Almost 4 Weeks Post Op-New Foods Lead To Trouble

[runaroundsue 8]

I'm almost 4 weeks out and for some reason I've been eating a lot more. I think it's because I moved to mushy foods and I'm excited. I had more control when I had fewer options. What's a good way to deal with this issue?

[Dooter 1,457]

Hey girl! (You KNEW I'd jump on this, didn't you?! LOL) When I was on blended stuff, I could sometimes easily put down 8 oz of certain things. Other times, if I had blended egg salad, I could only eat about 2 oz. It was weird. I seemed ravenously hungry, especially late at night. The more solid the food gets, and the more quality Proteins you regularly ingest, the more satisfied you will be on less. Remember, Kellenberger says not to eat more than 1/2 cup of ANYthing at one time. (that one punched me in the gut when I went to see him a couple weeks ago. )

Also, don't forget it takes a while for the Grehlin hormone to get out of your system in the amounts it used to be. That will settle down and you won't feel like eating so much.