Question:
I am 16 months post RNY

It seems to me that the further out I get from my surgery date the harder it is for me to eat. I just hate to eat. People are now saying that I am getting too skinny. I have lost 230 pounds.. I have to force myself to eat now and it wasn't always this way..Seems like food to me is just a pain in the behind now more than ever. Does anybody else feel this way?    — okbuffy (posted on August 12, 2009)

August 12, 2009
i have to say, i HOPE when i am 16 months out i am "too skinny" and not wanting to eat.
   — greenpunchbuggie

August 12, 2009
Well I am only 10 days post surgery and I feel this way. I have absolutely NO desire to eat! I am yet to get the full amount of protein or water and I feel like I am eating and drinking constantly.
   — Amy Smith

August 12, 2009
YES! I have the same problem. My husband now makes me keep a food journal and it is hard to get more than 800-900 calories. He and my nut want me to have 1300 and that is just too impossible. It is hard to eat mostly protein and get all those calories. It is also hard to get them with NO sugar, which makes me DUMP.
   — lesleigh07

August 13, 2009
That is very common to lose the desire to eat. That just means that you have cut your connection to food. You no longer use food as the comfort tool. I did the same only pre op. But now that you have crossed this part in the game, just make sure that you do get all of your calories in each day, otherwise you will just keep losing the weight. If I remember at your time of post op, you should be consuming 1000-1200 calories. That is just to maintain your healthy weight. I eat all day long, small snacks to maintain my weight. People that didn't know you pre weight gain will say you are too skinny, people that know you will say you look great. My sister saids I look fine, coworkers say I look to skinny. But just keep your calories going, it will be hard though, because you might not have that hunger feeling back and it makes it real tough to eat, but now you eat to live, whereas before we lived to eat. Congrats on the w/l and just keep on snackin'. (Some will say no grazing, but who can get 1200 cal in within 3 meals) Not me.
   — Kristy

August 13, 2009
I have found I avoid some foods and worry about it making me sick. I drink lots fo milk which keeps my protiens up. not everyone tolerates it well. I do cheese and nuts all day long. So the protiens are not dense and don't come back up. I also do lots of beans. I don't eat much fruit or veg but my doctor said with the vitimans that is fine. All my labs are really good. I an 13 months out now. It is hard when my hubby wants to eat out but he is getting use to it. Hope you can get a handle on how you view food. It is important to life and you should enjoy what you eat.
   — trible

August 14, 2009
I understand your concern; however, hope to be there one day! The experience I seem to get is to want to drink water, iced tea, and fruit juice -- real cold -- all the time. I am proud of you. Keep planning your meals and it will work out.
   — jjack