I am 3 weeks post op and I was starting to think maybe I was gonna be one of the lucky ones and not get hungry ever again....wrong!! I do fine at work when I am busy but the last 3 days when I get home I feel like I want to eat the house. I've been so compliant with the "rules" and now I'm starting to worry. A few hours after I ate dinner tonight I polished off my sons happy meal fries with some ketchup and washed it down with some Gatorade. What is wrong with me? I have been doing so good. I've lost 17 lbs and I'm scared I'm gonna stretch my stomach out or fall back into really bad habits. I know it was only one time but I can't help but be disappointed with myself!!

I am 3 weeks post op and I was starting to think maybe I was gonna be one of the lucky ones and not get hungry ever again....wrong!! I do fine at work when I am busy but the last 3 days when I get home I feel like I want to eat the house. I've been so compliant with the "rules" and now I'm starting to worry. A few hours after I ate dinner tonight I polished off my sons happy meal fries with some ketchup and washed it down with some Gatorade. What is wrong with me? I have been doing so good. I've lost 17 lbs and I'm scared I'm gonna stretch my stomach out or fall back into really bad habits. I know it was only one time but I can't help but be disappointed with myself!!

im about the same time out as you from surgery and feeling the same way. i feel disappointed with my self as well. thinking about it today i realize that our minds have to come in line with our stomach... lifetime habits are hard to give up... but with some perseverance they will go. How often are you having your meals? could you increase your ''solid'' pureed foods to perhaps slightly smaller meals but more often, say, at least four times a day? this is just off the top of my head right now. im hungry after a meal , like you. are you on meats yet?/ could you increase the amount of meat you are having? have some chick peas in with your veges as well?/ these are the same issues im grappling with right now. i have a book on handling post surgery and it does suggest to help alleviate hunger pains that we can have up to four even five smaller serves of solids a day. What do you all think?? is this viable?

I need to do better with meals. I'm still on the soft stage. I don't have time to eat breakfast in the morning so I normally have my protein shake and then lunch will be something easy to eat. I've had soups, chili, chicken salad. Today I had grilled salmon. Dinner I've been sticking with refried beans or vegetables. I'm scared to eat meat . I normally have a second protein shake before bed. I know it's gonna take time but II just get so frusterated at myself bc everything had been going so well.

Do not drink with solid food. EVER. While on mushies try spacing out you food. This may help with head and physical hunger. I would have 8 oz of smooth soup and then an hour later have cottage cheese or ricotta.