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  1. 1. physical hunger

    • lost it after surgery and never had it return
      12
    • lost it after sugery but returned within a year
      6
    • lost it after sugery but returned after a year
      0
    • never lost it at all
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I am lucky so far to not have any physical hunger. I was just wondering how many others have been so lucky, and how long it has lasted for each person.

Thanks for your input

Sherri

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I'm 9 weeks out and the feeling isn't the same as the old hunger but I do feel emptiness if I go 5 hrs or more. I eat 3 times @ day with protein(mostly fish) and 1 snack usually beef jerkey.

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i'm only 2 weeks out, but i can say since i've had surgery, i have not felt hungry at all. i've heard my tummy rumble a few times, but i dont feel hungry at all. i love it!!

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Zero hunger since hunger, and it hasn't returned. I'm approaching my 13 month post-op on Saturday, and can go about 12-16 hours without eating without even feeling weak, lethargic at this point. It's only happened a couple of times, but never any hunger.

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I am almost 9 weeks out and I don't ever get hungry per se but rather a feeling of 'empty' .. like low blood sugar (I am not diabetic) and I must have something every 3-4 hours. Has my hunger actually returned? I would say no.

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Zero hunger since hunger, and it hasn't returned. I'm approaching my 13 month post-op on Saturday, and can go about 12-16 hours without eating without even feeling weak, lethargic at this point. It's only happened a couple of times, but never any hunger.

Tiff .. this is incredible .. 12 hours without eating? Do you drink your fluids during this time? I think the longest I could go would be 5 hours and that is pushing it. I feel weak at that point.

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i never really got hungry before surgery because i ate a lot. since the surgery i get hungry,, i feel empty every 3 hours or so,, i'm pretty disapointed i was looking forward to not being hungry,, still hoping it will happen. Once i eat something i'm ok for another 3 hrs. i think i'm eating a lot? more calories than most of you seem to eat,, but my stomach is definately smaller so as long as i lose the weight eventually i will be very happy,,,here's to us all being happy,,,

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Hi I voted lost it and it never returned, but I do very occasionally have a feeling of hunger, probably because I am. I think the hunger I get is like normal people hunger. I feel hungry for 30 mins maybe a couple of times a week. It goes off if I don't get round to eating, just like normal people's does too. how weird is that?? It was never like that for me before.

Jane x

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I also voted "lost it after surgery and never had it return" ... However, I often do get a weak "empty" feeling if I go too long.

Somedays, I can go a long time. A few weeks ago, we got up and had Breakfast around 8:30 ... Got busy with the day & went shopping with my 8 year old. At one point, he stopped, dropped his packages (very dramatically, like only an 8 year old can do) and said "Are we ever going to have lunch?" I looked at my watch and realized it was 3:30 in the afternoon!!!! I immediately took him to the food court & filled him up. Can't believe he didn't complain before that. He told me "I figured you'd remember me eventually." Oh! The drama of the 2nd grader!

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hAHAHA Love the story Mini.. haha I can see my niece doing the same thing. Only it would involve a well placed back of her hand to her forehead *queue fainting pose* hahah.

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hAHAHA Love the story Mini.. haha I can see my niece doing the same thing. Only it would involve a well placed back of her hand to her forehead *queue fainting pose* hahah.

LOL - my niece would have done the same thing!

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I had no hunger the first few weeks or so after surgery, but now I'm hungry all the time. I was really hoping I would be in the group with no hunger, but alas I'm not that fortunate. And yes, I take my acid reducer religiously, drink fluids, etc.

I can even eat a 30gram Protein bar and be hungry a couple of hours later. I try to keep one close by and just nibble on it all day in between meals. I work at home and it's too tempting to head to the kitchen and graze.

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oh, I hope it stays away! So far I do not feel hungry and if I am not thinking about it, I miss my meals. Oops! For that matter... I do not really feel full when I eat either. At least not in the same way I used to feel full

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thanks so much everyone for your input and voting in the poll

i really appcreciate it

Sherri :-)

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