5 weeks out- don't want to eat

I am 5 weeks out from my revision to RNY. It's done and over so please no lectures about how DS would have been better. I do not want to eat. I find myself choking everything down. I am on regular food and I was hoping being back to work would help but it has not. I am, however,  eating and getting close to my goal but, I have to force myself. My nut says I should be building to meet my goal right through to week 6 so, I am where I should be but,  I just wondered if anyone else felt like this about eating after surgery.

At 5 weeks out, I don't think I was on regular foods yet, I believe it was still soft foods, I think after week 6 it was restricted solids. And Yes, it is or was difficult transitioning to the next phase for most items. I think a lot of us have to force ourselves to get to goal with dense proteins, but my NUT said to wait a week or so if I was having difficulty with any food items. I drink protein shakes every morning, which is encouraged by my NUT, and actually I was advised to add another protein drink to get my numbers higher. I don't listen very well.... :)

so I have just tried eating more protein (beans, cheeses, yogurts) to get my numbers higher.

good luck to you.

hummm week 5  and eating normal , that prove how different each NUt is , my NUT put me on soft food like pudding and creamy soup and pureed food around week 5 then week 10 slowly add solid food.

Just an FYI for my recovery diet:

• Started full liquids the day after I left the hospital (2 days after surgery)
• 1 week full liquids
• 1 week pureed
• 2 weeks soft food
• Regular food

Your hunger will come back. You are doing the best right now to keep eating. You need the protein and fluids for healing and keeping healthy. I hope it gets easier soon

I am 10 weeks out from RNY and I still have to make myself eat dense proteins. I consider it a perk of the surgery. Before surgery I had to force myself to stop eating and, as you see, I was never successful.  Now I am fortunate to not have my eating problem. I just hope I meet my weight loss goal before my appetite returns.

Thank you sll! Tanya you make an excellent point!

I was not hungry at all for the first 5-6 weeks, but then the hunger came back.  I do feel full with very little, though, so that's good.  Pay attention to what you eat:  you need to eat a certain minimum of calories, if not you plateau.  Your appetite will come back, but in moderation.

I am right there with you, Heather, and it sucks!  I absolutely HATE eating!  Had my RNY 4/17/14.  I'm now 7 weeks out and still having trouble.  The last 2 days have actually been good (knock on wood!), but week 4 through now, sometimes even fluids will feel like they hit my stomach and sit there.  Therefore, I've not been getting anywhere near my 60 gram protein and 60 oz minimum quotas!  But I can't force myself to eat/drink because I do throw up if I do.  My surgeon told me that the feeling is normal and can last up to 3 mths.  It sucks, but what are you gonna do?  You can't undo the surgery.  You can't make your stomach behave.  I just suck it up, b*tch about it and hope that it is over soon and doesn't last that possible 3 mths!  Good luck with it.  Wish I had some brilliant advice for you to help with it, but I'm just dealing with it.

I feel better knowing I am not alone in this. I thin****ep worrying that something is wrong but, it seems the issues I am having are quite normal. Thanks!!