I will be 3 weeks Post Op Wednesday and I literally cannot stop eating (nothing unhealthy of course) I am only eating what is on my list and next week I will be already on an unrestricted diet. I am concerned with the amount of food I am able to eat and I do not feel restricted at all. I eat breakfast, lunch and dinner and a snack but I always find myself so hungry a few hrs sometimes even minutes after every meal and find myself snacking on string cheese mostly. I lost 17 pounds the first two weeks but I’ve been stuck at a stall the past week which I’m not too concerned about I am more concerned with the amount that I am eating with no restriction. The stage I am in right now consists of fish, tuna, yogurt, eggs, string cheese, beans, lentil or split pea soup and soft cooked vegetables. I am not sure if I should just ignore my hunger or eat. Has anyone else experienced this in the early stages?? I just feel like I’m doing something wrong !

I am 12 weeks out and feel hungry every two hours. Dense protein seems to keep me full longer, but I am essentially hungry every two hours.

I am 12 weeks out and feel hungry every two hours. Dense protein seems to keep me full longer, but I am essentially hungry every two hours.

I was also thinking that. I will try to get in more protein to see if it helps! Thanks.

Feeling like no restriction I really did not feel mine until like the four weeks outs. The hunger is what some of us call head hunger just wanting to eat because that what we are were use to doing just eating all the time. I mean that's what I go through a lot of time and I am almost 8 weeks out. Hope it better for you guys. I do try to take in more water it help some times but head hunger win sometimes

I’m experiencing the very same thing I’ve lost 19lbs but when weighed today the scale says I lost 8lbs, I know it’s fluid because of venous insufficiency by the afternoon I’m 5-6 lbs heavier [emoji45]

Are any/all of you on acid reflux medication? A lot of veterans swear that this hunger is actually acid reflux and you need meds/ different meds/ increase in meds.

Restriction happens with dense protein, if it is always eaten first and no more than 4oz at a time, then vegetables, then whatever else is allowed.

Soup, yogurt, tuna are all soft or semi-liquid and will not feel restricted. I feel restriction with chicken thigh meat and grilled salmon - that is the only thing I have consumed so far that is fairly dense. I feel no restriction with refried beans or soups or tuna - unless I were to eat an actual tuna steak maybe.

I am 3 weeks out tomorrow and I completely agree with you. I only began eating soft foods two days ago. I was told 2oz meals for breakfast, lunch, and dinner and 2 protein shakes, but my meals are 1oz protein and 1oz veggies unless I eat an egg and then there is no veg involved...but I only want the protein and I'm someone who loves vegetables.

13 hours ago, dzelaya90 said:

stuck at a stall the past week -eating with no restriction. ignore my hunger or eat.

@dzelaya90

3 week surgiversary - you are still a virgin!!

people will not feel ANY restriction while they

are on liquids. liquids pass right thru you. yogurt is

a "slider", easy to eat, can eat lots without a prob.

(not true for everyone, but for me it is) you can eat

yogurt though.

stop when you are supposed to stop.

cookies, candies, popcorn, chips are also easy to go

down, and you won't feel any restriction. so these foods

are a sad "no no"!!

if you have a meal, and you still are feel hungry - KNOCK

IT OFF!! LOL

amount you are allowed (even if you feel you could eat more - )

don't do it. People have been shot for less!! LOL

there is a saying in WLS land - JUST BECAUSE YOU CAN,

DOESN'T MEAN YOU SHOULD!!

Ignore the head hunger (easier said than done)

you should/need to measure and ONLY eat the allotted amount

per NUT. (nutritionist)

Not losing weight for one, two weeks is not an "official"

stall. 3+ weeks is a stall . most people do stall during weight loss.

stop worrying (you'll give yourself grey hairs/headaches)

down 17 lbs - that's great.

you are doing fine.

good luck

kathy

11 hours ago, acolebr1 said:

I’m experiencing the very same thing I’ve lost 19lbs but when weighed today the scale says I lost 8lbs, I know it’s Fluid because of venous insufficiency by the afternoon I’m 5-6 lbs heavier

same with me, i always weigh more in the afternoon. i try to weigh myself in the morning instead that way is somewhat more accurate.

2 hours ago, scoutsmom said:

I am 3 weeks out tomorrow and I completely agree with you. I only began eating soft foods two days ago. I was told 2oz meals for Breakfast, lunch, and dinner and 2 Protein Shakes, but my meals are 1oz Protein and 1oz veggies unless I eat an egg and then there is no veg involved...but I only want the protein and I'm someone who loves vegetables.

did you have surgery oct 25th? if so me too! my issue has been getting those protein shakes in, i cannot stand the taste of them just looking at them makes me gag. Before surgery i had no issues at all drinking them but now they are the most disgusting thing to me. I am drinking protein water instead recommended by my doctor (Bipro) which somewhat sits better with me.

3 hours ago, Sosewsue61 said:

Are any/all of you on acid reflux medication? A lot of veterans swear that this hunger is actually acid reflux and you need meds/ different meds/ increase in meds.

Restriction happens with dense Protein, if it is always eaten first and no more than 4oz at a time, then vegetables, then whatever else is allowed.

Soup, yogurt, tuna are all soft or semi-liquid and will not feel restricted. I feel restriction with chicken thigh meat and grilled salmon - that is the only thing I have consumed so far that is fairly dense. I feel no restriction with refried Beans or Soups or tuna - unless I were to eat an actual tuna steak maybe.

I am not on acid reflux meds but i will consult with my doctor about this. I was actually thinking that as well maybe when i move on from soft foods when i start eating chicken and have more options of protein i will feel full.

13 hours ago, mygirl2017 said:

Feeling like no restriction I really did not feel mine until like the four weeks outs. The hunger is what some of us call head hunger just wanting to eat because that what we are were use to doing just eating all the time. I mean that's what I go through a lot of time and I am almost 8 weeks out. Hope it better for you guys. I do try to take in more Water it help some times but head hunger win sometimes

I am fighting the head hunger sooooo bad! I think we all struggle with this.

17 hours ago, dzelaya90 said:

I will be 3 weeks Post Op Wednesday and I literally cannot stop eating (nothing unhealthy of course) I am only eating what is on my list and next week I will be already on an unrestricted diet. I am concerned with the amount of food I am able to eat and I do not feel restricted at all. I eat Breakfast, lunch and dinner and a snack but I always find myself so hungry a few hrs sometimes even minutes after every meal and find myself snacking on string cheese mostly. I lost 17 pounds the first two weeks but I’ve been stuck at a stall the past week which I’m not too concerned about I am more concerned with the amount that I am eating with no restriction. The stage I am in right now consists of fish, tuna, yogurt, eggs, string cheese, Beans, lentil or split pea Soup and soft cooked vegetables. I am not sure if I should just ignore my hunger or eat. Has anyone else experienced this in the early stages?? I just feel like I’m doing something wrong !

I'm only 5 days post-op but feel absolutely NO restriction whatsoever. I can slowly eat a bowl of BariatricPal protein soup and finish the bowl without any pain, nausea, or any difficulty whatsoever. Scares me. I wrote my nutritionist about that today, but I honestly seem to be way hungrier than when I was on the full liquid diet pre-op.

1 hour ago, SummerShadow said:

I'm only 5 days post-op but feel absolutely NO restriction whatsoever. I can slowly eat a bowl of BariatricPal Protein Soup and finish the bowl without any pain, nausea, or any difficulty whatsoever. Scares me. I wrote my nutritionist about that today, but I honestly seem to be way hungrier than when I was on the full liquid diet pre-op.

when I was 5 days out I wanted nothing to do with food or protein just plain water which sucked because since I was not getting any protein in i felt so crappy but gradually i started getting my hunger back. I am 3 weeks out tomorrow and like you said i feel way hungrier than when on liquids. I do believe though that once we move on from stages and have more options for meals with more protein we will feel the restriction i hope so at least! lol

2 hours ago, dzelaya90 said:

when I was 5 days out I wanted nothing to do with food or Protein just plain Water which sucked because since I was not getting any protein in i felt so crappy but gradually i started getting my hunger back. I am 3 weeks out tomorrow and like you said i feel way hungrier than when on liquids. I do believe though that once we move on from stages and have more options for meals with more protein we will feel the restriction i hope so at least! lol

I was kind of like that immediately after, but once the initial discomfort left me I got hungry. But then, my situation was likely a bit different than most, I think. I had a reaction to something and got a wicked rash all over my face, neck, chest, arms, etc... and so I wasn't able to take any of the usual meds after surgery, such as pain meds, Carafate, and nothing for nausea. Any side effects like nausea or fullness, loss of appetite (many pain meds do this) was out of my system quickly, and my last pain meds was the day I was discharged, and it was the stuff they sent home with me. So, I did discover that after adding back one item, the Carafate, that it makes me nauseous. Maybe that's why my appetite is different right after, though not sure. I also think the waves of painful hunger I've had and still do somewhat could be stomach acid rebound, which can be confused with actual hunger. I'm starting that Gaviscon stuff tonight, so I'll see if that squashes the weird hunger.

And yes, I hope we get that fullness and restriction once we're on more normal-consistency foods too. Counting the days when I can eat food that actually has a shape and isn't shaped like soup. lol

[mention=328355]dzelaya90[/mention]
3 week surgiversary - you are still a virgin!![emoji6]
people will not feel ANY restriction while they
are on liquids. liquids pass right thru you. yogurt is
a "slider", easy to eat, can eat lots without a prob.
(not true for everyone, but for me it is) you can eat
yogurt though.
stop when you are supposed to stop.
cookies, candies, popcorn, chips are also easy to go
down, and you won't feel any restriction. so these foods
are a sad "no no"!!
if you have a meal, and you still are feel hungry - KNOCK
IT OFF!! LOL
amount you are allowed (even if you feel you could eat more - )
don't do it. People have been shot for less!! LOL
there is a saying in WLS land - JUST BECAUSE YOU CAN,
DOESN'T MEAN YOU SHOULD!!
Ignore the head hunger (easier said than done)
you should/need to measure and ONLY eat the allotted amount
per NUT. (nutritionist)
Not losing weight for one, two weeks is not an "official"
stall. 3+ weeks is a stall . most people do stall during weight loss.
stop worrying (you'll give yourself grey hairs/headaches)
down 17 lbs - that's great.
you are doing fine.
good luck
kathy

Thank you so much! This helped a lot especially coming from a bariatric Veteran to a bariatric virgin here haha! I will keep fighting that head hunger with all I got!