Hunger is getting the best of me. I have had hunger pains non stop for nearly a week now. It's getting tough. Add to that that I am starting to get some PMS and I am afraid all hell is about to break loose.
Yesterday was bad. I was hungry a lot. I also had a lot of cravings. First salty then sweet. I ate OK. I had a packet of oatmeal for breakfast, a handful of saltine crackers for snack, baked potato soup (a light recipe) for lunch, yogurt for snack and 2 bowls of salad for dinner. After dinner I was STARVING. I polished off a single serve bag of animal crackers that little guy didn't eat and then S and I made popcorn. I made it on the stove, used as little oil as possible and we did not put butter on it. And I was still hungry. I went to bed hungry, I woke up in the middle of the night hungry.....UGH. Looking over yesterday's food choices though I do see a distinct lack of fruit and protein. I am hoping that it was the lack of protein that made yesterday so rough. Protein is a huge part of the post op diet and what I did yesterday is a no no even if I am pre-op.
I am hoping that today will be better. I am going to start the day with some egg for protein and some fruit and we'll go from there. I am pretty busy today as well so that will help some. Yesterday when things got rough and all I wanted to do was eat I took the dog for a walk. That helped a little.
Any tips, suggestions, encouraging words are welcome..........
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The Ministry of Time
6 days ago
I hope more protein will do the trick, make sure you are drinking plenty :) I get pretty sick of water so I mix it up with teas (sugar free or splenda sweetened) and my diet coke addiction...
ReplyDeleteI make ginger tea.. buy fresh ginger root, put it on the stove in water in a pan.. let it simmer a bit.. add more ginger when it loses flavor. so good... good for digestion too.. and yeah water... sometimes i find that i feel hungry when I just realize that i didnt drink enough water. Protein is the best for fighting hunger. keep up the good work!-Jenny
ReplyDeleteThanks girls! I am drinking though some days not quite the required 64 ounces. One of the psot op rules I am supposed to adopt now is that I am not allowed to drink for 30 minutes before I eat and 1 hour after. It's really hard not to drink while eating!!! I find that I have to push myself the rest of the day to drink.
ReplyDeleteChrissy-No soda allowed anymore :( I am currently addicted to Crystal Light though.
Jenny-I'll have to give the ginger tea a try!