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You did it, admitted it, and now.....get back to what you know! (A little tough love) Actually, I do have more than my allotted carbs occasionally to shock my body. It has helped me along my journey. When you do that, do you increase calories too? I'm stalled and trying to figure out if I need to shake up my diet. I'm 6 weeks out.

Prevacid or Prilosec. Whatever they give you to keep stomach acid down.

Proton Pump Inhibitor, aka Prilosec, Prevacid, etc. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proton-pump_inhibitor

2 days without it and my hunger has diminished significantly.

I meant to post this in the post op group. They need a delete function.

OMG!!! An elephant penis is 60 pounds?!?!?!?!?

My doctor said 6 weeks. You have to be careful not to disrupt your internal stitches.

6lbs

Ditto. I'm interested to hear what your doctor says. They told me it's head hunger, even though I feel and hear my stomach growling.

I'm always hungry!!! Ever since the 4th day!

If you can prove financial hardship, the hospital should forgive a large portion of the debt. I have a high deductible ppo and I've been able to get the hospital charges waived twice.

Dannon oikos zero fat, zero sugar, zero artificial sweetener. It's a Greek yogurt with 15 grams of protein

I'm not sure what the point of your post is. You have a record of what you are eating, you say you are losing. The only suggestion your nutritionist had was to eat more veggies. I don't think the way you are eating is a good idea, but if it's working for you in terms of losing and your nutritionist doesn't have an issue with it, what's the problem? Hopefully you are eating dark green veggies like spinach and broccoli that have a bit of Protein in them and you are getting in some form of physical activity. Is there something I'm missing? The point of the post was to find out if what I was doing was ok. I measure and log all my foods to come out to about 700 calories a day, but I wasn't sure if I should try to eat it all or just toss it when my 30 minutes was up. Does that not make sense? Idk... I'll figure it out...

Ok, so maybe I shouldn't worry about it.

I thought that too, but food is the only thing that resolved it. Plus I stay pretty hydrated.

If you have a decent relationship with your nutritionist I recommend speaking with her. If I was you, I would switch to one shake a day and then 2 meals and a snack if necessary. Sitting with food does not seem like a good idea. It feels like a slippery slope to grazing all day. One of the hardest things to learn is to stop when full. For me that meant stopping even when I just had 1 - 2 bites left. Now I do like @Languerr13 and trash those last 2 bites. When do you fit in drinking Water and exercise with your method? Are you logging your food and keeping track of carbs, sodium & sugar as well? Every meal doesn't take an hour, it just depends on my choices. I've noticed that I've been stretching the mealtimes in order to eat the veggies. I manage to get in all my fluids. This is a typical day: Drink about 8oz of water taking my Vitamins and medication 7am Breakfast - 2oz fat free roast beef and some veggies 10am Snack - Triple zero yogurt 1pm lunch - 4 oz tuna w/ one tbsp. of lowfat mayo 4 pm Snack - Protein Shake 6pm dinner - 2-3 oz chicken and veggie. I only drink about 20 ounces during the day because it's so cold in my office I don't get thirsty, but then I drink about 40 ounces after dinner and before bed. 700 calories and 90 protein, 36 carbs, 20 fat I log everything on myfitnesspal Unfortunately, I didn't lose my physical hunger, so I get headaches and dizzy if I let myself get too hungry. I'm losing pretty well, but I need for it to continue. Also, I met with the nutritionist last week and she said she wanted me to get more vegetables.

I'm doing some Protein shakes if necessary, but I'm able to get my protein in with my eating method. I'm just not sure if it's right. Or maybe long term I'll be able to eat the little I've portioned out in the 30 minutes and then it will be a non-issue. I'm just not sure if what I'm doing is right.

I'll be 4 weeks post op on Tuesday. I have an appetite and eat pretty much anything with no issue. I portion out/choose my meals to make sure I get all of my calories and Protein. However, since I get full after 3-5 bites, I will sit with the food for an hour until I finish it all. Is this ok or should I not be doing this? Or should I look for more calorie dense foods that I can eat in 5 bites that would give me enough calories? My eyes are bigger than my stomach, literally

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How is your fluid intake? Are you drinking protein shakes?

I had my surgery on the 7th. Have the same problems. I'm starving it feels like no matter how much Jello or broth i drink. Did it go away. Do you get full now that you're eating solid foods? How much solid food does it take for you to feel full? It went away once I went to soft foods and puree. I still get hungry, but it's over after 3 bites.

You should be ok since those are not starchy vegetables

My appetite never left. :-(

I'm with you. I miss being able to "get high" on food.

I'm 3 weeks out. I cook all the time and love what I cook,I just want to be able to eat it.