Food Aversion?

[Mishka85 7]

I'm starting to phase foods back into my diet and find that I just don't want to eat things anymore.... I made chicken and took a couple of bites and just ended up throwing it out. It wasn't that I wasn't hungry or became full, I just didn't want it. I ended up eating a Protein Bar for dinner. I thought maybe it was just the chicken but I just find myself uninterested in most food. Eating has become a chore and nothing seems to taste the same. Food doesn't taste bad, it is just never what I want.... It is a little difficult to explain.

Has anyone else faced a problem like this? I can't live off Protein Bars and shakes forever, I know. Will food become more appealing?

-M

[InfiniteButterfly 438]

I was just okay'd to start puree. I made up meatballs from ground chicken (I figured they would freeze well, and I could pull out one or two as needed). Yep...I had a few nibbles once I'd mashed it into a paste. I didn't feel full, but I just didn't want it.

I'd been really excited about adding texture, as my CRNP puts it. I think it meant more in my mind than it did to my stomach (which is perfectly happy with the shakes at the moment) I know the feeling though...I don't want to live on shakes forever. Maybe once I get to soft foods or something, but puree just isn't doing a thing for me.

[MichiganChic 3,262]

I remember in the early days I felt like eating was such a chore it wasn't worth the effort. That was certainly new for me! As time goes on and you continue to heal, you'll begin to enjoy food again. If you are like me, you will REALLY enjoy it But even now, I sometimes find that I don't want what I should have, so I want nothing.

Go slow and take your time, and take advantage of this time knowing it is short lived. Eat what you need to for nutrition, and don't worry. shakes are fine for now. I'm 15 months out, and I still have a shake every day for Breakfast. It's a great, easy source of Protein and there is nothing wrong with using them. I know people who never had WLS and they have them, too.

[LipstickLady 25,682]

I'm starting to phase foods back into my diet and find that I just don't want to eat things anymore.... I made chicken and took a couple of bites and just ended up throwing it out. It wasn't that I wasn't hungry or became full, I just didn't want it. I ended up eating a Protein bar for dinner. I thought maybe it was just the chicken but I just find myself uninterested in most food. Eating has become a chore and nothing seems to taste the same. food doesn't taste bad, it is just never what I want.... It is a little difficult to explain.

Has anyone else faced a problem like this? I can't live off Protein bars and shakes forever, I know. Will food become more appealing?

-M

Am I the only person who found this phenomena totally exciting? The complete bind that food had on me before has been broken and I finally feel free from the addiction that got me to the point of needing WLS in the first place.

Love my sleeve.

[InfiniteButterfly 438]

I'm starting to phase foods back into my diet and find that I just don't want to eat things anymore.... I made chicken and took a couple of bites and just ended up throwing it out. It wasn't that I wasn't hungry or became full, I just didn't want it. I ended up eating a Protein bar for dinner. I thought maybe it was just the chicken but I just find myself uninterested in most food. Eating has become a chore and nothing seems to taste the same. food doesn't taste bad, it is just never what I want.... It is a little difficult to explain.

Has anyone else faced a problem like this? I can't live off Protein bars and shakes forever, I know. Will food become more appealing?

-M

Am I the only person who found this phenomena totally exciting? The complete bind that food had on me before has been broken and I finally feel free from the addiction that got me to the point of needing WLS in the first place.

Love my sleeve.

I totally agree with you. Before, I would see the time and automatically think "Dinner" at 5 p.m. lunch at noon. I didn't pay attention to hunger signs (mostly because I always felt hungry unless I was almost too full to move), If I saw something, or smelled something good, I had to have it. Period. Now? I really don't care. I walked around the mall the other day, smelling all of the food smells, and while I appreciated them, nothing called to me and said "Eat me."

It is incredibly freeing not to be a slave to my appetite or my food addiction (and yes, I am enjoying it whole-heartedly. Maybe it will change once I'm further along and actually want food again...but for now, I'm going to enjoy the ride)

[LipstickLady 25,682]

I'm starting to phase foods back into my diet and find that I just don't want to eat things anymore.... I made chicken and took a couple of bites and just ended up throwing it out. It wasn't that I wasn't hungry or became full, I just didn't want it. I ended up eating a Protein bar for dinner. I thought maybe it was just the chicken but I just find myself uninterested in most food. Eating has become a chore and nothing seems to taste the same. food doesn't taste bad, it is just never what I want.... It is a little difficult to explain.

Has anyone else faced a problem like this? I can't live off Protein bars and shakes forever, I know. Will food become more appealing?

-M

Am I the only person who found this phenomena totally exciting? The complete bind that food had on me before has been broken and I finally feel free from the addiction that got me to the point of needing WLS in the first place.

Love my sleeve.

I totally agree with you. Before, I would see the time and automatically think "Dinner" at 5 p.m. lunch at noon. I didn't pay attention to hunger signs (mostly because I always felt hungry unless I was almost too full to move), If I saw something, or smelled something good, I had to have it. Period. Now? I really don't care. I walked around the mall the other day, smelling all of the food smells, and while I appreciated them, nothing called to me and said "Eat me."

It is incredibly freeing not to be a slave to my appetite or my food addiction (and yes, I am enjoying it whole-heartedly. Maybe it will change once I'm further along and actually want food again...but for now, I'm going to enjoy the ride)

Yup. Yup. Yup.

[Mishka85 7]

thanks guys! I did have a strawberry this weekend at a wedding and was totally into it! It was so weird. Also, it was fun to put little bits of different food from the buffet on my plate, take a small bite of each and then leave the rest. I never would have done that pre-sleeve. I was able to enjoy the tate of the food, and having different textures but I didn't need to clear my plate and lick it clean.

Now that I'm back home, I'm still having aversion but it is more to cooking things. I also made a batch of turkey meatballs and also some very hearty stew that I keep in my freezer but going to the grocery store is hard. There is just so much of everything and I hate the idea of waste! I end up with a freezer full of small portions of meat that I just don't have the drive to defrot and cook.... I think i'm going to make this part of my goal for next week. Cook three times with full Protein and some veggie and make enough for leftovers!

[Kindle 8,667]

I didn't want to eat or drink for 3 months. Nothing was appealing and eating had become a not so fun job. But I totally agree with Lipsticklady. That period allowed me to break the chain between me and food. I do love to eat now, but it's not obsessive...other than trying to make everything I eat "count" towards health and good nutrition. (OK, maybe not the 1/2 cupcake I had on Saturday, but oh, well....)

Oh yeah, and just tonight I finished the last portion of the Tomato, sausage, veggie Soup I made almost 4 months ago. After I made it I didn't want it anymore and ended up freezing it all. This time it was delicious!

Edited June 4, 2014 by Kindle