I always seem to have this evil head hunger how do I shut it off???

Everybody finds their own answer to this. For some it is a distracting hobby, for other it is a video game and for me I pick up my guitar and keep my focus off of food. The interesting part for me is that I am now aware that it is head hunger, since it used to gang up with my stomach hunger.

Let me know when you figure it out!!!

everyone deals with head hunger differently. I have been known to clean, play on the computer and even get on the treadmill.

Good luck and try to out smart your head hunger.

Hi

I’m going into my 7^th year of being banded and have talked about this here several times but I think it’s worth repeating for new bandsters... you may find it helpful with your head hunger... many people have.

Try and take it one day at a time. Don’t compare yourself to others. Don’t go into this journey saying “I’ll never be able to eat this or that ever again.” I can eat ANYTHING except rice and apple skins and no carbonated beverages. Follow the guidelines given to you by your doctor. Remember… take tiny bites (the size of your pinky fingernail) and remember to finish what you have in your mouth before you take your next bite.

When I was losing weight I checked in every month with my family doctor to get weighed and measured. (I don’t own scales) I also attended two coffee groups for people that were banded. These things really kept me motivated and on track. I still check in every month with my family doctor to get weighed-in and I host two coffee groups. For me support from fellow bandsters plays a big part in this journey.

Back when I was banded my family doctor and I came up with something called the “Egg Timer Distraction”. It’s kind of difficult to explain here but I’d be happy to email you the .pdf document. It REALLY helped me with “head hunger". I can’t tell you the number of people in my lapband coffee groups over the years that have said how helpful this “trick” has been in dealing with their head hunger.

Also, I’m not really a “diet” book type person but I recommend you pick up two books.

Eat What You Love, Love What You Eat: How to Break Your Eat-Repent-Repeat Cycle – by Dr. Michelle May

I had the pleasure of hearing Dr. May speak at a conference when she came to Toronto and her book and guidelines really work well with the lapband journey.

The second book is:

The End of Overeating: Taking Control of the Insatiable American Appetite – by David L. Kessler

Please feel free to e-mail me if you have any questions and also if you would like a copy of the “Egg Timer Distraction Document”. --- tomander@bell.net

Tom, Toronto

Banded July 6 06

Wt. Loss: 156 lbs

tomander@bell.net

I always seem to have this evil head hunger how do I shut it off???

I have head hunger all the time....(or used to) but for me, it's all about the Band.....the band takes away my real hunger, and has changed my tastes even...

I have fantasized about certain foods...went to the store, bought it, took it home and spent time preparing it....

Took one bite, and immediately the band took over and I asked myself "what am I eating this for? I don't need this...heck, I'm not even hungry"

And I wind up throwing it all away in the trash....

That is one of the ways this band has developed a new lifestyle within me.....The band has taken away my hunger, and cravings, and eventually changed my thinking (Head hunger)...not entirely, but nothing I worry about any more....

Come to think of it, succumbing to head hunger is why I always failed at traditional diets....first a little cheat here, then a little cheat there...like a house of cards...

But the Band...this is different....I can't really cheat, and I know I cannot fail...as long as the band is there, fully adjusted.

head hunger, i found out during my pre op stage was a real thing...i also found out that i thought i wanted to eat when other people were, when i was bored or sitting around...its something that i have to this day.

how do i deal? if i think i am hungry, i drink something. usually that works. if i am truly hungry i eat.