Is anyone else hungry

[Chub_Light 6]

My Nut is making me do the "preparing for bariatric surgery diet. Which I basically following the guidelines for how to eat after surgery. The taking 30 min to eat anything and no drinking while eating and eating the recommended portions sizes and I just feel so hungry throughout the day. I know it's only to help me prepare but it's making me want to ready everything I see. Itv take alot of my will power not to stuff my face and that's really hard. Just want to know if I'm alone in this or are some of you guys hungry to?

[SwanRose 86]

I'm no expert, but this seems like a crazy idea to me. If you're eating the diet of a sleeved person and you're not yet sleeved OF COURSE you will be hungry.

I can see the sense of getting used to eating more slowly and not drinking while eating, but eating post-op portion sizes - why? If we could eat tiny portions we wouldn't be here. Surely a NUT worth his/her salt should realize this?

I'm very glad I'm going self-pay and don't have to put up with all this stuff.

Good Luck!

[une nouvelle vie 327]

Like SwanRose mentions, I can certainly understand teaching you to eat slowly and to not drink with your meals or 30 minutes after. Those things make sense. I can even see why it would benefit for you to get a look at what the portion sizes will be after, but you are DEFINITELY going to be hungry doing this pre-op. A lot of hunger is "head hunger" where you just think you want to eat, but this would make you have every kind of hunger!

[mi75 1,241]

i think that would have been impossible. as most surgeons will tell you, when you have been a chronic overeater your stomach gets really stretched and at capacity, can be as large as a football! my stomach now post op is the size of a highlighter pen. i am FULL after 2-3 oz max. before, sadly i could eat an entire box of hamburger helper with extra rice/pasta added to it, or an entire medium pizza alone. i haven't tried pizza yet but pretty sure one slice won't fit anymore!

i understand that they may be trying to help you 'retrain' your brain, but i think it would be almost like punishment! good luck

[getnhealthyintx 281]

I have head hunger and I amd 2 1/2 mo post surgery. I wish I had followed the eating slow and no drinking thing before to practice.

[#9grammy 274]

I have been trying to do the slow eating, just isn't going to happen now. As far as drinking it goes hand in hand for me... I know I have to learn not to. On 2 allergy pills that dry you up so bad I need that drink in between. I'll bet when I can only eat couple spoonfuls I will do much better.

quote name="getnhealthyintx" post="3555675" timestamp="1406496425"]I have head hunger and I amd 2 1/2 mo post surgery. I wish I had followed the eating slow and no drinking thing before to practice.

[VSGLiz 5]

My Nut is making me do the "preparing for bariatric surgery diet. Which I basically following the guidelines for how to eat after surgery. The taking 30 min to eat anything and no drinking while eating and eating the recommended portions sizes and I just feel so hungry throughout the day. I know it's only to help me prepare but it's making me want to ready everything I see. Itv take alot of my will power not to stuff my face and that's really hard. Just want to know if I'm alone in this or are some of you guys hungry to?

Wow, to me that seems a bit ridiculous. I was just told to eat how I'll eat after surgery, but normal portions.