Was anyone not a snacker before surgery?

OnlyDownFromHere · April 29, 2013

I've watched my eating habits for a long time and I can honestly say that I'm not a snacker. I overeat during meals, yes, that's my very bad habit. I'll overeat a lot. I used to drink my calories in juice too but have since stopped buying juice before surgery. But in between meals? No. I don't snack. I don't like snack foods either. Just 3 meals a day.

Was anyone else like this? How did it fare after surgery for you? Did you suddenly get the urge to graze or something afterward?

Everyone says snacking is the devil and since I never did that in the first place, I'm worried I'll pick that habit up

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TES · April 29, 2013

I almost never snacked before surgery and in fact, I often only ate 2 meals per day (bad habit--would then eat too much bc I skipped a meal). Now I usually eat 3 meals and 1 snack, because your stomach gets empty sooner after eating bc the capacity is smaller. My RD said that 3 meals a day isn't really realistic unless someone sleeps a lot... lol. So if I eat b-fast an hour after I get up (I take synthroid and have to wait an hour to eat), I might eat at 7 am, noon, 3 pm and 6 or 6:30. Seems to work okay. My one snack is usually something like a few ounces of Greek yogurt or a string cheese. I'm pretty used to it now. I think of it more as 4 mini-meals and not really a snack. I feel better having a more steady blood sugar level than I did pre-surgery since I am eating more regularly.