what if you are never hungry? Just go by the clock?

what if you are never hungry? Just go by the clock?

OMG !!! I am always hungry...surgery Dec 16, 2 fills and still able to eat anything and everything............

I'm only 2 weeks out, but I have good restriction and I am never physically hungry.

When does the swelling from surgery go away? I'm guessing I will be hungry once that happens?

I am surprised to see this post because it is the same questions I have been asking myself lately. I don't know if you are the same as me but I always ate so much that I was never hungry (and rarely full). I have such bad cravings (but not stomach hunger pains) that I would eat constantly. I think that is what they are calling head hunger and I'm getting into threapy for it. But so far I am doing really good with my pre-op diet. I have been writing out my own menu every week before I go shopping and only buy what I need. And space my meals out the way people normally do.

I am 10 1/2 weeks post op and still have not regained hunger. My surgeon said that most people regain theirs about 3 weeks post op. My surgeon is very adamant that you don't eat if you are not hungry, so I asked them what to do about having none. They asked what I am doing now and I told them I only eat once every other, or every couple days. When I eat, I eat a small piece of lean meat and sometimes a veggie. Other than that, I drink a ton of water, crystal light, and a glass of vanilla soy milk every day. I also take an assortment of vitamins. The doctor said as long as I have no nutritional issues such as hair falling out, anemia, weakness, or dizziness, then I am ok to continue with my current diet. I know most people disagree with this kind of eating schedule, but I am just sharing my personal experience with you. Good luck and enjoy the no hunger while it lasts, I know I am

I actually had this same question a few months ago. So I started asking "normal" (not obese) people how they know when they are hungry. They thought I was nuts! But they all said that they were truely hungry when their stomachs growled. Weird to me because I never really felt that before, I ate because it was time or because I was bored or stressed or happy, well you get it. So now I try to eat only when my stomach growls, or that feeling I get right before it happens. (Unless my head kicks in and I give into headhunger!)

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Now, I eat by the clock because I have good restriction and I am only hungry when I first wake up (sometimes). I try not to let 3 or 4 hours go by to keep my metabolism up.

I'm 4 weeks post-op and never hungry. My surgeon said I have to eat 3x daily, even if I have to set an alarm clock to remind me, for nutrition's sake. Sometimes I get so busy I honestly forget, but then I get weak and dizzy, look at the clock and realize that I missed a meal. I did that a couple of times and it was scary so now I make sure I don't forget to eat.

I'm 4 weeks post-op and never hungry. My surgeon said I have to eat 3x daily, even if I have to set an alarm clock to remind me, for nutrition's sake. Sometimes I get so busy I honestly forget, but then I get weak and dizzy, look at the clock and realize that I missed a meal. I did that a couple of times and it was scary so now I make sure I don't forget to eat.

Please be careful so you don't end up like me.

I wasn't eating regularily (because I wasn't hungry at all) and one morning I woke up and walked into the kitchen, got dizzy and then completely passed on the tile kitchen floor. My hubby heard me fall. I ended up spending the day in the ER having CAT scans to make sure I didn't hurt my head in the fall.

That was a real wake-up call. Now I make sure to eat even if it's just a Protein shake.

Per my PA's advice I eat 3 small meals and 3 good snacks daily. I am hungry often so this isn't an issue. Hopefully I will have my first fill in March.

I have been told to eat 3 small meals and not worry about calories but find its hard to eat so much even though I'm only 12 days post op. I drink a lot of water but for the past two days have had low energy-sleeping a lot. I have also gotten dizzy while laying down a couple of times. I barely eat 2 cups of food at a time. My urine is light so I think I'm hydrated too. I have been taking (chewing) my flintstone vitamin but wonder if I'm getting enough carbs for energy. I start back to work full-time tomorrow so I'm worried a little. My boyfriend is diabetic and he checked my blood sugar two hours after I ate a cup of spaghetti and a lite yogurt. It was 86-which I think is low.

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This topic - the responses show how different we all are. Wow.

I have been eating by the clock on my workdays, just so I don't get jittery or faint. I don't eat much at those times, just maybe a s/f yogurt or a piece of cheese. My work lunch is a 4oz container of the last night's dinner leftovers. I do feel a litle hunger once in a great while this way- instead of the terrible starving feeling at the beginning. My hunger isn't bad at all now.

Yesterday was a first for me. I felt a little grumble in the morning, ate my litte bitty Breakfast, then a tiny mouthful of a snack while running errands. The only reason I ate dinner was because I don't want my metabolism to drop. I also don't want do to a freak out and scarf food because I feel like my blood sugar is crashing.

So I suppose I should eat when I am hungry, but watch the clock too. Maybe you can find a balance like that as well. It's certainly not easy, is it?

I am 13 months post op and my physical hunger has never returned and I don't believe it will. My surgeon says this is rare but can happen. At first I thought this was an unmitigated benefit. I still think it is a benefit over-all but sometimes I think getting hungry would put me in touch with my body more. I eat three meals and about 2 snacks a day and I still struggle with head hunger. I think I always will. At least I have a tool to work with now.

Sometimes I'll eat something at 5hrs after a meal, even if I'm not hungry, because I need to get something in to me. I am a serious clock watcher. I usually have my meals at about 8:15a, 1:15p and 6:15p. When i'm off that schedule, I'm a mess.