I start Phase 2 of my diet tomorrow and I still have no desire for food, is that normal?

[Chris619 3]

Im 2 weeks out of my surgery tomorrow, I havent had a single hunger urge yet. Doctor says thats normal. Anyone else experience this?

[terri82much 80]

YES!!! I had a total aversion to food period! It will get better, I am able to eat pretty much anything I want now at nearly 12 weeks out. I try to stick the plan as much as I can but if I want a cookie, I have a cookie...ONE cookie! LOL

[RJ'S/beginning 5,358]

Absolutely normal to feel this way. Don't forget your not healed yet and your probably still swollen some and feel awful there as well. Who really wants to eat when you feel yucky. Anyway.. Part of the problem too is that fear of what comes next is also an issue.. If i try to eat real food what will happen.. It is all normal and a process that we must go through to learn to be healthier and recover and to succeed.

Try a little at a time and if your stomach can't handle something..Don't eat it and try it at a later date......

[Teachamy 1,042]

Yes. Although I do get hungry, I still have food aversion issues. Try slowly to add a tablespoon of soft food here and there--yogurt, cottage cheese, etc. Just to remind your stomach why it's there. It will get better.

[Chris619 3]

_{Not scared to eat just have no appiette, I feel normal and was back at work 3 days post op. I have always been that person who forgot meals that was probably why i had a weight issue because with my career you eat on the go when you can. Part of my diet plan has addressed this issue with pre planning daily meals.}

[Fiddleman 4,376]

Yes, quite normal. For some, they experience this lack of hunger for years and for others not at all. And then there are most of us who start to get the hungers again after month 5 or 6. Everyone is different. Enjoy the ride!

[gomekast 559]

Yes, its normal. I told my nurse the same thing at that point and she said as long as I was hitting my liquid goals and Protein goals then she wasn't worried.

[Katcloudshepherd 630]

I'd say it's normal. I'm gratefull I don't have an appetite. I can walk past the Bakery in our local grocery store and not even flinch!!!!!!!!!!! Sure wouldn't have happened pre-surgery. food has become nothing but fuel for me. Something I have to do or else my brain starts to malfunction.

I've also found since I no longer use coffee to wake up in the morning--food has become my new "wake-up". That first cup of coffee used to get me going in the morning. Now I don't feel like I'm "awake" so to speak until I've eaten my Breakfast. I find I MUST get my 8 hours of sleep every night also or it's very hard to fully function the next day.

Kathleen

[mythbuster1304 10]

I wish I had no appetite, but I guess I'm one of the unlucky ones. The nice thing is even though I do get hungry, it's not as bad as it was pre-surgery and after 1/3 cup or so of a pureed meal, I completely lose interest in food for 3-4 hours, so the sleeve works,