I am 11 months out, and honestly, all food just has lost its appeal. Nothing sounds good. I hate mealtime. I sit down to eat and force every bite. I end up barely eating. If it weren't for protein shakes I would be sick. Is this normal? Anyone else hit this wall at maintenance phase? I seriously just don't want to eat.

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@@SAD HATTER

I go through that in phases. I eat because I will get sick when I feel like that.

Has it been going on all along? If so, you may need to talk to your doctor about that.

If it just started, it could just be a phase and will hopefully get better. If you eat the same things all the time, it might help to change them up.

I actually have to page through Pinterest sometimes just to get in the mood to eat. It helps me.

I hope you feel better.

P.s. I am 22 months post op

Thanks. Its only been like this about a month or so. food just tastes different. Now fruit, I still enjoy. But I keep that to a minimum. I try to vary my diet with tuna, catfish, chicken, turkey, pork, steak, shrimp, eggs, sausage. But after a while I guess my taste buds were kinda like, can we just eat a damn salad? And my colon is all....noooo because salad makes us poo.

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Oh, and I have a scheduked check in with the surgeon next week. I plan on asking.

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I'm about 11 months out and I'm dealing with this same issue! I found that adding some things like pickles, spicy banana peppers, and onions into my food has helped a LOT. It gives me that veggies crunch I've been craving and totally tricks me into thinking I'm eating brand new, interesting stuff. The intense flavors also help a lot. Today I had a whole wheat wrap with grilled chicken, honey mustard, onions, and banana peppers. It was actually sort of satisfying, and that's a feeling I don't often get anymore. Hope this helps!

I went through at phase briefly. I'm 1.5 years post op, and feel like I've probably settled down now and am pretty close to normal. I eat almost anything now, but some things I still don't like anymore, like chicken or eggs (used to love so it's weird). When I was going through the the I hate to eat phase, I did a lot of soups, green smoothies, protein shakes, and drank Zeal (whole foods powder total nutrition powder supplement you mix with water or juice...replaced all my tablet and gummy vitamins I hated) everyday. The protein and Zeal kept me healthy and I think helped my body to heal and get past that phase. Good luck! By the way, I do highly recommend e Zeal. You cannot buy it at the store, but I order it here. Worth every penny. www.zurvita.com/jjwhitman

@Yes_I_Can!

Thank you for the tip about zeal!!!

I look forward to a food based nutritional supplement

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not phases, but I have days like that. The last couple of days all I've wanted to eat are Protein shakes and yogurt.