I woke up late this morning so there was no breakfast. I had lunch with my daughter almost 7 hours ago. A few small bites of steak with MAYBE 1/2 a cup of mashed potatoes. I sit here almost 7 hrs later and I am not one bit hungry. I KNOW I need the calories and protein though. Anyone ever have to deal with that.....needing to eat but not being hungry?

Even though I have not been banded yet, I honestly believe in not eating if you are not hungry, and after being banded I will still go by that.

I believe in listening to our body. When it's hungry, it will let you know.

I have the same thing with steak. If I have it for dinner, still very full in the morning.

I'm with Maddy. If I'm not hungry I don't eat. I say listen to your body. If you don't get in all the protein & calories today it won't kill you. Just don't make a habit of it.

Thanks for the advice! This is why I love this board!!

Thanks for the advice! This is why I love this board!!

Doesn't mean we're right, just our honest opinion. Ask your Dr next visit.

I agree. I went about 20 hours recently without eating. Had an early dinner around 4pm, went to bed early, got up late, was busy with stuff going on- errands appointments, skipped breakfast, wasn't hungry and suddenly around noon realized how long it had been since I last ate. At that point I did have something... it was time LOL.

I will definitely ask the dr next time. I go back in 2 weeks.

this is how i see eating or not eating... (think about a baby)

a baby will eat when hungry but turn their head from bottle when full

just try and get as much protein as you can per day as this is what feeds us now.

I had a conversation with my drs about this, this week......as I am only 5 days post op and getting about 200 calories in......don't eat if you are not hungry.