Four days post op, and I feel hungry...

[ThreeCrows 46]

Ok, not stomach hungry. I'm full of liquids, though I'm struggling to get in the 100 gms per day my surgeon recommends. I'm varying my intake with things on my list--Protein shakes, Jello, sugar free pudding and yogurt, broth, even 4oz a day of V8, which is my favorite. But my mouth is craving real food. I'm not a sweets person in general, I like Protein and complex carbs, and I'm just so un satisfied. I'm dreaming about food, I would give my right arm for a piece of cheese. My surgeon recommends no carbs for a year, I can live with that I think, but I want to eat something real!

I've read so much about people who feel n hunger at all. While my pouch feels full, I wouldn't describe this as "no hunger". Any suggestions?

[anaxila 501]

But my mouth is craving real food. I'm not a sweets person in general, I like Protein and complex carbs, and I'm just so un satisfied. I'm dreaming about food.< /p>

Me too. I literally had a dream this morning that I was at pizza Hut with my family... eating pizza. That was the whole dream.

[ThreeCrows 46]

Oh, Anaxilia, at least I'm not the only one. Today has just sucked I want to go to bed early, but I will also dream of food.< /p>

[wildGoose 207]

Immediately after surgery, in the hospital mostly, I was starving. My diet was broth, sherbet and Jello. I live an hour away from the hospital, and the whole way home all I could think about was food. Within seconds of walking in the house, I was sipping on a Premier Protein. The hunger vanished. Since surgery, it was the best meal I've ever had.

[QueenieB 3]

I'm almost 1 week out and still feeling hungry all the time. I don't get it. I literally close my eyes during food commercials. You are not the only one

[llali82 45]

I'm one week postop and have head hunger constantly ...worried that I.could back into me old eating habits once I begin eating regular again ...

[ThreeCrows 46]

Today I'm eight days post op, and while the cravings are better, I'm finding myself thinking about what I can include next week on my new "soft" diet. Now I can think about cottage cheese (which I love).

My big guilt of the week: I took a Cheese-it from the box my kids were snacking from, chewed it and let it dissolve on my tongue. Bad carbs, I know. Not liquid. But it tasted like heaven.

Still, I'd rather give them up. I've lost over 20 pounds this first week.

[drmeow 323]

You might be craving salt. When I have done strict low carb (Atkins) in the past, I had to liberally salt my food or drink salty broth each day b/c without all those processed foods in a typical diet, you just don't get nearly as much salt.

A long time ago in my teens I had a severe intestinal problem which meant I lived on just Jello and rice for several weeks (anything else went right through me, literally within minutes). I worked in a grocery store and one night I was stalking the aisles knowing I wanted something but didn't figure it out until V-8 jumped out at me. It was the salt.

[Shanna213 7]

Im just the opposite. Im 4 days post op and i dont want anything. Im struggling to get fluids - today only 30 oz. I feel full. Im supposed to drink 5 oz/hr but have only managed this once or twice... mostly I'm 3 or none. I dont want to stretch or damage my pouch but don't want to be dehydrated or sickly full feeling either.