Question:
I am not tolerating anything i eat. I am following the diet to the t. 4 oz. per meal

all food is pureed and I am following exact dr orders. Today he said to go less than 4 oz. I'M HUNGRY!!!! I am craving a sheetz hot dog w/ mustard, onions and relish. I also am Light headed and have no energy to to any thing --17pounds gone. I also need a chat room very desperatley! Pls help!    — Susan D. (posted on September 13, 2002)

September 13, 2002
I felt the exact same way you are - regarding food and cravings. People always said it would pass and get better when I would post my dilema(sp) and it's true. Hang in there. I remember at one point I craved a chili cheese dog and what I did was I went and got one - this is disgusting - I would chew it up and then spit it out - now swallowing any of it. It worked and satisfied my craving!!!!! How far out from surgery are you? For me the first month was nothing but psychological warfare!! I'm serious I always THOUGHT I was hungry but I soon learned that was "head hunger." Also, all the posters that said it would improve with each day were absolutely right. Hang in there -
   — Can9603

September 13, 2002
hiya...are you drinking protein shakes? that should help with the physical hunger but the head hunger is another battle... if you tried to eat a hot dog right now with all those fixings you would throw up quickly...the other lady's suggestion was a good one, cut a bite off hot dog (no bun) and dip it in some sauce, chew it and see if you can swallow it..chew it super good tho. NO BUN!!! i know a lady who would suck on potato chips to get the flavor then spit them out. i would chew watermelon and grapes then spit them out...it does help. good luck! kate open rny 6-14-01 pre op: 268lbs goal: 135lbs current: 130lbs
   — jkb

September 13, 2002
I agree with the protein drink suggestion. It will help you a lot. I drink one every morning and one while I'm cooking supper. Also, there is a fantastic chat room right here on obesityhelp.com. Hope to see you there.
   — Vicki H.

September 15, 2002
Susan--I believe you are having "head hunger". At the onset of rny your pouch should only be able to hold 1-2 oz. of food at a sitting. The lightheadedness could be from lacking vitamins--are you taking two Flinstones Complete each day (or similar)? When I was in the first stages I couldn't handle protein shakes so I had to really work at it to get as much protein as possible. I stuck to lipton chicken cup of soup--its in a packet and was very easy on my system. My doctor allowed me to do the low fat cottage cheese and cheese slice and 1% milk. If you can handle the protein shakes I'd say try that. Liquids go through your pouch quickly. But do not drink and eat at the same time....wait at least 30 minutes to drink something! Hope this helps!
   — Bambi C.

September 18, 2002
I had the same problem. I did not tolerate pureed foods well at all. I started eating (with my doctor's permission) some of the "soft" food items. I tolerated these much better. I still ate the same portions, somewhere between 2-4 oz. but the food seemed to "stay" with me better than the pureed foods did. It felt like it was "sticking to my ribs" instead of going right through me!
   — Sue N.