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Empty hungry feeling

It's like day 22 and the past two days I've been getting this empty hungry sick feeling and i grab milk or soup and eat too quickly to try and feel better and then I just feel worse. I'm still under 500 calories a day. What if my body is like starving but I don't know because half my stomach is gone and I don't feel hungry?

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  • TheOnlyDuchess
    TheOnlyDuchess

    Looking at this closer I never noticed I was supposed to add protein powder to my milk...oops

  • ShrinkingPeach
    ShrinkingPeach

    As long as you are meeting your Protein goals and staying hydrated your body won't starve. I am 38 days out and I do good to get 500-700 calories in a day and I am not hungry and I don't feel bad.

  • Inner Surfer Girl
    Inner Surfer Girl

    Then why would you feel you have to drink nothing but milk all day to reach your protein goals? Just curious.

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I will tonite and I just bought premier protein it's better than boost for sure just not available at my grocery store

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I went to the store and bought premier protein and pb2 and made a shake and focused on protein today and I feel better. I did cheat with guacamole but I pretended it was pudding :)

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Looking at this closer I never noticed I was supposed to add protein powder to my milk...oops

Looking at this closer I never noticed I was supposed to add protein powder to my milk...oops

Where did you get your surgery done? That paper is just like mine, maybe we got it done through the same Dr, and I can help out a bit.
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Dr Macik

So, you can definitely have protein shakes and yogurt. You have more options for your protein than just milk. If you work on getting your protein and fluids in you probably won't be hungry.

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Well today I do feel better thanks

Please go to your bariatric/surgical team if you are not crystal clear on what your eating program is. You should have NO question about the food stages that are required of a bariatric patient. As you know, WLS is all about the CHOICES we make and our own personal responsibility. If you don't understand instructions or feel you are not getting the attention you need from your bariatric team, make noise until you do. Your health and WLS long-term success depends on it!

There are sp many choices for good, nutritious foods that you need to be eating right now. These first few months after your surgery are so critical for your healing AND energy AND for your best results with your weight loss. You do not want to end up in the hospital with a serious nutrition deficiency or dehydration.

Maybe you want to keep an eye on your sugar intake too. Milk has a lot of sugar. Many people mix the Protein powder with 1/2 Water, 1/2 milk or all water (or almond milk).

Hope you are able to get your eating plan straightened out soon.

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you should not be drinking milk all day long but should be drinking protein shakes for the protein....milk has a lot of sugar in it too which can hinder weight loss efforts among other things

Please stop cheating, especially stop cheating and laughing about it. While we all have lapses, having cheats this early on in your journey will make it so much harder later on. This is the honeymoon phase for you, when you can maximize your weight loss. It will slow down heavily later, if you fail during this stage you risk failure over all.

You can do this!

Protein is ESSENTIAL. Get some Protein drinks (I drink premiere protein from Sam's club) 30gms a drink. Your body will not digest the food properly if you don't get enough protein. Protein help heal your body. Pasteurized milk does not contain enough protein. If you are drinking raw milk that is different. If you don't get enough protein on a daily basis you could end up losing some hair in months 6 or 9. they say it will grow back but i don't want to take a chance. I have a Protein Drink in the morning with my meds and one at night. I'm 9 weeks out. have stalled for 2 of those weeks and have still lost 43 lbs pre surgery. Best of luck on your journey

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I don't consider it cheating it's the same consistency as pudding. I'll laugh if I like if you don't like it don't read it

sweet good for you remember to take your vitamins!

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