Hungry, But Not Interested In Food

[IndieAllie 36]

48 days post surgery and I've been doing great with eating so far then all of a sudden, NOTHING is appealing to me. Not eggs, not Soup, not Protein Shakes, not yogurt, not tea.....NUFFIN'

I am hungry and LOW energy and feeling sick from not getting my calories and Protein in. My nut just says, do your best and gives me suggestions and tells me to get my Water in as best I can. I just feel awful thinking, will it normalize, is it a phase?

[Steamywindows 39]

I am responding more from my pre than post op experience, which is only four days, but my experience with "nothing appealing" is that it does come and go. When I was eating any and every carb, it seemed very rare. However, during pre op it really struck me when I had a disinterest in food of any sort! This was a really new experience for me, and maybe not a bad thing, because it didn't last forever. I have been observing/studying eating behaviors of my "normal" weight friends, and it does not seem unusual for them to have these periods...

I have decided to take those times as gift. It is really freeing NOT to be so food focused. As long as you (and your professional support) are monitoring, I wonder if it isn't an opportunity to explore a new aspect of relating to food?

[greekgirl54 3]

I am almost 4 weeks out and find the same thing. I try using proti Fruit Drinks (sort of like crystal light but with protein). I like the concentrate better than the packets cause the packets can get gritty. The concentrate is a bit sweet so I mix one to 16 oz of Water - gives you 15g of Protein. you can buy from Amazon.

[IndieAllie 36]

I am responding more from my pre than post op experience, which is only four days, but my experience with "nothing appealing" is that it does come and go. When I was eating any and every carb, it seemed very rare. However, during pre op it really struck me when I had a disinterest in food of any sort! This was a really new experience for me, and maybe not a bad thing, because it didn't last forever. I have been observing/studying eating behaviors of my "normal" weight friends, and it does not seem unusual for them to have these periods...

I have decided to take those times as gift. It is really freeing NOT to be so food focused. As long as you (and your professional support) are monitoring, I wonder if it isn't an opportunity to explore a new aspect of relating to food?

I really like this point of view, thank you.

[Globetrotter 1,340]

Oh man, I'm so jealous! I WISH I still had no interest in food, I think that was my favorite part of the honeymoon phase, I felt so strong, so victorious! Like I had finally conquered food It opened up my mind to how much there is to do out there besides eat, I learned a lot about myself during that period.