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Something that made me feel better, it might help all of you that have had or might run into this problem. I for a long time and still to this day have a real hard time eating. I have tried a ton of stuff and gone a day or two without eating at all. There was a day when it was going on day three and everything but the bathtub cam back. I was hungry and weak. So I grabbed a few chips. I know it was wrong, but I was really honestly getting so sick I had to try something. Low and behold they stayed down! I only needed a few. I of course had to stop myself from making myself get rid of it. Not because it hurt, but because I didnt want to risk my weightloss. Seems I'm paranoid about gaining anything back. I force myself to eat now, because I found myself at one point being proud of not having to eat for two days. Sounds stupid, but it's honesty and I am a straight shooter with people. So I go to the doc and tell him about this little problem with the chips. Ready to sink into my seat, he looks at me and says " you know Erin, I have heard that many times!" he then looks at my eating habits and goes on to tell me, if I am not getting at least 600 cals a day, then he wants me to eat anything that will stay down. They really push the 600 rule. So there are days when I can't eat, because I feel so sick, I'll grab a handful and eat three to five. Still brings me nowhere near the target, but it helps. I don't really crave them anymore, but I can't let myself starve until the little a**hole that my new pouch can be says okay you can eat now. I know I'll never let myself go back to bad habits because I just don't want those things like that anymore.

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This is great advise. I'm really struggling to eat everything just gross me out. I don't want to go back to eating carbs but crackers stay down.

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me im different..i keep cooking everything for my kids and i will watch them eat..its funny but its true..i watch them eat and i get full..but they complain bec they said i cooked a lot..lol

Funny cuz I do the same for my kids an Hubby lol I enjoy watching them enjoy the food I make crazyyyyyyy

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wow were the same...everyday i will cook diffrent dishes..what ever i wanna eat i cook and i let them eat it..lol...so far im doing good with my food..i cook Soup everyday for myself coz i love it...i love sinigang soup...

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im actually a month from my surgery...im 173 now but im not losing weight at all this month..my doctor said its normal though...before i do but now i dont have any.more problem...today i tried shrimp...i had 3 shrimp in a soup...of vourse chew chew chew..so far im.ok....

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Something that made me feel better' date=' it might help all of you that have had or might run into this problem. I for a long time and still to this day have a real hard time eating. I have tried a ton of stuff and gone a day or two without eating at all. There was a day when it was going on day three and everything but the bathtub cam back. I was hungry and weak. So I grabbed a few chips. I know it was wrong, but I was really honestly getting so sick I had to try something. Low and behold they stayed down! I only needed a few. I of course had to stop myself from making myself get rid of it. Not because it hurt, but because I didnt want to risk my weightloss. Seems I'm paranoid about gaining anything back. I force myself to eat now, because I found myself at one point being proud of not having to eat for two days. Sounds stupid, but it's honesty and I am a straight shooter with people. So I go to the doc and tell him about this little problem with the chips. Ready to sink into my seat, he looks at me and says " you know Erin, I have heard that many times!" he then looks at my eating habits and goes on to tell me, if I am not getting at least 600 cals a day, then he wants me to eat anything that will stay down. They really push the 600 rule. So there are days when I can't eat, because I feel so sick, I'll grab a handful and eat three to five. Still brings me nowhere near the target, but it helps. I don't really crave them anymore, but I can't let myself starve until the little a**hole that my new pouch can be says okay you can eat now. I know I'll never let myself go back to bad habits because I just don't want those things like that anymore.[/quote']

I my self had a few Chips but all the sudden it no longer stays down it was at the time nothing was staying down. I was eating hard boil egg that's no longer staying down. Oh well. It doesn't stop me from trying different things.

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I really, really want a diet cherry pepsi or a cigarette. This is the first time in a month I've craved anything.

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my new recipe and it works...bean sprout tofu corn carrots well cook shrimp and crab meat..delicious

Hi,

I have not been able to eat anything. Can you please share this reciepe with me? Did you eat like this before surgery?

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I really' date=' really want a diet cherry pepsi or a cigarette. This is the first time in a month I've craved anything.[/quote']

Yeah I'm missing cigarettes for the first time in 3 months

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