Post Op Diet And Maintaining Weight

[cscake 8]

My husband is 8 months out and has lost 100 pounds. His starting weight was 267 and he now weights around 166 to 170. He is 5'6 1/2" tall. Here is my issue. He does not like any type of warm food. If I cook something he just does not care for it, with maybe the exception of chicken after it is cold, or shrimp. He has a very limited diet and craves cheddar cheese, wheat thins and sugar free popcicles and chocolate. I have had him start drinking liquid Protein again. He will eat grits or oatmeal for breatfast occasionally.

I find that I have no real "taste" for food now either. It is just something to keep the grumblings of my stomach quiet. However, I do make myself eat Protein, vegetables and occasionally fruit. Not every day but several times each week. I still drink 17 to 20 grams of protein daily.

Since surgery (mine was four months ago) I just find cooking distasteful. Maybe this will all pass. I have lost 40 pounds and I am down to 160.

I even thought about having him eat some icecream or something to get more calories in.

Anyone have this experience?

Thanks

[Pookeyism 1,143]

I don't have alot of tast for food either - so I try to keep pushing the "best" on myself - I think I need to reenvent my taste buds (or NOT, lol).

[PdxMan 4,292]

Hmmm ... not here. I would say I was/am just the opposite. Early on, the food and flavours did get monotonous. The textures were all the same and the flavors, while good, became stale. I seeked out bold flavors such as sharp cheddar and blue cheeses, vinegar based sauces ... anything with a bold flavor. And now, since I am over 10 months out and can eat anything, I can honestly say my post-op food selections are pretty much EXACTLY what I was eating pre-op. Just FAAAAR smaller quantities.

Now what might be the issue ... IMO ... is fear.

I did worry about what would happen if I return to my old eating habits. Before I started seeking out bolder flavors, I was afraid. I was losing weight doing what I was doing, eating the same foods day after day, so why should I change? What if it hurts to eat those foods again? What if I gorge myself and stretch my sleeve? Well, I didn't worry about the last one as I had a talk with my surgeon about stretching the sleeve, but I know that is a big concern amongst a lot of people here.

So, he may just need a kick in his complacency, but I think it has to be a self-kick. You can suggest, but it is a demon he has to address and conquer himself.