Hungry often in early days?! Help!

[YummyMummy101 11]

In need of some advice....I'm really struggling with this purée diet thing and have started seriously sneaking in normal food in my final week... Granted I only have 1 week of purée left to go, I'm just surprised that I can manage it with no issues plus I now feel like I am hungry all the time?? (like iv stretched my pouch) whereas before I could survive hours in between the liquid shakes and stuff??? Is this normal or have I messed something up already.....

When does the "restriction" and feeling of fullness kick in or am I just doomed to fail....? And had a chocolate relapse with Easter so that is not helping either....I'm feeling seriously depressed now

Edited April 21, 2014 by YummyMummy101

[macman 603]

Hello Yummy

I did not have a puréed food stage per se. My nutritionist told me any soft Protein I could mash up and chew in my mouth was ok. If I could not do that I had to put it in a blender. So the soft protein stage for me was fish, scallops, crab cakes, Greek yogurt. The world according to eggface is a website of a bariatric patient that has lots of puréed food ideas. I did find that initially I had to weigh everything because I was never hungry and needed to know the right portion size. The feeling of fullness did not happen until I was on a full diet, including dense Proteins and vegetable at week 10. Once I could eat dense proteins I had no problem going 4+ hours between meals. Currently I am 12 weeks out and eat 3 meals and 2 Snacks a day.

[YummyMummy101 11]

Thanks for the response Macman. I think I just needed to hear that so I could get back on the saddle, keep doing the best I can and stop making excuses. I can do this!!! I just need a bit of support or a kick in the butt once in a while

Plus hearing someone else's story and similar experiences helps put things in perspective