cravings

I am currently on the pre op liquid high protein diet. I can tolerate it fine but I am having the strangest cravings. I want meat..like gnaw on a cow or chicken kind of cravings. I think this is odd because my protein intake has more then doubled compared to what it was so why am I craving high protein foods like fish, beef and the like....a black bean burger even sounds like heaven right now. What gives??

I have no clue, but I was the same way on my pre op diet.  I was never a huge meat eater, but when I was doing the pre-op I wanted meat in the worst way.  I think we just want what we don't have. 

I have no answers... but I was the same way too! LOL... it's weird?

probably just head hunger

I was able to eat meat for dinner during pre-op. I was WAITING on dinner because I wanted some meat sooooo bad throughout the day. But after surgery when all you have to eat is meat, you want veggies soooo bad lolol. I want a salad in the worst way. OMG!!!!  Lettuce/spinach, cucumbers, onions and jalapenos. lolol!So it's probably a matter of wanting what you can't have.

When you get to day 7 it should go away.... 

I'm still in getting qualified stage, good luck hopefully I'll join your food envy soon. I just found out I have sleep apnea, yay I guess. I just need to finish jumping through a few hoops and I should qualify, about August I should get my gastric sleeve. Congratulations btw

My pre-op diet was low carb, so I was eating a lot of meat. I found myself craving veggies! But I was never much of a meat eater.

Now I will be starting solids soon and all I want is a grilled turkey burger and some shrimp!