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I think every 5 minutes is a bit much imho, but 1 bite every 1-2 should work. That way 20 bites is about 20 mins which is the time needed to "feel" your stomach which may not happen for you for a while. My whole slow eating approach is to take small bites and keep it mentally slow. In the beginning I was literally nibbling on things. So eating half a banana took forever. To help me along the way, I also bought smaller kids/dessert sized knives, forks and spoons. (Ikea has a dessert set called Dragon which looks very nice and has a matching normal size as well.) I also use only small dessert plates which research shows fools the mind. (https://sparq.stanford.edu/solutions/use-smaller-plates-smaller-waist) Just some ideas..welcome to the club!

NOPE YOU ARE NOT HUNGRY SEARCH THIS SITE FOR HEAD HUNGER! Its you head and addiction to eating! Trust me we all have been there, stop thinking about food and fix the noggin. There are a ton of posts here about that and you are right in the time line.

I really believe it all comes down to calories ingested. Have you been counting yours?

I will be 4 weeks postop tomorrow, I'm hungry too! I went to Walmart Grocery store today and finding protein rich foods without it becoming monotonous is a real task. I found some egg bites premade with cheese and Turkey sausage, I don't eat pork, but they had bacon as well. I found a large container of Oikos Yogurt which is 12 grams of protein per serving, egg whites, cream of wheat, oatmeal, Sargento cheese snacks, milk for protein drink mixes and few other items for my family. I miss having ftuit, vegetables, salads, fish because my body is rejecting my favorite protein. I'm also feeling tired of sweet liquids, not being able to drink plain old fashioned water without an enhancement to tolerate it, I want cold cereal, I want cashews and pistachios for a healthy protein boost. I miss some of my favorite healthy staples that would satiate my hunger, but Ariel aka my stomach is still healing and I have to respect it. I'm hungry too.

I get tickled every time I read your posts. But I get the message! Thanks![emoji3059] It's MY time!

I am going to try the D-Mannose first. See if that helps. But I also think I need to ask my PCP to routinely do a urinalysis every time I see her, since I don't always have symptoms.

Yeah I hear you... I started at 322 and thought it would be nice to get under 200 maybe 185 but here I am 7 months later at 172lbs and still seem to be losing but very slowly of course.. I've upped my calories lately but still seem to be stable sometimes for a week other times I'll lose a lb a week.. I'm not sure exactly if I'm done losing weight it seems the bypass has really changed my metabolism I have added some carbs lately but still seem to be losing or maintaining not gaining.. I've lost 150lbs in 7 months without even really exercising. it's amazing to see 172lbs on the scales and people starting to call me skinny or to tell me to stop losing...lol

Traditional DS. Took about 4.5 hours.

I'm almost at my 3 month mark and haven't lost yet 🤞🤞🤞 Sent from my SM-N960U using BariatricPal mobile app

The majority of people do have increased shedding. Women are more likely to encounter hair loss than men. I have 3c curly hair. Before the surgery, my hair was VERY healthy. I have never dyed or permed my hair. After the surgery, I started to experience increased hair shedding at around 1.5-2 months post-op. I am now 3 months post-op. I have been told that will probably stop around 9 months. My hair DOES come out in large amounts during each wash day. My most recent labs were excellent, so good that even my Doctor was surprised by my numbers. Thus, it has nothing to do with my nutrients. I hope this doesn't scare you away from having the surgery but I do want to be honest with you so that you know what can happen.