Post-op Cravings

[QuilterGal 216]

I am five weeks post-op and I have been craving anything fresh, especially fruits and veggies. Even with Protein, I want fresh protein like organic chicken or something healthy like quinoa with raw nuts and veg or fruit. My taste buds really seem to have turned on anything processed. Anyone experience this?

[Cervidae 2,389]

I'm only two weeks post op and I already have this feeling as well! The thought of fried/chemically anything just seems completely unappetizing, whereas seeing clean recipes, fresh, organic food seems delicious and very appealing to me. I think it's the great reduction in sugar that everyone goes through pre and post op! Our bodies are no longer addicted to all the crap in a lot of our food so now we just see it as the toxic junk that it is. Congrats on your weight loss!

[Kayzeekat 15]

It is so weird how your taste changes after surgery. I used to love scrambled eggs....now the thought of them makes me ill....but an egg over easy is delicious. I crave fresh fruit and veggies instead of sweets...and the few times I've tried a sip of diet soda....we'll it's absolutely horrible tasting....can't believe I would drink two or three a day. And I hate plain water.....thank goodness for Crystal Light......

[Dream4tc 192]

Craving fresh fruit and veggies and healthy food? I can't wait for that to happen! That's awesome! Now only if that would have happened back in 1983, I wouldn't be overweight haha!!!

[cherylynn71 16]

2 days out all I wanted was some asparagus and avacado lol I couldn't wait to eat them!

[CharlotteKat 90]

I was at the same point around 5 weeks. I would dream of having a nice big salad. I would look at produce in the grocery store and want all of it. Really weird.

I went with a friend to Popeye's. I drank unsweetened iced tea while she ate a regular dinner. I took 1 tiny pinch of her biscuit and ate it. Within 5 minutes I felt horrible. My new stomach rejected it flat out. This pinch was barely a 1/4 inch big. Seems that my new tummy only wants high quality food and no junk. I think this is why you may crave fresh, healthy stuff. It is your stomach sending requests to your brain to go find better stuff.