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kennedyea    3

kennedyea
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I feel the exact same way right now!


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mycree    14

mycree
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Can't get enough Water in. Can't get enough Protein in. When I eat I'm supposed to wait 30 minutes to drink but when I eat (now) I feel very dehydrated so I want to drink. Help please!!!!!


My doctor told me our minds will play tricks on us, making us think we are hungry when we are thirsty. This is because our bodies are trying to learn how to communicate with us now that we broke it's normal
routine. I'm freezing all my drinks and eating them like crushed ice because straight names me sick. Drinking is hard so use to being able to take bigger drinks. Gluck!!

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hardwork&dedication    96

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I am anticipating this being very hard for me post op as well. I have been trying to get into the habit before surgery but....I really like to drink and eat at the same time...

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Teresav916    0

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I feel the same way.. I'm 8 days post op and I feel like I'm starving myself, even tho I'm not hungry. I'm having protien shakes, Isopure zero carb drink, cream of chicken, propel Water and that's about it.


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Berry78    4,261

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When you are on clear or full liquids, there is no real reason to wait to drink. Liquids don't hang out in your pouch for 30 minutes. So if you are thirsty, drink!

Once you are into more solid foods it does become important to wait.

Docs want good habits from the start. But if you understand that you aren't waiting now, but you have to later, everything will be fine.

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Mama o'4    8

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I feel the same way.. I'm 8 days post op and I feel like I'm starving myself, even tho I'm not hungry. I'm having protien shakes, Isopure zero carb drink, cream of chicken, propel Water and that's about it.




How many calories a day are you getting? I was sleeved a week ago and my first day home from the hospital I only had about 400 calories. I'm getting better now and getting in around 600-ish plus my water. I was worried in the beginning about not being able to eat enough to get Protein requirements. I have some non-flavored Protein Powder that I add to all of my Soups, too. I think that's helping boost the calories, too. Good luck!


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Teresav916    0

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I'm getting about 400 right now. Good luck to you as well!

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      I am new here today... and only two weeks out from my sleeve surgery on the 23rd. I am amazed I have kept my calories down to 467 today so far... that leaves me almost 750 left for dinner and maybe a snack. This is going to be tough for two weeks... but I have to believe I can do it!
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    • Alisa_S

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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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      1. LeighaTR

        LeighaTR

        I hope your surgery on Wednesday goes well. You will be able to do all sorts of new things as you find your new normal after surgery. I don't know this from experience yet, but I am seeing a lot of positive things from people who have had it done. Best of luck!

    • Alisa_S

      Alisa_S

      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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      1. summerseeker

        summerseeker

        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.

        Now I have a whole new big, bigger, biggest, best days ever. I am out there with those skinny people doing stuff i could never have dreamt of. Food is now an after thought. It doesn't consume my day. I still enjoy the good home cooked food but I eat smaller portions. I leave food on my plate when I am full. I can no longer hear my mother's voice saying eat it all up, ther are starving children in Africa who would want that!

        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.

        BTW, the liquid diet sucks, one more day and you are over the worst. You can do it.

    • CaseyP1011

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      Officially here for a long time, not just a good time💪
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