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Hey guys! I am 25 days post op and I still have to remind myself to eat and drink. I am almost never hungry. I am having a hard time getting all my Protein and Water in every day because I just don't think about eating or drinking. I am so busy everyday between work, going to school, homework, and taking my daughter to her dance classes that I sometimes forget to eat. I know that I'm not doing myself any favors and I've actually not lost any weight in the last 6 days. Maybe I need to set the alarm on my phone to remind myself to eat. Anybody else have any other suggestions? I go see my doctor in 11 days and I don't know if he will give me my first fill or not. :-(

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It's imperative for you to stay properly hydrated...and if you don't take in sufficient calories, your body will adjust it's metabolism to compensate. If that happens, then it will likely be more of a challenge to loose weight.

You should do whatever works for you. Initially post op, I kept a bottle of Water with me all the time, so I would remind myself to drink because the water bottle was never more than a foot away from me.

As for eating, it's not a good feeling to force yourself to eat...but you do need some calories. Perhaps a Protein Shake would be more palatable for you. I also had to remind myself to eat newly post op, however it was easier for me to manage as I am retired.

I've observed that there are 3 situations which slow/stop my weight loss: not enough Protein, not enough calories, and not enough exercise.

Best wishes...

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Keep Water in your car and sip while you're driving.

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wow! you have not gotten your first fill yet and you're not hungry?? I went to my doctor's appointment last week and I told him I am always hungry.. I'm tired of the liquid diet and want to eat foods allready... He says I have to still to my liquid diet until my stomach heals.. in 6weeks when my stomach is better, that's when I will get my first fill and that's when I wil no longer be hungry anymore..

Maybe you should set your alarm to remind you to eat... Have a shake or vegs.. intake some calories in your diet.

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Thanks for the comments everyone. I just packed my Breakfast, lunch, and dinner for tomorrow. Yes, tomorrow is a long day for me. I will head out to work by 7 a.m. and won't be home until after my classes end at 10 p.m. It's hard trying to pack for all day!! Just gotta remember to drink, drink, drink!!! LOL

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wow! you have not gotten your first fill yet and you're not hungry?? I went to my doctor's appointment last week and I told him I am always hungry.. I'm tired of the liquid diet and want to eat foods allready... He says I have to still to my liquid diet until my stomach heals.. in 6weeks when my stomach is better, that's when I will get my first fill and that's when I wil no longer be hungry anymore..

Maybe you should set your alarm to remind you to eat... Have a shake or vegs.. intake some calories in your diet.

Not wanting to "rain on your parade"...but just wanting to let you know that the reality of fills is that likely you will not feel much restriction with the first fill...and it may take several fills for you to get significant restriction.

Another reality is to know and understand that not every bandster reaches the level of restriction where they no longer feel hunger. The restriction helps keep you from getting hungry for a longer length of time between meals.

Your level of diet compliance and exercise will likely be key factors to your rate of weight loss. The majority of the responsibility for weight loss rests with you.

Best wishes...

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Yep it feels nice not to be hungry but make sure you ate getting enough Vitamins, Protein, and especially hydration. When all is going good line it sounds...we tend to forget to eat or drink. I did and ended up with a raging UTI infection from not hydrating enough. I think my body immunities were lowered from lack of eating and drinking on top of that I was exercising, working hard, and staying way too busy. I have to really pay attention when I'm in green zone and losing.

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
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      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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        Life as a big person had limited my life to what I knew I could manage to do each day. That was eat. I hadn't anything else to look forward to. So my eating choices were the best I could dream up. I planned the cooking in managable lots in my head and filled my day with and around it.

        Now I have a whole new big, bigger, biggest, best days ever. I am out there with those skinny people doing stuff i could never have dreamt of. Food is now an after thought. It doesn't consume my day. I still enjoy the good home cooked food but I eat smaller portions. I leave food on my plate when I am full. I can no longer hear my mother's voice saying eat it all up, ther are starving children in Africa who would want that!

        I still cook for family feasts, I love cooking. I still do holidays but I have changed from the All inclusive drinking and eating everything everyday kind to Self catering accommodation. This gives me the choice of cooking or eating out as I choose. I rarely drink anymore as I usually travel alone now and I feel I need to keep aware of my surroundings.

        I don't know at what point my life expanded, was it when I lost 100 pounds? Was it when I left my walking stick at home ? Was it when I said yes to an outing instead of finding an excuse to stay home ? i look back at my last five years and wonder how loosing weight has made such a difference. Be ready to amaze yourself.

        BTW, the liquid diet sucks, one more day and you are over the worst. You can do it.

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