Hello

I am 6 days away from surgery...and freaking out a little

My BMI is 31 so I keep asking ...do I really need to do this?

I have been reading how hungry people are post op and was wondering who had this experience?

I have been on a liquid (optifast) diet for a week now and finding I am not very hungry at all except at night which im pretty sure is head hunger as I miss eating dinner with my family

Does doing this diet pre op help with hunger post op? I thought you were suppose to not be hungry after the op?

My biggest fear is that I will have the surgery and feel like I am on a permenant diet!!!!!

I keep pretzels with me almost all the time. I know that's not the best thing to eat but it's convenient, easy on my stomach, and keeps in any weather. I don't like vegetables; some fruits are ok but they contain a lot of sugar. And I know I don't drink enough Water but it just doesn't seem to sit well in my stomach. I don't think only 30 pounds is worth the surgery and all I'm going through, and I honestly don't think I'm going to loose anymore weight at this rate. :-(

If you haven't tried every vegetable in the world you can't really say you don't like vegetables. I'm not overly fond of plain water either so I squeeze a meyer lemon in it or a bit of lime.

There is a book you can buy on Amazon by Duc Vuong. He's one of the surgeons who tried to help the 900 lb man on the TLC channel. If you don't have a Kindle, you can download the kindle reading app for free on your pc, tablet or phone and read the book that way. It's $9.99 USD

http://www.amazon.com/Ultimate-Gastric-Sleeve-Success-Practical-ebook/dp/B00DJ8GGYY/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1423405659&sr=8-2&keywords=duc+vuong

He really teaches you how to eat post-surgery, even the supposed vegetable haters. I can't even begin to tell you how much that book got me on the right track and helps keep me on the right track every single day when it comes to what I put in my mouth. He's one of those people who is a gifted teacher and can get his point across and really make you understand. As far as eating goes, he is totally the man to listen to.

If you read it and put his eating advice into practice, you will lose your weight.

Don't short yourself after having the surgery. You can do it. You just need to make some changes.

Thanks for the wonderful information. I am going to check out that web site. :-)

Hey Rosie how did your surgery go?

Im glad I came into this thread that book looks very interesting. Im only on full liquids so I do feel hungry but not aa bad as the first week. Good luck to you @tpierce.

When I got my lapband 6 years ago I started craving flavored water instead of plain so I use a lot of Crystal Light etc... I'm 5 days post op with sleeve revision. I'm still drinking flavored water but am so sick of the liquids. And to make matters worse, I'm cooped up indoors because we keep getting major snowstorms. The food commercials are killing me but I just keep telling myself " you need to heal "

@@JerseyCityGal I bought that book you recommended yesterday and read the whole thing in one day. Excellent excellent read and advice I will definately be following.

@@JerseyCityGal I bought that book you recommended yesterday and read the whole thing in one day. Excellent excellent read and advice I will definately be following.

I cannot recommend that book enough. They should hand a copy out to every single person who is sleeved. Dr. Vuong's nutritional and eating advice will take where you need to go and the ride will be a lot smoother than the majority of the crowd.

I cannot recommend that book enough. They should hand a copy out to every single person who is sleeved. Dr. Vuong's nutritional and eating advice will take where you need to go and the ride will be a lot smoother than the majority of the crowd

I just could not believe how much I enjoyed it. Everything in it just made sense to me. His whole philosophy with what and how to eat seems so realistic and helped put me in a much better mind frame. I was recently sleeved 01/30/15 and am still on full liquids until Friday. This is making me look forward to the future and the healthy choices that I will be able to make. I have a much better perspective on this whole process.

I tried looking for it but came up with a few different by that author. Can you please give me the exact web site where you found it? Thank you!

@@tpierce

http://m.barnesandnoble.com/w/ultimate-gastric-sleeve-success-duc-vuong/1119130542?ean=9780615830445

@@tpierce

Amazon carries it:

http://www.amazon.com/Ultimate-Gastric-Sleeve-Success-Practical-ebook/dp/B00DJ8GGYY/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1423405659&sr=8-2&keywords=duc+vuong

I cannot recommend that book enough. They should hand a copy out to every single person who is sleeved. Dr. Vuong's nutritional and eating advice will take where you need to go and the ride will be a lot smoother than the majority of the crowd.

I just bought it also, can not wait to read it, thanks!

I will be honest I am hungry all the time but I try not to let that deter me. I snack a lot on fruits and vegetables. Strawberries and grapes fill me up. Sadly this surgery didn't rid me of hunger I hate to say it but I think it's actually stronger. Sad but true. But I have just learned to live with it because I refuse to gain. Hunger might be slightly uncomfortable but it's not going to kill me.

I'm now starting to get hungrier - 18 days post-op

Dr. Vuong is my doc. Excellent doc and his books are invaluable