Omg! Head Hunger!

[Teachamy 1,042]

Hello all,

I am on Day 3 of my preop. diet and overall, I am doing well. I am measuring my 3 oz. of meat, drinking my Protein Shakes, loading up on green vegetables, but I think I had forgotten how often I think about food. Every break, every evening, whenever I am tired or bored, and as a means to de-stress and self-soothe, I would eat. Last night I caved and ate a deli-slice of provolone cheese and 3 (Count 'em) potato chips. (Total slider food. Could've killed my husband for bringing them home.) The cave was due to the simple fact that I needed to go to bed. So I guess it's good how aware I am of Why I tend to overeat, and WHY I still want to. Without the sleeve, I will always return to my old ways.

I have found that chomping on a giant cucumber with a teensy bit of salt is pretty satisfying when I feel I need to eat something. I plan on buying some sugar-free Jello and popsicles today. What else is good and calorie free?

Could use some words of encouragement!

Thanks,

Amy

[hopeliveshere 294]

i ate pickles, tomatoes with salt and small cans of spinach with lemon and garlic which really helped. it gets easier by day 5 hang in there!

[cminiatas 1]

I am on day 3 of my pre-op too! Seeing already that all by bad habits happen at night time too. Once I am done with the day (which is after 9pm each night) I snack and drink wine! No wonder I need to lose 100 pounds! I am focusing on the healthier me to come, trying to read and stay busy later to keep my HEAD from telling me to eat. I bought some Turkey Pepperoni that only has 70 calories per serving and 10 grams of Protein which is the most helpful thing for me right now. Good Luck to you! Let's stay in touch. We are on the same day for surgery it sounds like!

[Arts137 1,811]

It gets easier. Of course try to be strick, but REALLY try to avoid them sliders... They set you back!

[amanda4166 16]

Y'all get to eat??! Mine is liquid ONLY besides Jello. sugar free jello. That's it!!

[Nurse_B 270]

Hello all, I am on Day 3 of my preop. diet and overall, I am doing well. I am measuring my 3 oz. of meat, drinking my Protein Shakes, loading up on green vegetables, but I think I had forgotten how often I think about food. Every break, every evening, whenever I am tired or bored, and as a means to de-stress and self-soothe, I would eat. Last night I caved and ate a deli-slice of provolone cheese and 3 (Count 'em) potato chips. (Total slider food. Could've killed my husband for bringing them home.) The cave was due to the simple fact that I needed to go to bed. So I guess it's good how aware I am of Why I tend to overeat, and WHY I still want to. Without the sleeve, I will always return to my old ways. I have found that chomping on a giant cucumber with a teensy bit of salt is pretty satisfying when I feel I need to eat something. I plan on buying some sugar-free Jello and popsicles today. What else is good and calorie free? Could use some words of encouragement! Thanks, Amy

First of all, I think it's great you understand what triggers you to eat and you are working on that behavior. I also discovered on my pre op diet how much I would eat when I was bored, sad, happy, angry, you name it. I was so frustrated with myself, it's like I didn't know how to deal deal with it if I couldn't eat. I'm a few days post op and I am dealing with head hunger, especially last night and today. You will get through this, and you will know so many things about yourself. I think it's wonderful you are finding things you can snack on that won't derail your end goal. You can do this, I believe in you!!!!!!!!!!

[slvrsax 301]

I'm on day six with liquid Protein, sugar free Jello, broth and leafy greens. I seemed to turn a corner yesterday with the hunger and general feeling of light headedness, it went away. I missed one of my Protein shakes this morning and didn't realize it until lunch. I'm rapidly losing interest in these shakes and am starting to think I need to find an alternative (in case I get to a point where I can't drink one) for post op. I've noticed my gag reflex seems sensitive too - I can't swallow my Vitamins sometimes. Anyone else notice this?

Instant Miso Soup has been a lifesaver, the salty is a good contrast from the sweet.

[JCallie01 10]

I'm also day 3 pre-op! Surgery is scheduled for Wed Dec 11 (I think I said the 13th on another forum here but I was confused what date Wednesday was, lol!) - I'll blame that on the hunger pains and light headedness.

I also am not allowed to eat anything solid (or solid pureed, i tried, lol!) and it's so hard! Today was better than the 1st day though. I said screw it and had a salad with olive oil & balsamic vinegar for dinner because it's so hard for me to cook and smell the food that I'm cooking and see it and just watch the kids and my hubs eat it.

I've also had pretty severe headaches on day 1 and day 2, but that luckily seems to have subsided. I've been adding onion powder to my beef broth so it tastes like french onion Soup, that's helped and I'm not focusing on calories. I figure if I'm starving myself and only eating liquids I'll drink as much as I want of them. Luckily that's only been about 3-4 a day so far (Atkins). Well, good luck to everyone! I'll keep you guys posted!

[Arts137 1,811]

Hang in there JCal... It will get better if you can stay on track!