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MariaElena1983    17

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I'm 14 months post surgery and I've noticed that I don't stay feeling full for very long anymore? Usually about and hour after I eat I feel hungry again? Also I can hold quite a bit of food down now? I'm worried about gaining? I have lost about 105 lbs. and have plateaued. I still need to lose 60 lbs. to reach my goal weight. I haven't lost anything for a couple months now? I just hate that I feel hungry so often? Usually I try and eat high Protein foods because it's supposed to keep you feeling full longer but I still feel hungry again about an hour after eating? Anyone having and/or have the same problem?

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CINNAMON 2015    43

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Hi, Yes, I'm 11 months out and I have been feeling like I'm starving! At first I was throwing up after eating & drinking so at 3 months post op surgeon did endoscopy and loosened the pouch. Well I have not lost any weight since then. In the first 4 months I lost 41lbs, that was great, but it stopped. I'm just lost, I'm so worried I have stretched the pouch and I sure don't want to start gaining weight. I want to lose at least another 20lbs. I take my Vitamins and Protein 60gms daily, but I'm still hungry. What can I do? I had RNY.

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MariaElena1983    17

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I had RNY as well. I never had any complications post op thankfully. My recovery went very smoothly. The worst I've had was throwing up from overeating. I don't think you've stretched out your pouch? My doctor told me that it's not possible to stretch out your pouch. There is scar tissue around the area where they reconnect your stomach pouch to your intestine. That tissue is what slows your food from digesting too fast. They did tell me if you over eat all the time the scar tissue will wear down and stop slowing down the digestion causing your food to pass a lot faster. So that's why you get hungry so often. Also I did hear that once you hit the 1 year post op mark your appetite comes back at full force. I can say that I totally believe that because that's when I started feeling hungry all the time. I think all we can do is make smart food choices. High Protein, low carb intake. Also stay active. Try and workout as much as possible. I have not exercised much since I had the surgery. I was losing weight so fast that I didn't worry about exercise. I've started working out recently. I hope it helps me lose those last 60lbs. [emoji4]

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DaniD    1

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Yes Protein, complex carbs and good fats will help you stay full. I am 4 years out and still measure my food (also a little OCD lol). Sugar makes you more hungry and so does caffeine. All processed foods usually have added sugar. Take your time and chew slowly too. Protein also takes longer for your body to digest...just make good choices you can do this!

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Sajijoma    1,324

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All I can really add to this conversation is to look for dense Proteins and add Fiber to your diet. The thinner the food the faster it will go through you, so chicken salad is less desirable for staying full than say bites of a strip steak or chicken cubes.

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glitter eyes    1,398

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I am almost two years post op and for me my hunger is triggered by carbs. If I keep refined sugar out of my diet and my healthy carbs very low my hunger is almost non existent or normal.

I had some fudge on Mothers Day and was starving all day Monday.. It's took a while to remember I had eaten the fudge and that's what did it.

Dense Protein keeps me fuller much longer too!!

Also, logging and measuring my food helps keep me on track.

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PinkPolkadot619    337

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thank you so much for your responses! if I have anything carb or sugar even a small bite, I am hungry all day and I crave more. It has been very hard and I have gained back 15 lbs. I am struggling to get those things out of my system again and go back to not craving that junk. I know if I can get it out of my system I will be happy and healthy. I am so happy to have lost 100 lbs but I did feel better at 115 lost. I know I can use my tool to help me even at 17 months post op. RNY

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PinkPolkadot619    337

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thank you so much for your responses! if I have anything carb or sugar even a small bite, I am hungry all day and I crave more. It has been very hard and I have gained back 15 lbs. I am struggling to get those things out of my system again and go back to not craving that junk. I know if I can get it out of my system I will be happy and healthy. I am so happy to have lost 100 lbs but I did feel better at 115 lost. I know I can use my tool to help me even at 17 months post op. RNY

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PinkPolkadot619    337

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thank you so much for your responses! if I have anything carb or sugar even a small bite, I am hungry all day and I crave more. It has been very hard and I have gained back 15 lbs. I am struggling to get those things out of my system again and go back to not craving that junk. I know if I can get it out of my system I will be happy and healthy. I am so happy to have lost 100 lbs but I did feel better at 115 lost. I know I can use my tool to help me even at 17 months post op. RNY


thank you so much for your responses! if I have anything carb or sugar even a small bite, I am hungry all day and I crave more. It has been very hard and I have gained back 15 lbs. I am struggling to get those things out of my system again and go back to not craving that junk. I know if I can get it out of my system I will be happy and healthy. I am so happy to have lost 100 lbs but I did feel better at 115 lost. I know I can use my tool to help me even at 17 months post op. RNY


thank you so much for your responses! if I have anything carb or sugar even a small bite, I am hungry all day and I crave more. It has been very hard and I have gained back 15 lbs. I am struggling to get those things out of my system again and go back to not craving that junk. I know if I can get it out of my system I will be happy and healthy. I am so happy to have lost 100 lbs but I did feel better at 115 lost. I know I can use my tool to help me even at 17 months post op. RNY

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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        Life as a big person had limited my life to what I knew I could manage to do each day. That was eat. I hadn't anything else to look forward to. So my eating choices were the best I could dream up. I planned the cooking in managable lots in my head and filled my day with and around it.

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        I still cook for family feasts, I love cooking. I still do holidays but I have changed from the All inclusive drinking and eating everything everyday kind to Self catering accommodation. This gives me the choice of cooking or eating out as I choose. I rarely drink anymore as I usually travel alone now and I feel I need to keep aware of my surroundings.

        I don't know at what point my life expanded, was it when I lost 100 pounds? Was it when I left my walking stick at home ? Was it when I said yes to an outing instead of finding an excuse to stay home ? i look back at my last five years and wonder how loosing weight has made such a difference. Be ready to amaze yourself.

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