No appetite...no desire to eat or drink?

[slimmommy3 2]

I'm 3 weeks post op, I have loss 20 lbs but I am stalling for the last week as I moved to soft foods. I eat very little now and force myself to eat this. I have no desire to eat or drink. I'm not feeling sick or anything...I also take my Vitamins w/out any issues.

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[Cervidae 2,389]

Sounds like you're completely normal. Not only are you still healing but the part of your stomach that makes the hunger hormones is no longer hooked up to the rest of your digestive tract. Now we do what people wish they could do: eat to live and nourish our bodies, not live to eat because we enjoy the food so much.

Keep on keeping on.

[catwoman7 10,945]

it's normal. My hunger didn't come back until I was about six months out. Some people's never comes back <jealous>. Be grateful - it's much easier to lose weight when you're never hungry!

[CHM 1,009]

I'm 6 weeks out and I still don't want to eat. I drink plenty though, and therein lies my issue - it's not that I don't WANT to eat, it's that I don't want to give up my Water for an hour and a half 4x a day. Plus on the odd day that I do eat a reasonable amount of solid food, I don't get nearly enough hydration. Seems to be one or the other for me right now, and given the choice, I'd rather drink than eat. Every time.

[slimmommy3 2]

I think it's just a challenge to time everything. I have to do better because today I was so tired for the first time...I think I'm dehydrated because I have not been drinking and not eating enough. not good!!!

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[slimmommy3 2]

I think. I'm having drops in my blood sugar or something? I had chicken Soup powders?utm_source=BariatricPal&utm_medium=Affiliate&utm_campaign=CommentLink" target="_ad" data-id="1" >unjury for Breakfast all Protein but felt as if my blood sugar levels dropped....grant it I did wait late to drink it???? I had mashed cauliflower for lunch with Protein powder and I had to sleep for hours after....was just so tired, felt like my blood sugar dropped....is this normal? ??

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[bugsy72 117]

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I've been having much more trouble getting Fluid in, too. I eat what i need to eat then am not interested (can't) drink, sometimes for hours.... I know it's not a good thing. Maybe I should give up some "food" in order to get plenty of hydration in, too....because i know I haven't been close to 60 fluid ounces for awhile.

[judy1234 27]

OMG, me too, exactly! I still get bad dry mouth if I go more than 5 or 10 minutes without drinking.

I'm 6 weeks out and I still don't want to eat. I drink plenty though, and therein lies my issue - it's not that I don't WANT to eat, it's that I don't want to give up my Water for an hour and a half 4x a day. Plus on the odd day that I do eat a reasonable amount of solid food, I don't get nearly enough hydration. Seems to be one or the other for me right now, and given the choice, I'd rather drink than eat. Every time.

[CHM 1,009]

My husband suggested I try alternating a Water day with a food day so that I can both right at least half the time! Lol. I'm on day 3 of trying that. The food days are tooooorture. I don't know that this will work long term.

But I'll get there!

[slimmommy3 2]

Hummmmm?? I think this is depression??? Not just about food but I'm thinking this time off to recover has uncovered a lot of underlying issues. Today I the only thing that I ate was a small piece of sugar free candy. ???

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[slimmommy3 2]

Still no desire to eat.....I have to eat or I will fall into starvation mood and not loose weight....I'm really concerned at this point....any ideas???

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[terrydumont46 1,954]

Sometimes it helps if you take the pressure off yourself. Mydoctor always uses the phrase " do the best you can". Instead of concentrating on food I just concentrated on Protein intake. I made my favorite stews and Soups and emulsified it to mushy or liquid form. I would added chicken flavored protein to them. Made Protein Drinks the way I liked them like vanilla protein with orange crystal lite. Or Decaf coffee hot or cold with chocolate protein. Keep a sports bottle next to where you sit. Sip on it all day. Use flavor u like so you will drink. Good luck and "do the best you can" and stop beating yourself up.

[slimmommy3 2]

Thanks a lot...good ideas...I do miss coffee so the Decaf w/protein sounds like a start.

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