Sitting in my Dr,'s office this am, (one of many) I read an interview in Peoples magazine given by my NJ Governor, who had lap band surgery early this year.....

He said the following....(I'm paraphrasing) Problem I had was I ate too much..simple. I Loved food....Could not stop. NOW I can't eat Breakfast anymore, so my wife makes me a smoothie with lots of fresh fruit and plenty of Protein...other than that, food does not interest me anymore, I could care less if I eat or not....I don't think about it, and my tastes have definitley changed.....and when I do eat, I can't finish it...I'm done quickly....

BRAVO! This is a guy I can relate too...NO HUNGER is a characteristic of being in the Green Zone....I need to reach out to him somehow...

I think it's great that he has done this for his health. It's nice to see someone in the limelight come out with positive things to say about lap-band!

I do envy both of you having lost your appetite. I know my band is as tight as it can be without causing me complications -- been there/done that and not going back down that road!! And while I know I'm in the green zone, I do still get physically hungry, and deal with head hunger occasionally, too.

Toddy, I'm with you, my doc says I'm in the green zone, I don't think so, I think I'm just about there, I usually can go about 4 hrs between meals and that's good but the head hunger is awful, I mean awful and my sweet tooth gets me really bad. When I do snack its usually a low fat string cheese or greek yogurt but that's not every day. Nights are my worst enemy. I applaud the Govenor and for coming out with his journey to the public. Like you Toddy, I too still get physically hungry and have to eat...

Unfortunately fills will not help with head hunger. You might consider counseling for that. If you are not hungry for 4 hours, the band is working. You are supposed to be hungry, when it is time for another meal. Just try something else to do if it is head hunger.

Battling the head hunger is tough! I have found that staying busy is the best thing. When I start "craving" something, I clean out a drawer or a closet or something similar and it passes...

Chez I know, but that darn head hunger is awful, it's the devil I swear it.

I call one of my OA friends and talk about head hunger and I get over it. Well, most of the time.