Post op surgery on 12/17

[michellebutrick 9]

I had surgery on the 17th and have moved on to solid foods. What I need is advice on when to schedule eating. I always seem to have a hungry growl and if I let it go to long until I eat, it makes it hard to differentiate between hungry and full. I am having trouble getting all the Water and protien in that is required. What I need from someone is a simple food and water plan so I can follow it and achieve the food, water, Protein goals I need to achieve for optimal success. Also I dont feel like I have lost a pound everything feels the same, clothes fit wise. Any advice would be wonderful. Just to let you know prior to surgery I had a horrible food and water schedule, as in I never ate or drank until my body said it needed it. I am 4' 11" 225 # pre surgery with a BMI of 40, doctor watched my food and water intake for a year and could not figure out why I am so heavy, and now I have moved on to post surgery and still have intake issues. Please help any advise would be wonderful

Thank you.

[Midtown girl 44]

My surgery was on 12/19 and I am still on full liquid diet, but I eat every 3 hours or so. Your irregular eating may be behind your lack of weight loss. I have lost 8 pounds post op and 32 pounds pre-op. Once you establish schedule, your body will not hold on to everything you eat, because it doesn't know when the next nourishment is coming.

[JCP 619]

Once onto food, I ate about every two hours at first, just a few bites of cheese, yogurt, etc, with Protein Shakes a couple of times a day and Water throughout the day. It was tough. I had no appetite but would feel weak so knew I needed some calories. My stomach also felt weird, made crazy sounds, and I could not tell if it was hunger, I was going to be sick, or what. I think it's just the healing process. Now I eat 3 times a day (tiny portions) and snack on nuts and Protein. I am 3.5 months out. It's a weird ride but it works!

[michellebutrick 9]

Thank you all for the reassurance and help. You are right I notice hunger growls and have improved my Fluid intake and eat small meals 3 times a day with two Snacks. My one issue is the morning I wake up famished, I am sure that will fix itself in time. I have no scale so I dont know what weight I have lost. Hoping for a good number on friday when I buy a scale excited about this journey