Omg Starving.......help!!!

[Sholitxmom 1]

I had my surgery 5 days ago and I woke up from my sleep STARVING. I am a diabetic and when my blood sugar gets low it makes me have the munchies REALLY REALLY BAD. My blood sugar had dropped to 62. So I at 1 cup of strawberry sorbet and 1/2 bag of baked lays potato chips.....I CANNOT BELIEVE THAT I HAVE DONE THIS. I'm waiting for me to get really sick and I am really really depressed right now. Has anyone done this so soon? Also - I am needing some type of broth receipes to change it up so that I don't so hungry.

HELP ME!!

[RobinGirl 34]

I am sorry that you are having troubles. Are you allowed to eat non fat greek yogurt or cottage cheese? My Dad is also a diabetic and has trouble keeping his blood sugar up while sleeping. His solution is to eat 3/4 cup of cottage cheese with fruit or some other topping right before he goes to bed. As for broths- have you tried straining broth based Soups? You can get all the flavor of the Soup without the solids. I really like low fat broth based tortilla soup. Num Num.

[honk 780]

I had my surgery 5 days ago and I woke up from my sleep STARVING. I am a diabetic and when my blood sugar gets low it makes me have the munchies REALLY REALLY BAD. My blood sugar had dropped to 62. So I at 1 cup of strawberry sorbet and 1/2 bag of baked lays potato chips.....I CANNOT BELIEVE THAT I HAVE DONE THIS. I'm waiting for me to get really sick and I am really really depressed right now. Has anyone done this so soon? Also - I am needing some type of broth receipes to change it up so that I don't so hungry.

HELP ME!!

Are you on broths and Protein shakes?

No more chips!!! You could damage your band. Your stomach should not be churning which it does when you eat solids. Call your doctor and ask for food options for this stage of recovery.

[lifebegins2012 21]

I'm also 5 days post op and had a craving for food today. I found myself microwaving a tiny potato. i mixed the middle with low fat soft cheese and lots of skimmed milk so it was like pureed food.The guilt after was awful as was the wait for pain but lucky that didnt happen and I soon got back on track.

If I had come on here when I had the craving and read all the posts that remind you why you dont have more than liquids, I wouldn't have strayed. I shall make sure I switch my computer on first thing in the morning tomorrow and load the site ready.. just in case

[SageTracey 608]

I am surprised that your medical team hasn't provided you with very clear and specific dietary advice as a diabetic!

[Sholitxmom 1]

Thanks for much for the tips. I am doing maybe 1 broth a day and 2-3 Protein shakes a day. I have been doing pretty darn good until my sugar dropped and I went into a frezy. I got it NO MORE chips. I don't want to mess anything up. I am super surprised that I didn't get sick today - THANK YOU LORD

@lifebegins2012 - thank you for sharing this - it helps to know that i'm not alone in this. We both have got to stay strong through this thing.

@sagetracey - they just told me to cut back on my insulin and monitor it from there. This has been a really hard adjustment since my numbers are pretty good.

[judych 225]

I had my surgery 5 days ago and I woke up from my sleep STARVING. I am a diabetic and when my blood sugar gets low it makes me have the munchies REALLY REALLY BAD. My blood sugar had dropped to 62. So I at 1 cup of strawberry sorbet and 1/2 bag of baked lays potato chips.....I CANNOT BELIEVE THAT I HAVE DONE THIS. I'm waiting for me to get really sick and I am really really depressed right now. Has anyone done this so soon? Also - I am needing some type of broth receipes to change it up so that I don't so hungry.

HELP ME!!

dont beat yourself up... it does happen to most of us. ive got a few tips here... im new at the game myself but im two weeks out and ive found ways to stop the hunger.

i use mostly beef consomme. i add to that ...medium salsa, small amount of cooked potato, very small amount of cooked carrot, sometimes i add some babyfood. i add sliced tomatoes, Tomato paste as well. i add sometimes as little chilli... mild not hot. i then blend all this up until its smooth.If family have had cooked veges i will add just a tiny amount as well...

it makes a great soup... with enough flavour that i can put my spoon down and still savour that taste in my mouth.

with the Protein smoothies im using greek yoghurt, quite a bit of that, skim milk, Protein powder, sometimes some coffee.

now im into my second week, of a night, after ive had my Soup, i make up a Protein smoothie with cooked apricots or raspberries.. greek yoghurt, skim milk and Protein Powder. im not having any issues with hunger now. i hope you find recipes that will help you out as well.

[Sholitxmom 1]

Thank you for the tips. I added the Greek yogurt to my shake and it made a huge difference. I went to the smoothie place yesterday to change up and got a Meal Replacement using the same Protein Powder I have been using with Peanut Butter and 1/2 banana and I got so extremely sick. I have a few more days before I'm off liquids.....I CAN'T WAIT!!!