Purée Food

[Hopefull2017 15]

I started the purée diet today. I ate an omelet around 9 this morning and I was starving by 11:30. Is this normal????

[jaminator 262]

I was and still am eating small amounts every couple of hours.

[dandelion247 42]

How big was your omelet?

I find myself a little hungry intermittently, but nothing like the levels of appetite I had before this surgery, considering how little I'm eating now. I started puree a few days ago and can only eat 2 oz. at most in one sitting. I find myself slowly consuming my meal over hours, long after it's gotten cold, because my stomach just won't let food in any faster. Wearying, spending so much time taking in such a minimal amount of sustenance. I hope this evens out in time and I can get to a place of healthy, normal eating, if on the small side, quantity-wise. Everyone says this gets better. The first few months to a year (?) are just said to be rough for most people.

[LittleLizzieLilliput 919]

are you on a PPI? When I was first post op I thought i was hungry, ended up it was acid.

[Hopefull2017 15]

How big was your omelet?
I find myself a little hungry intermittently, but nothing like the levels of appetite I had before this surgery, considering how little I'm eating now. I started puree a few days ago and can only eat 2 oz. at most in one sitting. I find myself slowly consuming my meal over hours, long after it's gotten cold, because my stomach just won't let food in any faster. Wearying, spending so much time taking in such a minimal amount of sustenance. I hope this evens out in time and I can get to a place of healthy, normal eating, if on the small side, quantity-wise. Everyone says this gets better. The first few months to a year (?) are just said to be rough for most people.

I totally agree. My omelet consist of one egg, less than one gram of cheese, a slice of bell pepper and spinach. It took me a hour to eat a little more than a half. I really need to get myself on a better eating schedule and I think I want be so hungry. I'm not eating between meals because I am sitting at my desk working and then I get extremely hungry.

[Hopefull2017 15]

I totally agree. My omelet consist of one egg, less than one gram of cheese, a slice of bell pepper and spinach. It took me a hour to eat a little more than a half. I really need to get myself on a better eating schedule and I think I want be so hungry. I'm not eating between meals because I am sitting at my desk working and then I get extremely hungry.

I also have read where some people said they have to make themselves eat because they're not hungry.

[Hopefull2017 15]

are you on a PPI? When I was first post op I thought i was hungry, ended up it was acid.

Yes, I am.

[LittleLizzieLilliput 919]

2 hours ago, Hopefull2017 said:

Yes, I am.

If you continue to feel a constant sense of hunger then maybe talk to your surgeon about increasing your PPI. I had to take one in the am and one in the p.m. for the first three months postop.

[Fatgirl56 35]

2 weeks 3 days post op. I'm hungry, just can't eat much..... the things I manage to get down aren't the healthiest but I have to eat something. I'm still drinking Protein Shakes 1-2 per day. Today I had 2-1/2oz mashed potatoes thinned with beef broth, approx 2-3 oz yogurt, strained hot/sour Soup, crystal light Decaf ice tea and Water. Tomorrow I'm going to try puréed hot/sour soup, seems to be my craving. I've only lost 10 lb since surgery but my clothes are falling off. My total weight loss to date is 43 lbs.

[Hopefull2017 15]

So I have a purée food update. I was really hungry the first day. I am guessing because I was coming off the liquid diet where I wasn't eating anything I was extremely hungry. Couldn't find a Soup I like, couldn't and still can't get down four bottles of Water, sick of the Protein Shakes, etc. those 21 days I was hating life and second guessing the decision I made. Now I can't even eat 2 oz of an omelet. After the second bite I feel my food sitting in my throat. I am from one extreme to the other.

[jaminator 262]

I was the same way. Remember from your documentation where it says only try to eat a couple ounces at a time. It takes a while before you will be able to put much in your stomach at a time.

Also eggs can feel quite bulky.

[Fatgirl56 35]

I can't drink plain Water either so I use crystal light in mine. My fav is Decaf ice tea with lemon flavor. I tried puréed Soups already and they go down really good unlike plain broth which made me nauseous. I'm only getting one-two Protein Shakes in. When did anyone start their calcium chews?

[VelvetSpank 36]

I'm just constantly hungry. I sometimes feel I had a placebo surgery ☹️ I'm 7 days post op

[LisaS848 0]

I'm two weeks post op tomorrow. I'm looking forward to my two week appointment in Thursday for the purée food go. I miss chewing. I'm not hungry. I just want to eat. Or mostly.... I want to chew. Down 18 pounds tho. Just mentally this is difficult
5'2"
HW: 224
SW: 212
CW: 194
GW: 154
Fantasy GW: 130