I Feel Like I'm Starving!!! Help Fellow Bansters

have you tried increasing your protein intake? also are you batteling head hunger. i know at some point all of us do. when i went thru that i made myself drink a full bottle of water before i went to eat something and 9 times out of 10 the hunger went away and i was just thristy..just a thought

jennifer

have you tried increasing your protein intake? also are you batteling head hunger. i know at some point all of us do. when i went thru that i made myself drink a full bottle of water before i went to eat something and 9 times out of 10 the hunger went away and i was just thristy..just a thought

jennifer

I think it is head hunger. Thanks for the advice. I am going to increase the protein intake. And I have tried to drink the water when I feel hungry and find that it makes my belly hurt MORE when I'm truely hungry and I have to wait 1/2 hour to eat. (ugggg) But I will keep trying. Thanks again for the advice.

What kinds of protein are you eating. If you are supposed to be on solids protein shakes are a bad idea because they slide right through the pouch and don't stick around to give you that full feeling. I personally eat chicken as my primary protein. A canned chicken won't keep you as full as baked chicken. Beef also takes longer to digest so will keep you full longer.

This is bandster hell. My doctor does'nt really believe in snacks and says to white knuckle it. If you were to have a snack I would shoot for a something like an oz of chicken breast, low fat cheese stick or maybe low fat cottage cheese.

What kinds of protein are you eating. If you are supposed to be on solids protein shakes are a bad idea because they slide right through the pouch and don't stick around to give you that full feeling. I personally eat chicken as my primary protein. A canned chicken won't keep you as full as baked chicken. Beef also takes longer to digest so will keep you full longer.

This is bandster hell. My doctor does'nt really believe in snacks and says to white knuckle it. If you were to have a snack I would shoot for a something like an oz of chicken breast, low fat cheese stick or maybe low fat cottage cheese.

I am on soft foods at this time. But I am still unsure how much of this and that I am suppose to eat. So, Ive been sticking to the 4 oz rule. Does anyone have any chicken ideas because the "big girl" in me only knows how to cook fried chicken breast. And I have proudly steared away from fried chicken since the surgery. Or maybe a sample diet that I can follow? Thanks for the advice and support

i like to take some veggies, mixed together with a little bit of tomato sauce, and pour over my chicken breast and bake, or i boil my chicken brest, yes boil and then shred it up and make pulled chicken, mmm

i like to take some veggies, mixed together with a little bit of tomato sauce, and pour over my chicken breast and bake, or i boil my chicken brest, yes boil and then shred it up and make pulled chicken, mmm

Sounds good. Im going to try that. Thanks

I find greek yougurt or baked chicken fill me up better than anything. When I drank the shakes I seemed to feel hungry all the time. when I work nights I feel hungry all night long even though Im really not. when I am at home I dont have this problem. I just try to drink more water or tea. hang in there.

Protein seems to help me I too have that where I feel really hungry and could just go to town. Let me know what you end up doing cause I too can use the tips!

Thank u guys for all of the advise and support. I have worked hard at getting more protein in and used a few of the recipes as suggested and it has helped a lil. I'm glad that I am not gaining any pounds but this is a journey in itself, refraining from food while hungry. But I knew I was going to have challenges and I'm moving forward as positively as possible. 12 days till my first fill. I will make it!!!!!!!