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MiladyB · 07-18-2008, 10:57 PM

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Originally Posted by JumboJulie

I asked my surgeon about it 2 months ago.
I told her how I eat every night right before going to bed. I asked her if this was a problem. She told me to go ahead and eat because she feels I get way too few calories in anyway. Since I'm still on a liquid diet, she likes hearing that I'm sticking ANYTHING in my mouth and doesn't care what time of day (or night) it is.
But now I'm starting to wonder if there isn't something funky going on in my head.

Well I must say I agree with your surgeon, Julie. Liquids only at your stage is rather unusual. Can you not tolerate other foods? Does it make you feel sick if you try to eat like those refried beans earlier in the day?

I know for me I could only do liquids first thing in the morning. But the more water I drank during the day the easier it was for me to eat. So breakfast was like a protein smoothie, lunch was soup or chili and then at supper the more dense food went a bit better. My pouch would still ache but it didn't make me throw up at all. So I kinda just pushed past the discomfort. I'm wondering if you need to try to push yourself a bit?

I personally don't feel it is bad to eat something in the evening. I've done a lot of reading and there really isn't a lot of research that proves if you eat a little something before bed that you will gain weight. BUT I have read that you should try to get the majority of your protein in before 2pm if you have kind of a 9-5 type day. That is supposed to help curb those evening cravings.