Hunger

[colcol 128]

I'm on day 8 pre-op liquid diet and I really want to eat I won't cheat though I'm just so sick of shakes and want to taste something different

Question am I really NOT going to want to eat post-op because I can't see that now . Right now I feel like I could wake up from anesthesia and eat ,eat

eat !! I think I'm getting delusional and crazy from shakes!

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[Nelly1828 17]

Maybe everyone is different I just think about how much pain I will feel if I eat food and that hunger goes away its mental thing. I don't like Protein shakes either so I'm gonna buy unflavored Protein powder to mix with my shakes and purée food when I can eat I have YouTube videos check them out

[Beach Lover 1,084]

Hunger disappeared for me. I have not had any hunger pains since June 7 my surgery date. However, I have had strong desires to eat foods that I know I can't eat. It is getting easier each day. But hungry.......no. Keep up the good fight it is worth it!! Good luck to you.

[Beach Lover 1,084]

You might try Premier Protein drinks from Sam's and costco. They really are pretty good also at www.mybariatricpantry.com you can order a mint cookie Protein Powder that is wonderful. There is also Syntrax Nectar flavors you can order which can help a lot. They have sample packages that you can try. Hope this helps.

[ready2inspire 19]

I am 14days post op. I have no appetite. I have rumblings, gas and feelings that resemble hunger but if I take an anti-acid it reduces that feeling. It is a lot easier after surgery. I think that the hardest is the mental part. I want to eat just because I know that its delicious and my mind is telling me I want it. Its not physical at all! I actually drink Water and Protein Shakes but its hard to get them down. Taste buds change too. Nothing to me tastes the same.

[colcol 128]

Thanks everyone that really helps

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[Guest]

Yeah I'm sick of the shakes too but time is going by fast. I don't really feel hunger but I still have the desire to eat. Especially when everyone else around me is.

[nursehr80 18]

So thankful to see I am not the only one. I was sleeved on the 12th and today I am craving everything in sight - but no true hunger feelings. I do occasionally get like an empty gut feeling, but I sip on something and it subsides. Yesterday and today, I tried some Soup and frozen yogurt (yogurt allowed on my full liquid post op diet) but after like 3 bites, I got these severe stomach cramp feeling that quickly disappears. So I stop and feel satisfied for a while. Anyone experience this crazy stomach pains like 5-10 seconds after swallowing something? Off to fantasize about bread, Pasta, and chocolate....

[colcol 128]

That's what I think will happen with me that I will crave and desire foods because I know they taste good but I won't be able to eat it's a mind game

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[Beach Lover 1,084]

That's what I think will happen with me that I will crave and desire foods because I know they taste good but I won't be able to eat it's a mind game

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It is definitely a mind game and I have shed some tears but I have a huge smile on my face because I am losing pounds and inches!! You will be okay...............it does get better!!

[weigh-in 47]

I'm on day 8 pre-op liquid diet and I really want to eat <img src='http://www.bariatricpal.com/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/sad.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' /> I won't cheat though I'm just so sick of shakes and want to taste something different <img src='http://www.bariatricpal.com/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/sad.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />

Question am I really NOT going to want to eat post-op because I can't see that now . Right now I feel like I could wake up from anesthesia and eat ' date='eat

eat !! I think I'm getting delusional and crazy from shakes!

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To be completely honest, I think the first week post op was the hardest. While you are at home recooperating, watching TV, every commercial that comes on is about food. Big fat juicy mouth watering burgers, grease dripping pizzas, restaurant commercials.... Everything you can't eat, just shoved in your face. Believe it or not, you are not hungry, but your mind and mouth are telling you different. You want to just take one huge bite of something, anything, just to feel texture in you mouth.... Just to taste something with yummy flavor. But, you become strong. You know if you eat, you will get sick. So you don't! Mind games... Yeah, I'd say so.

Good luck.... The prize in the end is what you should be craving!! :-)

[colcol 128]

To be completely honest' date=' I think the first week post op was the hardest. While you are at home recooperating, watching TV, every commercial that comes on is about food. Big fat juicy mouth watering burgers, grease dripping pizzas, restaurant commercials.... Everything you can't eat, just shoved in your face. Believe it or not, you are not hungry, but your mind and mouth are telling you different. You want to just take one huge bite of something, anything, just to feel texture in you mouth.... Just to taste something with yummy flavor. But, you become strong. You know if you eat, you will get sick. So you don't! Mind games... Yeah, I'd say so.

Good luck.... The prize in the end is what you should be craving!! :-)[/quote']

That's exactly how I feel now 8 days into this liquid hell I just want a bite of a burger or taste pizza something this sucks on the upside I can't believe I didn't cheat thanks for your helpful words !!

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[weigh-in 47]

That's exactly how I feel now 8 days into this liquid hell I just want a bite of a burger or taste pizza something this sucks <img src='http://www.bariatricpal.com/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/sad.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' /> on the upside I can't believe I didn't cheat <img src='http://www.bariatricpal.com/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' /> thanks for your helpful words !!

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I'm 4 weeks post op and it does get easier. Although it all still looks soooo good. I tell my husband to just put a plate of food in front of me and let me bury my face in it. I won't eat any of it, I just want to plant my face in it. Lol. And then there's that smell ... When someone's bbqing... OMG!!! You just have to use that old "mind over matter". And, I know my taste buds have changed quite a bit, so I rationalize and tell myself, ehhh it probably will taste nasty anyways. So, I win!! :-)

[erikahdz2005 11]

Im 11 days post op and I get so hungry that I can't get past it.. I see all these posts of people that can't even drink Water. In which absolutely did not happen to me I was able to drink and swallow just fine with no problem. And any liquids does not fill me so I'm constantly hungry like I'm starving. Its terrible

[Djstola 26]

I was hungry 8-10 days post op. headaches, dizzy and weak. My shakes were only 100 cal each. My nut said add some mashed banana and other non citrus fruit to my shakes. I also sipped on broth. She said I needed some carbs and more calories. I also bought the Premier Protein shakes at costco. Made a big difference. I have one of those for Breakfast everyday.