Need encouragement

[kcorny8 9]

Freaking out!! Just booked my surgery for June 29.

Worried about how I'll feel afterwards. After surgery am I going to be starving but can't eat?

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[KristenLe 5,979]

It's most likely you won't be hungry at all for a while and won't want to eat. You may have to fight head hunger though. In the next few weeks, learn about head hunger /emotional eating and get your mind in a good place for after surgery! I read this book and also go to therapy for emotional eating.

https://www.amazon.com/Emotional-First-Aid-Kit-Practical-ebook/dp/B0054RXXS0?ie=UTF8&btkr=1&redirect=true&ref_=dp-kindle-redirect

[Inner Surfer Girl 12,015]

Freaking out!! Just booked my surgery for June 29.

Worried about how I'll feel afterwards. After surgery am I going to be starving but can't eat?

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It is more lot kelt that it will be the he exact opposite. It is hard to explained. Initially, I really didn't want food, but you have to get in all of your Protein and fluids.

Right out of surgery I was only allowed ice chips until the next morning when I had a leak test. After that I could have clear fluids: clear Protein, Jello, Water. Plain Water was the hardest thing to he down. I had to make sure I sipped something at all times in order to not get dehydrated and to get enough protein.

[OutsideMatchInside 10,166]

Mentally you might feel like you are starving, but you won't feel that way physically.

The best advice I can give you is learn to deal with head hunger and find a way to ignore or cope with it that doesn't involve caving into it. It is easier to learn this skill in the first 3 months than it is later on. People that don't learn this struggle and many fail.

If you are staving for one thing or one type of thing, that isn't hunger, that is head hunger. If you are hungry and broth sounds delicious, then you are really hungry. If you are hungry and the only thing that will satisfy you is something off plan, you aren't really hungry.

I deal with head hunger by focusing on my end goal and then distracting myself with walking and exercise. Even just jumping jacks.

Learning to make head hunger your bitch, and learn it fast.

[kcorny8 9]

Mentally you might feel like you are starving, but you won't feel that way physically.

The best advice I can give you is learn to deal with head hunger and find a way to ignore or cope with it that doesn't involve caving into it. It is easier to learn this skill in the first 3 months than it is later on. People that don't learn this struggle and many fail.

If you are staving for one thing or one type of thing, that isn't hunger, that is head hunger. If you are hungry and broth sounds delicious, then you are really hungry. If you are hungry and the only thing that will satisfy you is something off plan, you aren't really hungry.

I deal with head hunger by focusing on my end goal and then distracting myself with walking and exercise. Even just jumping jacks.

Learning to make head hunger your b***h, and learn it fast.

Thanks. The head hunger thing makes sense. Makes me think of I could have controlled that I the first place I wouldn't have needed surgery.

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[cocobelle27 1]

I was sleeved 5/16 and I'm just now getting to the point where I think I'm hungry! Although I torture myself by looking at delicious recipes and cooking videos, I had no desire to actually consume food for the past 19 days.

It may have been the pain, but I understand the hungry hormone in the stomach is removed once you have the surgery, so that I'm sure is the real reason I wanted no food.

Pain management is real, take your time healing and getting back to normal. Don't rush your healing.

Cold Water is the devil!! I couldn't drink it cold until this week without feeling like my insides were coming out.

Use medicine cups religiously to avoid that feeling also. I ordered some from Amazon.

You will feel like yourself almost, except really sore in the middle. Lol Walking and other activities can be done with ease, it's just up to you if you will have the energy and will power to do it.

I was able to walk long distances almost immediately but I'm taking advantage of my leave of absence from work and sitting tight until I have to go back so no real workouts just yet.

I experienced pain in my shoulder from the gas during surgery- very odd pain- but walking is the only thing that relieves it. Hope you don't get it.

The Protein shakes actually make me nauseous now so I'm having issues trying to get my daily Protein requirement.

Whatever you do- DO NOT try and eat earlier than doctors orders- it's not worth it!!

Good luck!

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[OutsideMatchInside 10,166]

Mentally you might feel like you are starving, but you won't feel that way physically.

The best advice I can give you is learn to deal with head hunger and find a way to ignore or cope with it that doesn't involve caving into it. It is easier to learn this skill in the first 3 months than it is later on. People that don't learn this struggle and many fail.

If you are staving for one thing or one type of thing, that isn't hunger, that is head hunger. If you are hungry and broth sounds delicious, then you are really hungry. If you are hungry and the only thing that will satisfy you is something off plan, you aren't really hungry.

I deal with head hunger by focusing on my end goal and then distracting myself with walking and exercise. Even just jumping jacks.

Learning to make head hunger your b***h, and learn it fast.

Thanks. The head hunger thing makes sense. Makes me think of I could have controlled that I the first place I wouldn't have needed surgery.

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The difference is, after surgery there is a disconnect between your brain and your stomach. Like even though you may be mentally obsessing about food, physically your body doesn't respond. Surgery makes it easier to resist, if you work with it. You can ignore it and cave, but if you let it work for you, it works.