Please help- stretched pouch or just doomed to fail?

[YummyMummy101 11]

In need of some advice....I'm really struggling with this purée diet thing and have started seriously sneaking in normal food in my final week... Granted I only have 1 week of purée left to go, I'm just surprised that I can manage it with no issues plus I now feel like I am hungry all the time?? (like iv stretched my pouch) whereas before I could survive hours in between the liquid shakes and stuff??? Is this normal or have I messed something up already.....

When does the "restriction" and feeling of fullness kick in or am I just doomed to fail....? And had a chocolate relapse with Easter so that is not helping either....I'm feeling seriously depressed now

[lockkill 47]

No I think some stuff just goes right threw and other stuff sticks lol

[Escape_Pod 358]

PLEASE be careful, and try to go back to purees. The surgery did major trauma to your stomach, and most of the nerve endings have been cut, so you're still healing, and don't have good sensation. The point of the slow transition back to real food is to give your stomach a chance to heal. Digesting real food is a lot of work, not something you want to make your stomach do so early!!

Hunger in the early days can be a lot of things - head hunger, boredom, excess stomach acid, higher ghrelin levels still in your system (takes awhile to subside). You're not going to feel a whole lot of restriction until you begin to introduce more solid food, and with most of your nerve endings healing, you're not going to feel as much now as you will after you heal.

[YummyMummy101 11]

Thanks for the responses guys. I think I just needed to hear that so I could get back on the saddle and keep doing the best I can and stop making excuses. I can do this!!!

Edited April 21, 2014 by YummyMummy101

[MIMamaof2 30]

At this point it's more about allowing your stomach to heal than it is what feels okay. I would hate to have you tear something because you are "sneaking" the wrong foods. Please be careful!