I am 5 weeks 1 day post op. Today and yesterday my appetite was SO HUGE! I felt so hungry, like really hungry and now I am finding that I can eat a lot more than I could in previous weeks. I know I have gone over my calorie allowance and this is what I was scared of, that my sleeve would stretch and I would start to be able to eat more than I should sooner than I should. Just being honest here. Its confessional day.

I had expected my appetite and hunger pangs would have diminished greatly after VSG but they really did not. When I was researching the surgery that was one theme I read about a lot but in articles. I regret that I did not go to forums like this where real people who had gone through the surgery were giving feed back. So I admit that I have great disappointment that my hunger did not subside the way that I had expected it would based on reading about the VSG.

Today (so far) I have eaten: a very large cup of tea, milk and sugar - a piece of toast with butter and avocado - 2 cups of blended soup - a pack of popped chips - a protein bar - a fiber one bar - 2 short bread biscuits - 2 large squares of dark chocolate - about a 1/4 cup of macaroni and cheese pie (a Barbados thing) and drinking my large drink with protein powder in it and its only 7.05 pm! This is likely 1200 + calories and I am only 5 weeks post op. So some of these things were things I had in the house before I travelled for surgery and now they are all gone since I ate them today and yesterday So yeah, I can hear folks saying well don't keep junk in the house! I pray I have the strength not to binge on bread, potato or the crackers I keep for the dogs or something...………..maybe I am getting my period...…….I really don't know why I was SO hungry these days and shocked I could fit so much in

I am having a real wake up call that future weight loss is not going to be magic. The stomach restriction is not as much as I thought it would be and if I don't watch what I eat and start exercising seriously, major weight loss is not going to happen. HELLO! This is not a walk in the park...…….you still have to work for weight loss

There is no getting through weight loss without self discipline not even with surgery...……..sigh...……...I feel discouraged today and scared that I have spent thousands of dollars for something I had a wrong expectation about. Does anyone else feel like their appetite is raging?

Edited July 4, 20188 yr by BajanSleeve

1 minute ago, Losingit2018 said:

I have found that the key to eating eggs (for me) is to make sure that they are cooked soft or have some type of sauce on them. They must be moist in order for me to eat them. I mash up 2 hard boiled eggs with a bit of greek yogurt and it works very well.

I agree. Hard boiled eggs don't sit as well as a over-easy or sunny side up egg for example.

I would test before Breakfast and 1 hour after dinner. You want to take advantage of what little info you are able to gain. What is your typical fasting blood glucose level?

Those are exactly the times that I test. Post surgery my BS is about 12 for fasting. I purposely do not take a lot of insulin at night because I live alone and if I go hypo there is no one here to help me get glucose or shake out of it if I am sleeping. I am happy with 8-10 for fasting levels right now

I was a completely out of control diabetic. I only started to reign it in about 4 months ago when I had my ah ha moment. In my out of control days I was regularly at 26-31 at night and fasting levels of 18-23. Crazy numbers

Edited July 5, 20188 yr by BajanSleeve

3 minutes ago, BajanSleeve said:

There are two weight loss clinics in Barbados. They are less expensive than Strong Hope but are expensive as well. You have to buy a 'package' of treatments. And guess what? I went through one of the programs in 2016. I lost 45 lbs and gained back 55 lbs

Its self discipline. Thinking the VSG was going to magically take away my hunger was a wrong concept. There is no way around old fashioned discipline and self denial. you cannot have what you want and think you are not going to pay the consequences of it when it comes to food.

If you cut way down or completely cut out most of the carbs that you are eating, you would see a HUGE difference not only in your BS but also in your appetite.

Eating carbs puts us in a vicious cycle and you will continue to be hungry and crave carbs. Try it. Even just for a week or so. You will see a major difference.

1 minute ago, BajanSleeve said:

Those are exactly the times that I test. Post surgery my BS is about 12 for fasting. I purposely do not take a lot of insulin at night because I live alone and if I go hypo there is no one here to help me get glucose or shake out of it if I am sleeping. I am happy with 8-10 for fasting levels right now

I'm confused, maybe I didn't ask that right..... for example... my fasting blood sugar is usually 70-80.... 12 doesn't make sense, nor does 8-10. Maybe your meters in Barbados are different?

3 minutes ago, AshAsh1 said:

I'm confused, maybe I didn't ask that right..... for example... my fasting blood sugar is usually 70-80.... 12 doesn't make sense, nor does 8-10. Maybe your meters in Barbados are different?

yes. We use the UK readings. You can convert my readings on an online conversion calculator. 70-80 would be me going hypoglycemic! that is 4-5 and I start to get the shakes and bonkers at 5

http://www.endmemo.com/medical/unitconvert/Glucose.php

Edited July 5, 20188 yr by BajanSleeve

1 minute ago, BajanSleeve said:

yes. We use the UK readings. You can convert my readings on an online conversion calculator

http://www.endmemo.com/medical/unitconvert/Glucose.php

lol I have no idea how to use that thing.

I guess the point is... cut the carbs down to less than 30 grams per day ( I do 50 grams, but considering your access to diabetic supplies, you need to control it by diet). It will curb your appetite and your levels will be much better controlled.

5 minutes ago, Losingit2018 said:

If you cut way down or completely cut out most of the carbs that you are eating, you would see a HUGE difference not only in your BS but also in your appetite.

Eating carbs puts us in a vicious cycle and you will continue to be hungry and crave carbs. Try it. Even just for a week or so. You will see a major difference.

That is IDEAL. But I start to feel so freaking HUNGRY and when I go like that for a long time, that is when I binge because I feel too hungry

1 minute ago, AshAsh1 said:

lol I have no idea how to use that thing.

I guess the point is... cut the carbs down to less than 30 grams per day ( I do 50 grams, but considering your access to diabetic supplies, you need to control it by diet). It will curb your appetite and your levels will be much better controlled.

Scroll down on the page of the link and you will see your numbers with my numbers next to them

Just now, BajanSleeve said:

That is IDEAL. But I start to feel so freaking HUNGRY and when I go like that for a long time, that is when I binge because I feel too hungry

Ideally, you are a type 2 diabetic. You may not need insulin, at all, if you are less than 30 grams of carbs per day. If you truly stick with that diet plan, you can go without (still test) and see where your BS falls.

4 minutes ago, BajanSleeve said:

That is IDEAL. But I start to feel so freaking HUNGRY and when I go like that for a long time, that is when I binge because I feel too hungry

Try binging on healthy stuff though. Cottage cheese or greek yogurt and fruit. Chicken salad and a few whole grain crackers, etc

Once you get the carbs/sugar out of your system, you will not crave them like you do now. Foods with protein are very satisfying and almost impossible to overeat. Continuing the carbs will keep you hungry and craving them. Empty carbs are not filling. Instead they increase the appetite and make us crave more.

Edited July 5, 20188 yr by Yoyogirl

3 minutes ago, BajanSleeve said:

That is IDEAL. But I start to feel so freaking HUNGRY and when I go like that for a long time, that is when I binge because I feel too hungry

Its a weird feeling when your BS drops and you are in "normal" range. You said you start feeling crazy at 5, which is 90 in US metrics.... I usually wake up around 70. I feel hungry and shaky, but ideally you should be sitting between a 6-7 all day long. When you are at a 8-10, that is too high, and your body will react to dipping down, but that doesn't mean that you are "hungry", it just means your blood sugar is lower. I'd try hydrating when it gets within normal range.

get your head out of your plate and get your attitude out of your ass...as a person thinks, so are they...clearly you need a positive outlook, my pm box is open should you need to talk.

BajanSleeve - the trick to soft eggs is a small dollop of sour cream in your scrambled eggs mixture and don't overcook them. They will be light and fluffy. Also I noticed in your earlier post your eating nuts. Its too early post o.o for nuts. You don't want to do any damage or pop a stitch before your stomach has fully healed. My laperscopic incisions still aren't healed so you can imagine your insides. Fish, sqaush, chic peas soft cooked, soft cheese, ground turkey, ground beef cooked moist, couple pieces of lunch meat for snack. Stay away from beef/steak for 3months. Focus on high protein foods. Avoid cards and grains. You made a life changing decision, now dig in and make it happen. Just like any weight loss, when you fall off the plan its what you do next that matters! You can do this.

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BajanSleeve - the trick to soft eggs is a small dollop of sour cream in your scrambled eggs mixture and don't overcook them. They will be light and fluffy. Also I noticed in your earlier post your eating nuts. Its too early post op for nuts. You don't want to do any damage or pop a stitch before your stomach has fully healed. My laperscopic incisions still aren't healed so you can imagine your insides. Fish, sqaush, chic peas soft cooked, soft cheese, ground turkey, ground beef cooked moist, couple pieces of lunch meat for snack. Stay away from beef/steak for 3months. Focus on high Protein foods. Avoid cards and grains. You made a life changing decision, now dig in and make it happen. Just like any weight loss, when you fall off the plan its what you do next that matters! You can do this.

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30 minutes ago, AshAsh1 said:

Its a weird feeling when your BS drops and you are in "normal" range. You said you start feeling crazy at 5, which is 90 in US metrics.... I usually wake up around 70. I feel hungry and shaky, but ideally you should be sitting between a 6-7 all day long. When you are at a 8-10, that is too high, and your body will react to dipping down, but that doesn't mean that you are "hungry", it just means your blood sugar is lower. I'd try hydrating when it gets within normal range.

Ash I CELEBRATE when I wake up and I am 12. For years I woke up and I was 17-22. And I am 12 with half the insulin I used to take. Type II is a bit different to type 1. Type 1 is far more severe. I would much prefer to be higher than lower and to me 12 is not extreme. When I loose more weight the hope is that I will be OFF INSULIN all together. My aim is to stay alive until then and not fall into a coma while I sleep LOL 12 is fine for now but I can increase my long acting during the day time to try to keep it tighter during the day