Question:
I'm 19 post op and Hungry about all the time, anyone else experienced this?
I hate to sound so desperate but lately I'm soooo hungry, sometimes so hungry I feel like if I could hold it I could eat and eat. I try to eat what I should and I don't over eat. I hate to sound weird but sometimes I feel so hungry that I just chew and chew something I want and spit it out, so I want overfill my pouch. Sorry if this is gross. I think I just need the taste of the food. Well I am at goal but wanted to lose a few more pounds so I could stay within a 5 pounds range. I am eating 3 times a day 3 ozs at a time with a snack a couple times a day. I know this is not much but I wanted to lose a few more lbs. I weighed 347 19 months ago and now weigh 128 lbs and I'm 5'4 . Anyone have any advice cause I'm sooooooo hungry all the time!!! THANK YOU IN ADVANCE....... — tatterpuddin (posted on August 9, 2003)
August 9, 2003
You have had an incredible loss - congrats! I know you are trying to lose
some more but I'm guessing you are putting your body into starvation mode.
3 oz won't give you enough of everything for where you are. The only
suggestion I have is to eat that whole 3 oz as protein and nothing else.
It will fill you better, likely stick with you longer and will also kick
your body back into ketosis and you will likely lose the extra weight, but
at 19 months PO I hesitate to advise this. I would be talking to the
surgeon. I have been told that at maintenance that I will be eating 1 to
1-1/2 cups of a food a meal for 3 meals. Maybe cut back to 3 larger meals
and cut out the snacks. Maybe with the increased food you will be
satisfied better and longer. I am 6 mos PO and am eating 3-6 oz for 3
meals a day and am losing faster than I can believe. I think you have cut
back too far. JMO I hope you figure out something because you should not
have to be hungry all the time. Please talk to your surgeon. One last
thought, are you transected? If not, then maybe you have a staple line
rupture.
— zoedogcbr
August 10, 2003
I am just a couple of months further out than you and hungry all the time
too. Protein does tend to fill me for a longer period of time, but I am
still hungry at shorter intervals throughout the day compared to when I was
MO. Before surgery, I would eat only 2 meals a day, granted they were HUGE
portions, but I felt satisfied. Now, at 21 months post-op, I am hungry
much more often and it is a constant battle. I only want to lose 5 more
lbs., but geez, it just isn't happening. My window is closed and it is
taking a lot of work! I feel like I am back to the old days of finding a
diet that works for me. I actually had gained a few lbs. recently and
started doing protein drinks for 2 of my meals, and that has put me back on
track. It seemed to have shrunk my pouch significantly, and now I get
fuller faster. I wish I could offer some better advice, just wanted you to
know that you are not alone. Yahoo has a great OSSG-graduate board for
those of us that are 1 year out or more. Great discussions about what we
deal with further out. I will try to return here with the link.
— Cheri M.
August 10, 2003
groups.yahoo.com/group/Graduate-OSSG Must be at least one year post-op to
post, but others may lurk for info.
— Cheri M.
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