BariatricPal mobile app

I ate yogurt, cottage cheese, ricotta bake and chicken salad... not much else sounded good.

After 6 weeks post op I can have pudding and cottage cheese and Greek yogurt. For now I am in broth, sugar free jello, protein drinks and water. Sugar free mints etc. All drs are different. Do what yours told you to do. I am not hungry at all! I drink lots of water!

for my program, the 1st 2 week liquid died included soups like that, I assume it all counts as the same. Soups, broth, water, jello, pudding and yogurt. I did as I assumed it would all be ok as they were counting them as the same.. maybe someone from another program can chime in

As for me I am not eating regular food. I'm having what my doctor told me to cottage cheese, chicken broth, protein shake, yogurt, sugar free jelly, popsicle, pudding, fruit2o, Gatorade zero. Even the little tip of the spoon gets me full. Don't know what to do Sent from my SM-G955U using BariatricPal mobile app

You are going to be well soon... I'm in my 9th month. But when I get my sleeve, I was in liquids the first week, second liquids plus yogurt, third blended, fourth purees, from the fifth for a complete month solids but fiber... 2 oz per meals every 2 hours with protein shake, or cheese sticks for snacks between meals... and then all kind of solid... probably is too soon for your stomach to process it... maybe if you go back to purees for a while or meals without fiber, try less oz of food too... for me it's help a lot to loose weight and to process food. Sorry my English isn't good if you don't understand anything tell me and I rephrase it... Sent from my SM-N950U using BariatricPal mobile app

yes I do but they have been dormant in the fridge. I would be happy to share them with you. My kefir grains are for kefir water (think champagne not yogurt).

Not sure what phase of eating you're in. I'm 7 months out, so take whatever of this you can eat: I always have different types of yogurt, quark (a cheese that is yogurt consistency), eggs, different types of cheeses (cracker cuts and various shredded cheese), baked tofu in different flavors, frozen tilapia, frozen shrimp, frozen veg, veggie burgers, tuna, and milk. I also keep frozen berries in the freezer to put in the yogurt. I also typically have a couple cans of veggie chili and pouches of Indian lentils. For condiments, I always have salsa, thai chili sauce, and soy sauce on hand. For snacks, I have individual hummus tubs, parmesan chips, and some carrots. I make two batches of eggface's ricotta bake (google it) in some mini loaf pans (4 loaves per recipe) and add a bit of sauteed spinach for flavor. I'll freeze 4 loaves and put 4 in the fridge. I'll make a modified tuna casserole (no noodles) - take any recipe for single serve mac and cheese and just add the cheese sauce to a can of tuna and bake for about 15-20mn. This will usually last me 2-3 meals. Sometimes I freeze what I don't eat. I make fish curry (http://meerasodha.com/coconut-fish-curry-from-my-book-made-in-india/) - freeze in individual serving sizes. I like this (although I cut the recipe WAY down: https://www.bariatricfoodie.com/one-pan-cooking-tilapia-fire-roasted-tomato-sauce/ I'll also make egg salad (2 hard boiled eggs, mashed with 1 TBL greek yogurt and 1 TBL mayo). This all gives me some variety and lets me have some food stocked in the freezer. I have a vacuum sealer, which helps the frozen food stay fresh.

Sleeved on 4/30...Follow-up app on 5/16. Upgraded to phase II pureed/soft diet... My Dr. Said lots of protein. Tuna chicken fish yogurt cottage cheese eggs...protein premier shakes as meal replacements..so that was my shopping list...I am 30lbs down.. Still having pain in my lower abdomen..Doc says it's a muscle being pulled due to the surgery... Pain has eased up alot but still has me out of work for 2 more weeks..n I'm ok with that.. health first...I'm literally getting full with 2oz of wat ever I eat e.g. jello cups, popsicles,...Today I will attempt a brisk walk on my treadmill...doc approved... How is everyone else doing? Sent from my LM-X410(FG) using BariatricPal mobile app