I am getting a little nervous so just wondering if anyone can ease my mind....I am actually really hungry. I'm only on liquids (still 1st week post-op) and they don't stay with me. I'm hoping that mushy foods will be better and solid food in a few weeks will finally hit me the way it's supposed to. Everyone says 2-3 bites and they're full, I'm just hoping that this happens for me once I get to solids.

Look up the recipe for rice water. Not the one with condensed milk (hortchata). It was a life saver for me that first week. But I still felt a little hungry and was told it was mind hunger not real hunger. It does get much better I promise you. Best of luck.

Did you do a preop diet? If so, how long... and was it liquids only?

Are you sure your hungry? And, its not just too much acid?

I ended up starting mushies earlier (2 days) because liquids were bothering me. I just started small

I was very hungry beginning February 8th, 5PM when I awoke from anesthesia post-op, for the next 3 nights at the hospital, and for the next 3 nights at my mom's house in Taipei where I received my sleeve gast. I was served rice water, becuz in Taiwan, that's a common food waste/bi-product that is thrown away. It has no taste and may be what 10 KCals per 100cc (1/2 cup) ? In addition, I was allowed the equivalent of Gatorade diluted by 1/2 water, again taking away all the taste and reducing the K-Cals once again. I lost 15.4 lbs in 7 days, which I calculate my total intake 3 "meals" per days was around 500 KCal's -- if that. So, I hear your pain. It gets better once you can move on to clear soups. And then you'll really appreciate the weight of the soup and the filled up feeling compared to rice water, which again -- most people Asia dump out. It is NOT a food, really.