I'm really tring to hold it together, I'm not hungry or feeling any hunger pains, but I can't seen to shut my brain off....My husband just fried pork chops and I feel like I should be eating one but I'm not the least bit hungry. I pray this will so away soon...

Thats the hard part not eating when you are not hungry. I just grab my protein water and drink. Its amazing some days I have to make myself eat. Thats a new one for me. lol

I'm 5 days postop and I just started protein shakes today. I have no idea what any of the feelings I'm getting are. Are these rumbles in my stomach gas or hunger? Am I hungry or do I think I'm hungry? Is this what full feels like? We are learning our bodies right now. Try and stay calm and focused. Do what your doctor told you.. use is as your training manual! We are being trained and reprogrammed to learn how to live our lives not around food anymore. I've been staying away from anyone who is cooking for that reason. I don't want to be tempted to do something I shouldn't and I also want to say focused and keep my momentum going. You can do this! I have faith in you!!

I know the feeling... I live with/care for my grandmother. I make her atleast 2 meals a day, and usually have to make something completly diffrent for myself since i'm still in my mushie stage. It's hard, but I know it will be worth it... A dear friend of mine had WLS last year, and her statement all the time when having to cook/see what her family eats was "nothing tastes as good as skinny feels". I just have to remind myself, i'm doing this to get HEALTHY and I will NOT let food get in the way of that anymore. I wish you much luck on your journey!

The head, oh how it messes with us! If only we could band the head, things would be so much easier.

But, we can't. we have to learn to deal with the head hunger. Are we physically hungry or not. What works for me is when I have that question I will drink a glass of Water, if I still feel hungry after the water I will go ahead and have a snack, but 9 times out of 10 I am not hungry.

There is no easy fix for the head, sorry.

aj took the words right out of my mouth, head hunger. I fought that today. I knew I wasn't physically hungery, but my head was telling me I wanted something. I told it to shut the hell up and went and cleaned out a drawer. While I was doing that I found two pairs of size 16 shorts and decided to try them on, they fit. So yes, "nothing does taste as good as skinny feels".

I have not worn shorts in years. This summer is going to be different. Started out in a tight size 24.

I can't even believe I now share my size with anyone, that never happened before either.lol

i found out that head hunger was real on my pre op diet....i just thought i was hungry when other ate, when i smelled food or when i was bored. i learned quickly that if i drank something, my so called hunger usually went away. but in some cases, if i am truly hungry (and there is a difference) i learned to eat.

much like a baby. they eat when hungry and then push the bottle away when full...

yep yep....head hunger is the hardest part of this new band life I think.....

When it hits me I grab my Water bottle and sip sip sip...

and even when I think its not going to help...it DOES

~hugs~ tatoo beauty giving care to a loved one is always hard in itself...