Not hungry, just craving.....

Today is the first time my wife made my favorite meal for the kids and her. Taco's. The smells are killing me - but I'm not hungry really. I guess this is what they call head hunger. It's not even like I won't be able to have taco's ever again, just not for a while, and much less at one time. Hopefully I'll progress to puree's and soft foods at Monday's appointment - that should help.

I know what you mean. I'm right there with you. My family had pizza-my favorite, and I had a protein shake! I walked outside when it first arrived, because that has been the only smell that has got to me. I will get easier, hang there. Tracie

I'm right there with ya. My husband made a cheeseburger the other night and I would have SO taken a bite of it if he would've put it in arms reach of me........LOL And I WAS hungry too!! LOL Allie

LOL! I'm right there with you all! Just seeing it & smelling it drives me wild! I have even gone so far as to chew it in my mouth just to taste it then spit it out! Bad I know... but darn it, it's so mouth watering good!!! LOL! Cheers, Lisa

Last night I gave in.....I have not had any food in my mouth since April 15th and I broke down and have a slice of cheddar cheese....I chewed and chewed and chewed until it was mush......and let me tell you it was heavenly. I drank my protein shake after the cheese but still felt bad about cheating. This is a hard journey we are all on....eventually we will be able to eat the foods we like but for right now it's sip sip sip....I get to start pureed foods today (cream soup, cream of wheat, apple sauce etc) and have decided to wait until dinner to have my soup. The physicians assistant said that the longer you stay on fluids the more weight you will loose. Sounds good to me!!! Have a great Friday!! Marcy

I am so happy that someone had the courage to admit this. I have not had a hunger pain since the morning of my surgery on 4/23. I am right there with all of you all. I feel so much better knowing that someone else has thought of the "put it in your mouth get all of the flavor and then spit it out trick". It might be all in my head, but after I just tast the food it ends the craving. It doesn't even have to go down my throat. I wonder if that would of worked all of my 30+ years of dieting. Perhaps I wouldn't of needed this procedure afterall!!!!!

Thanks for the co-miserating. I just can't "stomach" any more broth or soups. I'm allowed pudding, so I made some with some unflavored protein in it - 28g of protein in each cup, so I'll be nursing that all evening - at least it's a change. All I can think of now is getting that drain out, and meeting with the dietician on Monday!

I've also thought of the chewing & spitting out trick. A friend had RNY 10 years ago & was told not to ea****ermelon, which she loved, so that's what she did. I haven't been brave enough to try it yet. I'm afraid I'll swallow. I have cheated with a bite of pizza but that's it. I am not the least bit hungry & the thought of most things I'm allowed makes me nauseous. At lunch my friend had a bacon cheeseburger with sauteed peppers (one of my faves at our fabulous cafeteria) & onions & onion rings. It smelled SOOOO good I wanted to cry! But I could hear her arteries clogging & her waste expanding while mine is shrinking so that sort of made me feel better. I feel your pain with the soups & stuff. Just the thought makes me gag!

I do understand. Right now just feeling like my stomach can hold more than it should. Is it because I have not had a fill ? I am on mushies but on Tues I will begin to bring reg. foods back into my life. M.Y.