Eating is so much work

[Jacket52204 35]

Anyone ever have a day where you just don't feel like eating because it's so much work. For me to get enough Protein I'm eating two ounces every two hours or so. By the time I wait the hour after eating, then spend the next hour drinking before starting the cycle over again. It's a lot of work and that doesn't count meal prep time. I'm only 5 weeks post op so not hungry at all. Some days the effort to eat seems like so much work.

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[Suga Renique Reborn 115]

I can concur that it takes some effort to make it all work. I will admit though - the way I look and feel is SO WORTH IT! If that's all I have to do to keep looking fine and fabulous, its a small price to pay! Don't quit - take it a day at a time and you'll be glad you did!

[Hammer_Down 631]

I had some experience with fasting prior to surgery. I would often do a day a week of Water fasting when I was ketogenic, since hunger isn't really issue on that diet.

I will not force myself to eat when I am not hungry. The body is very efficient at recycling Protein multiple times before it starts catabolizing muscle tissues for Protein.< /p>

[trekker954 421]

It can be exhausting to chew, chew, chew to liquid consistency but either my jaw is improving or I'm getting use to it as it isn't as bad now as it was say a month ago.

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[Shell ???? 224]

It does get easier hang in there I'm 8 months out and I don't have the same issues around eating anymore I did however trust me it gets easier

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[clk 3,519]

I hated eating for several months post op. It was a necessary chore to get my nutrients in for MFP.

A nice change from the overeating pre-op, right?

This is when you make those bites count. Good, flavorful, food. I swear, I appreciate food so much more now. Six years and I have no taste for junk. It's crap to my taste buds. Just a few bites of something wonderful and I'm happy. If nothing else, consider this the groundwork to healthy habits later.

It'll pass, I promise. Congrats on your surgery.

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[Richelle24 3]

Anyone ever have a day where you just don't feel like eating because it's so much work. For me to get enough Protein I'm eating two ounces every two hours or so. By the time I wait the hour after eating, then spend the next hour drinking before starting the cycle over again. It's a lot of work and that doesn't count meal prep time. I'm only 5 weeks post op so not hungry at all. Some days the effort to eat seems like so much work.

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I am 5 weeks out and in exactly the same boat. It takes me over an hour to get a Protein shake in. I had to stop trying to eat my Protein goal since I wasn't able to get enough in, so now I'm back to shakes and a few bites of Snacks in between. I am also having really bad heartburn and have doubled my meds with only a little relief. Hope it does get better.

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[theantichick 2,204]

I'm 3 months out and have days where I just can't with the food, and I am *SO* over the Protein shakes. So I'm making ice pops out of Syntrax Roadside Lemonade, because I am always down for ice pops. I'm also going to lay in some of my favorite comfort foods that are high Protein, like hummus and a particular vegetable protein product I grew up on. I'm also going to try my hand at making pudding from scratch with Protein powder in it, since I'm allergic to nutrasweet and haven't found a sugar free pudding mix without it.

I have tried forcing myself to eat when I'm just not feeling like it, and I was miserable. So I'm going to try working with my body for a while and see if that works out better.