Hi. I am a year out from my RNY. I was non compliant all that time. I did not gain any weight but I also did not lose. All my fault, yes. Recently, I was somehow ready to jump back on the wagon, thank goodness!!!!

The problem I'm having is, I have NO appetite, I feel nauscious (I Can NOT spell that!!!) at the idea of eating food. When I am able to eat, it's thankfully a bird's portion. Protein and veggies/fruit. I am now losing weight, but I can't get myself to eat several times a day, no matter how yummy the food is. Right now, I'm going to eat Hummus and a baby cucumber, but I'm not pleased that I have to eat. And I love hummus. My food goes down well. And I'm drinking a lot of water/crystal light.

Does anybody have this problem where it just feels awful to have to eat? If it were my choice, I wouldn't eat at all. But I know I have to. Food is appealing and tasty, yet I still have to force myself to eat and I hate it.

Please share, I don't want to feel I'm alone on this. Thanks.

Hi and welcome back. Have you had your annual blood work done? Honestly that is something that needs to happen if not so you can see where your Vitamin needs will be, and I am sure you know this, it is dangerous following RNY to not have a nutritional panel done.

Given you are not hungry the best thing you can do follow a schedule of eating ensuring that you have a minimum of 1 gram of Protein for every 1 inch you are tall. A minimum of 64 ounces of Water or non sweetened liquid every day. Then it's time to cut out all of the bad foods if you are still eating those.

Get on a regimen of eating healthy protein, good carbs like fruits and vegetables. Once you do that your appetite will likely come back.

It's weird but I don't crave the bad stuff, other than chocolate every once in a while. But I really do crave good protein, fruits and vegetables and I get hungry for those things.

If all that was left for me to eat on this planet, I would not be hungry either. Fast food, prepackaged prepared foods and most junk food really is abhorrent to me.

That is where I would start. Just out of curiosity what made you want to jump back on the band wagon?

I hope that you still have some time in the honeymoon period to get things moving for you. If there is, then you should have some quick success if you follow the plan.

1. 64 oz. water or non sweetened fluids every day

2. 1 gram of protein for every inch you are tall MINIUMUM per day

3. No drinking 30 minutes before or 30 minutes after a meal

4. Eat slowly but finish your meal within 30 minutes

5. Leverage a high protein, lower carb (fruits and vegetables) diet daily

6. Get rid of all junk, prepackaged foods from your house and stay away from sweets, potatoes, rice, Pasta, bread.

7. Once you start nearing maintenance you can introduce whole grains back into your diet

Lastly and I mean this with all due respect, seek out a therapist that can help you understand why you have not gotten on board with program after two surgeries to help you. I am not convinced you can do this without understanding your need to self sabotage. I am not trying to be mean here, I am simply calling out what you already did.

I hope that helps you get started and feel free to reach out directly if you like. I would be happy to help.

The three most important elements after RNY gastric bypass surgery are to meet your daily Protein, Fluid and Vitamin requirements. food is secondary because your body is converting your stored fat into the energy that drives your body. Thus you lose weight.

Weight loss is achieved after surgery through volume control. You begin at 2 ounces (1/4 cup) per meal and gradually over the next year and a half increase the volume to 1 cup per meal. With this minuscule amount of food, it is next to impossible to meet your protein daily requirements by food alone, so therefore you need to rely on supplements such as Protein shakes.

I lost my hunger after surgery and it was not difficult to lose weight when you are not hungry. But the hunger returned about a year later but by that time I had lost a significant amount of weight. @ said I am a year out from my RNY. I was non compliant all that time. I did not gain any weight but I also did not lose. I have NO appetite. This is rather strange and it seems to me that something is wrong unrelated to your surgery. After I gained my appetite back, I had an experience of getting a stomach flu that lasted for a week. During that week, I was not hungry and ate very little and lost weight quickly.

So if you continue to want to lose weight; restrict the volume of your meals, and make sure that you are meeting your daily protein, fluid and vitamin requirements. Also try to get in around 30 minutes of walking exercise per day [or equivalent].

Hi and welcome back. Have you had your annual blood work done? Honestly that is something that needs to happen if not so you can see where your Vitamin needs will be, and I am sure you know this, it is dangerous following RNY to not have a nutritional panel done.

Given you are not hungry the best thing you can do follow a schedule of eating ensuring that you have a minimum of 1 gram of Protein for every 1 inch you are tall. A minimum of 64 ounces of Water or non sweetened liquid every day. Then it's time to cut out all of the bad foods if you are still eating those.

Get on a regimen of eating healthy protein, good carbs like fruits and vegetables. Once you do that your appetite will likely come back.

It's weird but I don't crave the bad stuff, other than chocolate every once in a while. But I really do crave good protein, fruits and vegetables and I get hungry for those things.

If all that was left for me to eat on this planet, I would not be hungry either. Fast food, prepackaged prepared foods and most junk food really is abhorrent to me.

That is where I would start. Just out of curiosity what made you want to jump back on the band wagon?

I hope that you still have some time in the honeymoon period to get things moving for you. If there is, then you should have some quick success if you follow the plan.

1. 64 oz. water or non sweetened fluids every day

2. 1 gram of protein for every inch you are tall MINIUMUM per day

3. No drinking 30 minutes before or 30 minutes after a meal

4. Eat slowly but finish your meal within 30 minutes

5. Leverage a high protein, lower carb (fruits and vegetables) diet daily

6. Get rid of all junk, prepackaged foods from your house and stay away from sweets, potatoes, rice, Pasta, bread.

7. Once you start nearing maintenance you can introduce whole grains back into your diet

Lastly and I mean this with all due respect, seek out a therapist that can help you understand why you have not gotten on board with program after two surgeries to help you. I am not convinced you can do this without understanding your need to self sabotage. I am not trying to be mean here, I am simply calling out what you already did.

I hope that helps you get started and feel free to reach out directly if you like. I would be happy to help.

Thank you Djmohr for your reply! As for the blood work, I was in the ER with my surgeon two weeks ago for extreme abdominal pain, and they did a ct scan, blood work and urine test and everything they stated, "was perfect". I have intestinal spasms, gas I guess. And I learned right after surgery that gas is NO laughing matter! It brings me to my knees! Anyway, I don't know what they tested, but it came out "perfect"? Perhaps they did a nut panel, IDK. I simply do not have any money to go in and see my nut. I wondered if they could order my panel to my hospital where I get my blood drawn, by fax or phone? Avoiding the cost of an appt. I absolutely understand that you don't take your health for granted and money should not be an issue, but it simply is. I'll call my nut tomorrow.

I'm still following my vitamin and supplements that I had in the beginning. I eat nothing but protein (food and drink source), veggies and some fruit. I have to follow the South Beach diet. Low bad carbs and protein, protein, protein. I drink like a fish. Portions that I never thought I could stand but do. Just maybe not enough meals as I hate food. I agree something could be wrong but I can't pay the cost of an appt. We went bankrupt on everybody, including my surgeon. Shamefully. But I will call my surgeon tomorrow. The hospital has a Charity Care program, I'm in the middle of applying for it.

As for why I jumped back on the wagon....a year of shame built up and the ER scare was the final straw.

I've been in therapy for most of my adult life. I am mentally ill, proudly surviving. My therapist says that due to my traumatic past and the repercussions of it, I am very self destructive. We're working on that, it's no joy ride. And I'm on a lot of psych meds plus chronic pain meds. But like I said, the ER scared me straight. I have no problem trying to follow the right path and use my precious tool. And I just turned 50, took a hard look at my WLS history and decided it had to change. Just have a few issues that I have to tweak. I need support like I get online. I'm doing my best. .

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The three most important elements after RNY gastric bypass surgery are to meet your daily Protein, Fluid and Vitamin requirements. food is secondary because your body is converting your stored fat into the energy that drives your body. Thus you lose weight.

Weight loss is achieved after surgery through volume control. You begin at 2 ounces (1/4 cup) per meal and gradually over the next year and a half increase the volume to 1 cup per meal. With this minuscule amount of food, it is next to impossible to meet your protein daily requirements by food alone, so therefore you need to rely on supplements such as protein shakes.

I lost my hunger after surgery and it was not difficult to lose weight when you are not hungry. But the hunger returned about a year later but by that time I had lost a significant amount of weight. @ said I am a year out from my RNY. I was non compliant all that time. I did not gain any weight but I also did not lose. I have NO appetite. This is rather strange and it seems to me that something is wrong unrelated to your surgery. After I gained my appetite back, I had an experience of getting a stomach flu that lasted for a week. During that week, I was not hungry and ate very little and lost weight quickly.

So if you continue to want to lose weight; restrict the volume of your meals, and make sure that you are meeting your daily protein, fluid and vitamin requirements. Also try to get in around 30 minutes of walking exercise per day [or equivalent].

James, thanks for the guidelines! I have a problem with exercise. I am handicapped and deal with chronic pain that severely limits my walking or standing. I can do housework for little spurts at a time, and I try to do as much as I can. But I pay dearly. I work on upper body strength but am not getting much cardiovascular action. I can't afford PT as I am unemployed. So I do my best, knowing I won't lose as fast as all of you, but I will get there some day. .

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Sorry I don't have any advice, but I wish you all the best on your journey

If all else fails, use Protein supplements, get 60-80 grams of protein a day, and track calories. You want to loose fat not muscle. Back to basics. Getting enough protein is always essential.

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Edited August 11, 201610 yr by NewAngela

Also, they probably didn't test your nutrition in the er. Things like Vitamin D and B. You can always request a copy of your bloodwork. They also probably didn't do a lipid panel or other important tests.

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Edited August 11, 201610 yr by NewAngela