Guest guest Posted April 21, 2005 Report Share Posted April 21, 2005 > > I'm post op and home 3 days and yesterday felt hungrey. What is wrong? > > Did my protein for lunch and breakfast plus soup & rice and applesauce. > > > Do I need to measure all my foods and keep a record? > > Joe ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~``` Hey guy, If you are hungry eat something,cottage cheese,string cheese, something don't go hungry...I never measured my food nor kept a record, probley should have kept the record,but didn't... Glad you are home and doing ok, keep us posted,and someone else will tell you if you are doing right...lol God bless, Pat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 21, 2005 Report Share Posted April 21, 2005 > > I'm post op and home 3 days and yesterday felt hungrey. What is wrong? Joe, I was hungry often. Felt like I was starving, which of course I was. LOL! That is the whole point of the surgery. After a time, you will get used to small portions and wont' feel so deprived. I never kept track of my eating, only protein grams. Marta Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 21, 2005 Report Share Posted April 21, 2005 No, Joe, just eat until you are ALMOST satisfied/full. Then back off. Never eat until you are actually full--stop before that point. Trust me on this one!! Jim _____ From: DS_Friends_Keshishian [mailto:DS_Friends_Keshishian ] On Behalf Of ph Sent: Thursday, April 21, 2005 7:29 AM To: DS_Friends_Keshishian Subject: hungrey? Do I need to measure all my foods and keep a record? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 21, 2005 Report Share Posted April 21, 2005 Joe: None of us can give you any more than our own experience. The final verdict must come from Dr. K's office. So while you will certainly get plenty of advice, I would first recommend you call the office. No charge. That's part of what you paid that honking big program fee for. It's really good that you are feeling hungry now since some of us have a long period before our stomachs heal enough to really feel that. But understand that hunger can be a false feeling as well. Our poor stomachs have been seriously screwed around with and are really confused as to what signals they should send to the brain. So at first especially, when you are hungry, eat. And realize that 5 to 7 small meals are better than 2 or 3 large ones. Just be careful to stay from the simple carbohydrates (sweets) and concentrate on proteins. Good snacks are jerky, nuts, cheese or whatever you can tolerate which contain protein. As far as weighing and measuring food, it really isn't necessary unless you are like me and tend to lie to yourself as to how much you've eaten. And remember, unlike our mothers taught us, a clean plate is not a virtue. Getting " to go " boxes at restaurants and scraping food into the trash is okay. No Indians, Chinese or the nationality of your mother's choice's children will starve. Congratulations on your new life. You will truly be amazed at how fast things will begin to happen now. Regards. Joe Frost, old gentleman, not old fart http://www.duodenalswitch.com/Patients/Joe/joe.html San , TX, 64 years old Initial Surgery 11/29/00 by Dr. Welker Revision 11/20/01, also Dr. Welker Final revision & reversal, 2/24/04, Dr. Ara Keshishian Lateral Gastrectomy with Duodenal Switch High, 400, 340 DS surgery weight, currently 220 >>Date: Thu, 21 Apr 2005 14:28:39 -0000 Subject: hungrey? I'm post op and home 3 days and yesterday felt hungrey. What is wrong? Did my protein for lunch and breakfast plus soup & rice and applesauce. Do I need to measure all my foods and keep a record? Joe<< Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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