Dear fellow sleevers.... I had Surgery on Feb 4th. I have lost 15 to 18lbs.. This is where I teeter.... up one day, down two the next day. I'm watching the Water intake, and the Protein count. I seem to be always hungry... I grab cottage cheese and carrots...i'm always trying to grab something to keep the hunger away....... Maybe some of you can give me some ideas.. I did see the Nut... and started keeping a journal. But the days get busy, and hard to keep up. You see i'm a caretaker for my Husband... who has Alzheimer's. I have to feed him, and he seems to be eating all the time. NO, I do not touch his snakes, but I always make sure he has them, so he does not have me getting things for him. It has been very hard..... I do not get alot of movement to burn cal.. I'm loaded with arthritis. I do walk two dogs twice a day, and what ever I do around the house. I'm going to start a thi-chi class. I have done that before, and I loved it..I also ordered the SPIN GYM... which is for working out the upper body, right from a chair.. So if any of you can help, or give some ideas.. Like what to start the day with, so not to be HUNGRY all the time. Thank you my friends..... JewelJ

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I would just start with making sure the cottage cheese and stuff is fat free, may be drink more water to keep the hunger away. Good Luck and keep moving, as long as the trend is moving down it is good.

I haven't had surgery yet, so I can't help with what to eat and how much to alleviate hunger. I do want to say that you have a "hard road to hoe." I suggest you find someone to help at home so you can get out for a few hours a day. Best wishes.

Sugar free Popsicles are what I turn too for my head hunger. When you're stomach is removed so are the enzymes that signal the brain for hunger. I'd take a serious step back and analyze when you're feeling hungry if it's a real hunger or just from boredom or in your head. I have to always stop before I reach for food and 99% of the time it's not real hunger. ...but when I can't get over the head hunger I turn to the Popsicles and they help a lot! Good luck!

hi

so sorry to hear about your circumstances- that's tough.

are you on any tablets to reduce stomach acid? I found that when I stopped those,

I had a mid afternoon sugar low. When I was put back on them, that went away.

My NUT says I should be eating 6 times a day.

What he recommends is have a single Protein shake which is divided in thirds.

So Breakfast (egg and tiny bit of toast - often cannot finish), Mid morning 1/3 shake, lunch (100gcottage cheese) Mid Afternoon 1/3 shake, dinner (50g meatloaf, gravy and 20g spinach), evening 1/3shake.

I am 3 months out

Drink lots of water.