Mental munchies! What can I do?!?

 Boy are they bad tonight. EnterIng week 14 post op and frustrated to be back on a liquid diet. But it'll pass, no worries.  It's the freaking mental munchies that are screwing with my head tonight. I'm not physically hungry, I just want to enjoy the taste!

Nice steak and asparagus combo, maybe some Parmesan potatoes. Heck I'd be happy to suck on an asparagus spear right now. I want grown up food. I'm sick of shakes and broths and pseudo mushies. I wanna BITE something.

*sigh* *vent* 

it's going to pass, it's going to pass, it's going to pass

Just soon, please?

early out, I had things to munch on that were okaay for my stage, and relatively calorie free... like cucumber slices... taste yummy and negligible calories.

There's a list on the net somewhere on the top ten calorie neutral snacks out there, I don't remember much from it.

To me, the best way to deal with it is to have something to snack on that is "guilt free"

 Thanks, but unless it's a puréed cucumber it's coming nowhere near me. I'm bored of staring into toilets...


Actually, a puréed cucumber sounds good. Still want some crunching action though.

 :-)

I spent a summer in El Paso knocking doors as a religious missionary. One of my favorite drinks I was offered was cucumber water. Pureed cucumber, with sugar. Now I do that but with some splenda, it's light, refreshing, and very delicious.

 That sounds awesome.

Sometimes hot drinks help me.  Especially something with a lot of flavor, like herbal tea.

 Nuking now. Thanks for the advice. I'm feeling a little desperate tonight, usually Ive just muscled through but my patience is nearly gone.

I also went to herbal tea when I have a head hungier craving. Cucumber water is great too I've also had it with a little dill in it and it was good. I also chew ice and have even went to sonic just to buy a cup of ice. I found these great chrystal light hard candies too that I like to suck on sometimes.
It's funny you mentioned asparagus because that was on my veggies that I longed for after my broth period but after my protein which was deli turkey I ate it and I spent the day regretting it.

Why are you on a liquid diet at week 14

I feel for your need or want to BITE into something. I'm 18 days out and I really want to bite into something. This purée diet sucks! Just have to keep an eye on the prize!