Hungry / Not Hungry

Oh my gosh I wanted to put this out there to see if anyone else has experienced this. Sunday I was not hungry and had a hard time getting in my nutritional needs. Monday though was a completely different story though; I couldn't stop myself from eating and managed to consume almost 1600 calories. I was surprised at the amount of food I was able to consume. I have scared myself knowing that when hunger takes over I have the potential to totally blow it! I had Lap RNY 03/29/05 and thought our new pouch wasn't supposed to stretch!

Debbie, I have heard so many theories about our pouch. I do have a little material that talks about the pouch. Regarding the hunger, I think about it like kids. My youngest will go through phases. Sometimes she just isn't hungry and will not eat, sometimes she will clean her plate - jump in your lap and finish off whats on your plate as well. According to our activities depend on when we have time to think about food or really work up a hunger. Another thing is the consistancy. I found I can "PIG OUT" on cheetoes .. not much consistancy, lots of calories and my biggest weakness. I don't buy them but my friends do. I ask them to hide them - ha...... One good idea is to journal what you are feeling each time you eat when you eat. (don't follow my example on journaling) I am an emotional eater though. This is just my opinion, doesn't mean I'm right! DUH Good luck, Daph

Debbie- I seem to run into the same problem sometimes and I am always worried that I am going to stretch my pouch... but when I really think about it- I never eat enough to where that would be a problem. I have found that some foods are easier to consume more of than others and u just have to watch that. I have tried to keep a journal and write down things that I crave or want to eat that I know I shouldnt and it seems to help. I hope that works for ya! Bonnie

i am having a problem with eating when i am not hungry, and having a late night snack with my husband. I don't eat anything high in calories, but I feel myself slipping into old habits that I don't want to get back into again. Most foods still don't taste right to me, so I never eat a lot, and not because I am too full, just don't want anymore. But I have to avoid "grazing". Another problem I have, because most things don't taste good to me, I keep trying little experiments to see if things taste the way they should. I buy or prepare things, take a bite, YUCK, and throw the rest away. Why can't I just stick to a limited diet that I know tastes OK, and forget about the other stuff? It is like I am trying to reestablish the relationship with food that I had pre-surgery, and that scares me as much as your realizing you could blow it. I don't think you have stretched your pouch yet, but you should be able to eat 1/2 cup of food at a time now, at 3 months out. We are surgery twins, BTW!

i count everything on fitday.com and i have noticed the same thing--i'll have a really low calorie day (not hungry day) and then the next day i tend to make up for it. i have several of those "bumps" in my calorie charts, hehe. i try not to freak out too much, b/c my average calories all balance out over the week. i think our appetite just changes with our nutritional needs, you're just compensating for not having gotten enough the day before. as long as it balances out, i wouldn't worry too much. also, i think our pouches are a lot more elastic than we think. i didn't eat for almost 2 days after my GB surgery, and when i tried to eat my normal portion of chicken for dinner last night, i could only eat about half of it. my pouch must have shrunk over the past 2 days! michelle 277/217/150