Eating every 3 hours....

[SleeveToBypass2023 2,678]

1 minute ago, Crisscat said:

At this point Im willing to try anything lol. I do not get to walk just yet as I have a bad right knee. I am pending a knee replacement surgery when I lose enough weight because the Dr will not do it at my current weight. That being said I am up and moving more than what I was previously. I need to maybe try and push myself and do the walking and see how it goes

No don't push yourself. You'll end up hurting yourself. Do you have access to an exercise bike? That might be something you could try. I'm not a doctor or a dietician, but I would guess it's a combination of lack of Protein, lack of calories, and lack of exercise. Maybe you could try yoga at home? Or even chair exercises. They have those, too. Check online. But I would definitely work on the protein and calories, then try maybe chair exercises. I don't know how helpful I'm being right now, but I hope I came up with something that helps. I know you can do it!!!!

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7 hours ago, Crisscat said:

I had surgery 5/3 and I feel like that. I dont care to eat at all and often I dont realize how much time has passed and before I know it 4 or 5 hours have gone by and Im still not hungry at all. My brain will suddenly get a thought of oh wish I could have that or cant wait until I want to eat food again or sometimes I will get a craving.

Odd thing is I have stopped losing weight. I lost 14 lbs in 9 days and nothing since a big 0!! Im beginning to wonder what the heck. I barely get in 400-500 cal per day. I have an appt with my dietician tomorrow. Im getting discouraged

It could be the not hitting Protein goals. Also, the 3rd week stall is real. It could be that as well - it doesn't always happen at the 3rd week. But, my guess is it's not hitting the protein goals.

One idea: Bone Broth. That stuff is amazing. I found it more palatable than Protein Shakes sometimes (still made myself drink the shakes, but post surgery, the pre-packaged shakes were not my favorite). It has more protein than regular broth - I think about 9 g per cup. There are lots of brands you can try, some are even sold single serve if you want to give them a try. A few come in flavors, you just need to check that the flavored ones aren't high in things you don't want.

Also, I found the Protein Powder much better than prepackaged after surgery. I really like Unjury vanilla and chocolate Splendor flavors. Mixed it with unsweetened soy milk - so good! I found regular skim milk too sweet for the shakes.

[SleeveToBypass2023 2,678]

Ok, so I thought I was eating soooo much each meal because I can eat about 2 tbsp each time (maybe 2 1/2 depending on what it is). So I decided to look it up. How many ounces are in 1 tbsp. It's 1/2 an ounce, ya'll LOL I'm seeing people eating like 2-4 ounces each time they eat and I thought I was doing horrible because of 2 tbsp each time I eat. Now, I'm also on kind of a combination of mushy/chunky mushy food right now, so definitely not solids yet. But somehow I still had it in my head I was eating way too much. And I called my surgeon's office and they said I'm to eat every 3 hours 5x a day UNTIL I hit solids at 6 weeks. Then I go to 3 meals a day and a very small snack or 2 IF needed. So that explains why I need to eat every 3 hours right now.