Horseshowmom

Man, you guys are so lucky for not having been soda drinkers! That was my largest addiction (coke zero and diet ginger ale). I've pretty much evened out now on many things for taste coming back and bits of head hunger but I think the killer right now for me is when I see a commercial or show with a nice big glass of cold soda-forget the food! lol. That's my craving these days.
I really do live on GENEPRO mixed with my Water and a few drops of sugar free water flavor. I take Protein but I found after my labs that my body wasn't taking all the protein I was eating and the surgeon said to try to add more of the genepro for now because our bodies will never take in what everything we take down now. The genepro gives me some filler with my water and it's the best I've found for all the protein needed. Never could take coffee with the gerd I still have but I wish I could for the shift I work!

Iced latte with a milk that also has Protein, so cows or, as I have it, soya milk. That is my go to in the morning as I never want food until lunchtime, so I at least get in some fluids and protein. The coldness also soothed my stomach early on after surgery.

I love Protein hot chocolate. It tastes like normal hot chocolate and doesn't have a weird protein taste. I have personally found that Hot Drinks go down more easily than cold, so protein hot chocolate was helpful in getting in my protein in my early post-op days. I make it with Fairlife milk instead of Water and it has as much protein as a shake.
I've never been a coffee drinker, and I don't like black tea, but I like apple-flavored tea. My favorite is Stash cinnamon apple chamomile with sugar-free caramel Syrup.

This actually sounds really good! Will look up the protein hot coco.

I was a huge soda addict too, and those Coke commercials still get me too, especially when they are drinking out of those old fashioned glass bottles. Makes me want one!
Alas, I'm soda free since surgery, and plan to stay that way for life! Also means no seltzer, etc, as I don't want that to be something that would remind my body of soda and create cravings.
I pretty much live on Water, crystal light, and the occasional diet iced tea. Since I don't use beverages to "wash down" my food anymore, I'm pretty satisfied with my limited beverage menu.

Crystal light peach tea powder mixed into Water is my FAV!

Gator Aid and IV in a bottle are my go to. I am addict to diet coke but since the surgery only about 2 cans a day Not good but i love it.
Also buy almost every crazy specialty drink that is in a store Just to try them - and of course my nightly White Russian for calories and Night cap

Not in any particular order:
Ice Water Hot water (with or without lemon) Black coffee, black tea, carbonated water (i.e, Perrier) w/ or w/o zero-cal "water enhancers" (i.e., liquid, stevia-sweetened citrus flavourings), lemon/lime wedges, cucumber slices broth alcohol: mostly vodka or gin with low-sugar (if any) mixers, or dry red wine. **Note** I am 2+ years post op and very rarely drank alcohol during weight loss phase...now however, is a different story... I don't drink pop/soda, beer, milk nor juice if I can help it.

Yup, daily.

Yes, a battle. One thing that has helped a lot was my Dr. suggesting not going over 2 hours without eating something. When I plan these mini Snacks, most times I’m able to say “okay self, it’s just head hunger. You had something an hour ago and will again in an hour, so hold tight and get over yourself”.
Doesn’t work 100%, but hey, I’ll take 60% help and trust that this muscle memory will get stronger each time I refuse to give in. Good luck!

Yep, 2 years out and I still get it sometimes...though I always called them cravings (which I suppose is the same thing?)
Am pretty sure everyone feels this at some point (some more than others) wls or not, big or small.
Main diff is how I deal with them now vs pre-wls.

Every day, first thing after going to the restroom when getting dressed so I can do it with no clothes on, lol

Wow, thanks for all the replies!! I can deal with absolutely anything, but it is nice to know what to expect, and I guess I can expect to have run ins with this, well, forever:)

I appreciate everyone’s time in responding as I learn to navigate all this new terrain!

Every day, first thing after going to the restroom when getting dressed so I can do it with no clothes on, lol

5.5 years out here and still fight it every day.

I don't think the head hunger ever goes away. We're just better equipped to deal with it post-op because of the loss of gherelin and the smaller stomach. We just have to learn to combat it by drinking something. I find that drinking a sugar-free flavored coffee in between meals keeps me from getting head hungry because it takes me an hour to drink the tumbler of coffee and it keeps me busy and my mind thinks I'm eating something with the sweetness of the flavored Syrup.

Head hunger as in "appetite and could eat something"? Well... my first WLS was March 6th 2001 so since 19 years, 8 months and 15 days.
😂
Head hunger is normal, everyone has it (yes, even the "skinnies"). Accept it and get used to it.

Yep. I'm "only" 20 months out but I still deal with head hunger on a daily basis.

I hate to say it but...I still deal with it. I am over 15 years Post Op and there are times I just want food. I know I'm not truly hungry. That is what led to my regain. I constantly need to remind myself to track my food and even if I think I am hungry...is it time to eat, do I still have food left to eat???
It gets better but I don't think it ever goes away 😞

I know I’m not hungry, it’s just a head game. Some days it hasn’t gotten to me at all, some days in the evening is when it sneaks up on me. I don’t cheat or snack or anything, but I also don’t relish the feeling.

I’m just shy of two weeks post op. I’m doing good with consistently getting in over 70g of Proteins and my calories and carbs are pretty consistent day to day as well. Did anyone notice certain meals would lead to them feeling the head hunger more than others? I’m cycling through 4 or 5 different “meals” right now so it shouldn’t be hard to determine if one is more prone to making me feel this way, lol:)

Morning, Night, before/after pee, before/after poop, sometimes before/after shower to see how much my wet hair weighs. I'm a little obsessed! LOL!!
Only the Morning weigh in gets logged in my Renpho! The rest are just for fun!!

Hi! I'm on team weigh-every-day.
Every morning when I get up, I pee, take off all my clothes and get on the scale.
I'm a numbers and data kind of gal and I like (love, really) keeping track of progress over time...my scale is hooked up to an app on my phone, so all the graphing, etc. is done for me. This allows me to see any trends in weight loss/gain and make adjustments if necessary. I've been doing this for over 2 years now. (I did go through about a 60 day period when I DIDN'T do it daily, AND stopped tracking my food regularly, around Febuary-March of this year, and lo and behold, I gained 6 lbs)
I understand though, that this is not for everybody.
Its probably best to use the scale as often as you can stand without inducing anxiety. This will be different for everybody.

The first, like 6 hours after surgery I was really nauseous, and soooo tired from anesthesia and phenergan. I was the first surgery of the day, and my doc ended up fixing a hiatal hernia while he was in there too. So until like 4ish in the afternoon I was totally worthless, but after some toradol and zofran I was much better and got up and walked 3 laps, still didn’t feel great with ice or fluids, but part of a popsicle was good. By the next dose of zofran at 11 something that night I felt pretty darn good, and walked multiple laps through the night. By morning I was feeling at 90+%. I was discharged and out the door by 11 the following morning. I never needed my pain meds or spasm meds at home. Those first few hours after surgery it was nausea that was debilitating, the pain was never bad, the pressure was there, but the toradol took care of that. I was still kind of tired that first day home, but as far as how I felt, by the second day home I honestly felt great.

It's a story as old as time...
First you look, just a quick look which turns into a long, langorous gaze, taking in every curve...
Then, you just must touch. Just a little touch. Before you know it, you're holding it, caressing the peperoni...
Next thing you know, you are waking up in a gutter with pizza stains on your cuff, wondering where your weekend went.
Nine months later, a pizza delivery guy shows up at your door with a package...
Tek

I was the same both after MGB and RNY.
With all the people talking about "feeling stuffed after three spoons of yoghurt" it's pretty normal to ask this question.
Again, I was the same. I never could relate to patients who would struggle with "eating more than 500 cals a day".
If it's any solace to you: BMI of 22.8 here.