When does appetite return?

[_Mini_Me_ 133]

I'm almost 3 weeks post-op, on the puree stage, and eating is still a chore. I feel a little dizzy sometimes and have to try to eat. Im getting plenty of Water with no issues. How long did it take before your appetite or desire to eat returned?

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[fatontheinside 92]

To this day (1.5 years out) I am still not hungry. I only eat because I know I should. I would say give it another few weeks before you start to actually want to eat. Just make sure you're drinking your Protein shakes. Did you doctor suggest Pure Protein? They are the best... the least amount of calories and the most protein. You can find them at costco for sure. I like those the best.

Keep doing what you're doing!!!

LInda

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[kc13 31]

I was sleeved 12/19. My hunger is already back but there's still times when I could go without eating and like you said, it's a chore.

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[_Mini_Me_ 133]

Ive tried a lot of Protein shakes, they are hard to drink. Ive been using GENEPRO and just putting it in my Water. I should be doing puree, but Soups are a lot more gentle on my stomach and im afraid to push it. Im hoping a little bit of hunger will return so i dont have to set alarms to eat lol

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[ShelterDog64 2,364]

@@Maggie_ If it's time to advance your diet, you really need to try. It's essential, nutrition-wise, that you get to whole foods and staying in liquids makes it hard to get all your nutrients.

Try cottage cheese, a mashed-up poached egg, thicker Soup, etc. Just a little, but don't lag behind your dietary advancement too much.

[_Mini_Me_ 133]

@@Maggie_ If it's time to advance your diet, you really need to try. It's essential, nutrition-wise, that you get to whole foods and staying in liquids makes it hard to get all your nutrients.

Try cottage cheese, a mashed-up poached egg, thicker Soup, etc. Just a little, but don't lag behind your dietary advancement too much.

The poached egg sounds like something I could stomach. Dumb question: would i have to puree it since its so soft already? I cant do the pureed meats that are recommended I have had bad experiences with them. A lot of things that tasted good before surgery just make me gag now. Like meat, gravy, pudding, Jello, and the Protein shakes I had. I just can't tolerate the taste anymore.

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[Shell ???? 224]

I was sleeved on the 29th match 2016 and my hunger has started to return now

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[_Mini_Me_ 133]

I was sleeved on the 29th match 2016 and my hunger has started to return now

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Wow, good luck with everything! I was sleeved 2 days before you. How has your experience been so far?

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[_Mini_Me_ 133]

I was sleeved on the 29th match 2016 and my hunger has started to return now

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Wow, good luck with everything! I was sleeved 2 days before you. How has your experience been so far?

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Nvm I think you meant March lol, i was sleeved in Dec

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[OutsideMatchInside 10,166]

I love to eat, but it is a mental choice. I would say at 3 months when I understood my sleeve better and I wasn't afraid of over eating (because over eating hurts like hell), I enjoyed food a lot more. The same thing happened at 6 months. At a year I felt pretty normal with food and at that point I understand why people regain.

Physically I am basically never hungry unless I go 12-16 hours without eating anything solid, for those on the app, I'm 18 months post op.

[ShelterDog64 2,364]

@@Maggie_ If it's time to advance your diet, you really need to try. It's essential, nutrition-wise, that you get to whole foods and staying in liquids makes it hard to get all your nutrients.

Try cottage cheese, a mashed-up poached egg, thicker Soup, etc. Just a little, but don't lag behind your dietary advancement too much.

The poached egg sounds like something I could stomach. Dumb question: would i have to puree it since its so soft already? I cant do the pureed meats that are recommended I have had bad experiences with them. A lot of things that tasted good before surgery just make me gag now. Like meat, gravy, pudding, Jello, and the Protein shakes I had. I just can't tolerate the taste anymore.

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No, don't puree the poached egg...it's soft enough to eat, just chew well, of course. I never ate any pureed meat...blech, even the idea of it is horrid. I also can't eat canned tuna at all. The smell, the texture, ugh. But fresh fish has been a lifesaver, and I ate a lot of ricotta bake, cottage cheese (I mixed in 'just fruit' preserves, or used lemon pepper, depending on my mood), yogurt (I still eat yogurt almost daily) and refried Beans on soft/pureed.

[Shell ???? 224]

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I was sleeved on the 29th match 2016 and my hunger has started to return now

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Wow, good luck with everything! I was sleeved 2 days before you. How has your experience been so far?

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Yes March sorry

I haven't had any negative experiences a little pain after then some reflux down the line no vomiting some Constipation just all the usual stuff I'm 1kg away from goal now I'm really really happy sometimes I look at myself and can't believe it's me I just posted a before and after on another persons page on here and I am so happy I did this I wouldn't change it for the world.

How has it been for you?

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[MrsPenguin 103]

I'm just over 6 weeks out. Not hungry at all. A friend of mine who had the sleeve also said she didn't feel hungry until about 6 months out. I occasionally feel a tiny bit lightheaded or nauseous, but not too bad. I'm still taking in less calories than I am burning, so that may be why. Plus, healing from surgery does talk time.