I am 13 day out and have trouble with head Hunger. I think I need to eat. I am not really hungry. I am fighting it, but I did not think about this being a problem. Anyone else having this problem?

I just got banded today and I am fearful that this will be my problem too.

Hope someone with experience on this replies.

Dee

i'm ten days out and i have that problem, too. it's like i'm so used to just eating when i'm bored or when i'm watching tv or whatever.l it's like i feel compelled to be eating something when i'm watching tv or when the evening hits my mind is like "ok... time for snacking". it's wierd and i'm fighting it. i mean, i'm still on liquids so a snack for me now isn't all that apppetizing anyway. lol but i feel good about the fact that i know my band will prevent me from going overboard like i would be doing if i didn't have it. like i did before.

I was banded on 3/11/10 and I know exactly what u mean. All I can think of is that old habits die hard and this will be a difficult one for me to break because I have realized that I never just ate for hunger alone.

The way I see it though....I stopped smoking 25 years ago and remember reading something at that time that said after the first two weeks of stopping a habit (including nicotine) it's only the psychological addiction that could hamper progress. If this is true (and I am tending to believe it), then I need to focus on what my stomach is really saying. That is what I've been trying to do....concentrate on real "stomach/need" not "taste/desire." It hasn't been easy, but the refocusing needs to be done and as with anything else continually reinforced.

Hope this helps!

Just hang in there and push through it. I went through the same thing before I could start eating regular foods again. It's worth the wait.

I was banded on March 8th and have the same fears. Everytime I feel like I need to eat (because I'm bored or watching tv, etc) I grab a glass of water. It seems to satisfy me.