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Hello all. I just had gastric sleeve surgery about 7 weeks ago. I am noticing I'm hungry a lot. More than usual. When I eat something I don't feel like it's in my stomach and I feel like my stomach is always empty even though I do eat small meals. Has anyone experienced this. Also, I stopped loosing weight.

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What are you eating?


Eggs, cheese, cottage cheese, cold cuts, chicken, fruit.< br>

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Are you getting enough Water in?




I think so, I'm drinking at least one 36 oz bottle a day or sometimes more.


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You should be getting at least 64oz of Water and between 60-80g of Protein a day. Also, are you waiting 30-45min after eating to drink? Drinking while eating or immediately after, flushes the food down.

If I were you, I would keep a food journal for a week or so. And include times and portions. And go over it with either a nutritionist or yoir.doctor. they will give you the best advise

Good luck!

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You should be getting at least 64oz of Water and between 60-80g of Protein a day. Also, are you waiting 30-45min after eating to drink? Drinking while eating or immediately after, flushes the food down.
If I were you, I would keep a food journal for a week or so. And include times and portions. And go over it with either a nutritionist or yoir.doctor. they will give you the best advise
Good luck!


Yeah to be honest I have a habit of eating and drinking at the same time. And I don't think I have been getting my daily protein.


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I find that everyone has a different plan. Follow yours. I have found that that the standard (on this site) is 64 oz of Water, 80 grams of Protein (give or take a little), and wait 30-45 mins before drinking liquids after a meal.

Sleeved 9/6/16 and I can't drink with food. I always did pre-surgery but it makes me sick and full if I do them at the same time.


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*update* so I spoke to my doctor about what I was experiencing. He told me it was normal. First of all I have a fast digestive system, even before my surgery, and when he did the surgery it's even faster. He said I was like in the 20% of people that have this freakishly fast digestive system. And as far as not loosing weight, it's normal as well. He told me to constantly eat small things throughout the day.

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I haven't had my surgery yet, but this is the first time I have read about a recommendation to eat constantly all day long. This sounds like grazing? How does one find out how fast their digestive system is? I would like to know how fast mine is. I think mine must be slow like a turtle because it takes me forever to lose weight.

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I haven't had my surgery yet, but this is the first time I have read about a recommendation to eat constantly all day long. This sounds like grazing? How does one find out how fast their digestive system is? I would like to know how fast mine is. I think mine must be slow like a turtle because it takes me forever to lose weight.


Not grazing like small meals at least 6 times during the day. And I had a gastric emptying scan before my surgery to determine how fast my digestive system was.


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4 minutes ago, slothritis said:


Not grazing like small meals at least 6 times during the day. And I had a gastric emptying scan before my surgery to determine how fast my digestive system was.

Oh ok. That scan sounds interesting. Do you lose weight at a fast pace when you digest food so fast?

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Oh ok. That scan sounds interesting. Do you lose weight at a fast pace when you digest food so fast?


I don't think so. Because I can tell you I am at a stall right now. Meaning I haven't been loosing weight for a while. But that's normal, your body is freeking out because you aren't eating a lot of calories anymore, so the metabolism is slow.


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I'd really work at avoiding drinking while eating. If you got a fast tract then adding fluids into the mix is probably going to speed things up all the more. I get that same feeling of times of not feeling like I ate anything. Denser Proteins like tuna or chicken definitely sit heavier in my stomach. Things like yogurt and cottage cheese pass through the system quicker than other foods.

Are you tracking your food? If not it's a good idea to start to know for sure where you are at with calories and carbs. Lot of things can contribute to a stall. Not getting enough Water, Protein, or calories can be a big factor in that. May seem counterproductive but keeping your calories too low and inhibit weight loss.

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