Question:
4 mo. post RNY and cannot quit eating. Feel hungry all the time
Please let me know if you have been through this and how to overcome it. My Dr. wants to do a barium swallow to check the pouch size but my husband left us and I have no insurance right now so 500.00 for a test is out of the question. I feel like I have never even had surgery. I lost 60ish lbs but have not lost anything in 3 wks. I am so confused. I even had a cinnamon roll a few days ago and no dumping or anything! Anyone who can respond would be greatly appreciated. Thank you! — Laureace A. (posted on May 18, 2003)
May 18, 2003
I am also 4 months post-op RNY and my appetite has come back a little this
month. Plus I've noticed I can eat a little more too. I believe this is
normal, but if you combine all that (which is very scary at first) with
stress and marital problems and you've got the recipe for disaster. You've
gotta get ahold on your eating immediately or you're gonna gain what you've
lost and then all that pain and suffering for this surgery will have been a
waste. Stop now and get control! Find your eating habits from a month or
two ago and start eating high protein, low carb foods again. A cinnamon
roll is definitely not on a low carb diet but a bite of one is ok. Start
taking walks instead of sitting and worrying and eating unconsciously.
Good luck to you!!<br>
Lap-RNY 1/13/03 -100 lbs & Counting!
— thumpiez
May 18, 2003
HI. listen dont get to upset try eating a high fiber for breakfast this
will prepare u for the protien that u will be eating latter in the day. The
fiber will soak up any fat u eat and the protien will get your metabolism
going. Your also under alot of stress and u could be going into your old
pattern to eat for confort. Also u may want to try and eat every 3 hrs.
small meals that may help also in between drink water. Hope this will help
chris
— chris L.
May 18, 2003
I'm so sorry to hear you're going through such a difficult time. Do you
qualify for any kind of public assistance? As for the eating, I can't
imagine NOT eating, with what you are dealing with. But, you can't let that
get the best of you. You CAN get a hold of yourself, and pull yourself up
and out of this eating for comfort cycle. Can you stick to protein only for
a few days? I know it's hard, but I bet you'd feel better, and be able to
get control of the eating. Gosh, I wish there was something I could do to
help. :( Just know you aren't alone.
— Diana L.
May 18, 2003
I am certainly no expert on this and I really hope someone who knows better
will address this....but I was very strongly under the impression that if a
spouse providing family medical coverage leaves the family they are legally
obligated to continue that coverage until the final divorce proceedings
state otherwise. I think it would be worth your while to check in to this.
I wish you luck and hope you find the help you need!
— Lynne S.
May 19, 2003
Everyone is different, but this happens to ME when I eat too many carbs.
Try eating protein ONLY for a couple of days. Don't worry about limiting
HOW MUCH protein, just do protein only. This is what gets my eating back
under control. If I eat carbs, I'm hungry ALL THAT TIME.
— mom2jtx3
May 19, 2003
My husband and I are separated also. You have a RIGHT to use his health
insurance until the divorce is FINAL!!! And during a time like this you
should try to concentrate on making yourself "BEAUTIFUL" just to
make him MAD!!! (smile) It will be HIS loss! I will ask God to
STRENGTHEN you!
— Eleanore Davis
May 19, 2003
Laureace, I have no idea what you are eating and how often or how much you
are eating, but here are some helpful tips for you. First, ensure that you
are not drinking with or right after meals. It is important to let the
food stay in thepouch as long as possible to retain that full feeling.
Drinking washes it right out. Try eating more frequently. If you get
hungry too soon after a meal, then make your meals smaller but more
frequent. I try to eat whenever hungry, but small amounts-this keeps the
metabolism burning something all the time, and hunger away. Always eat
protein first at meals, then if you have room for other stuff, do veggie,
then fruit. Cinnamon rolls are super no-no's, though tasty, they are sooo
high in calories and fat and SUGAR. The more sugar and white carbs you
eat, the more of them you will crave. FACT. If you can just eat a bite or
two, more power to you.If you can't control the amounts of carbs and sugars
(and I am not a believer in NEVER), then you have to go cold turkey for
awhile to de-tox. For meals, try eating dense foods that are designed to
fill you up-meats, apples, pears are good examples. And lastly, are you
exercising?? That is truly the key to get the weight going down. Good
luck.
— Cindy R.
May 19, 2003
Do you take a multivitamin? When do you take it? Vitamins can stimulate
your appitite, I had to quit taking mine every day. I know that I need the
vitamins but I was so hungry that I was even waking up at night to eat! Try
taking your vitamin at night instead of during the day, this helped some
what. Make sure you drink a full glass of water with them. I also switched
the kind I took and it is much better now! Good luck. God Bless.
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— garnet156
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