Hi all,

First time posting here. I'm 12 days out since the operation and am feeling really hungry these days. I'm sure it doesn't help that I am cooking for my 2 yr old twins and husband daily. At first it didn't bother me, I said "oh I can do this, not so bad". Now, all of the sudden it is driving me crazy! Yes, I was one of those Mommies who would clean up the babies plates when they didn't finish. A few bites of hot dog or chicken nuggets, fruit, tortilla you name it. If it wasn't enough to wrap up I'd finish it off. Also, the shakes and soups are not filling me up, and am really looking forward to the puree stage! Is it just me or have others had this issue?

You are not alone! I have been hungry since about a week out from surgery, and it's the smells from making food for my kids and husband that get me the worst! But we knew this would happen, and it's not much different from a regular diet. It's about making the choice to say no and lose weight. Lucky for us, even if you decided to eat you would fit very, very little in your new little tummy. Not that you should, but that is the point of this surgery. Once you move to mushie stages it should help with the hunger issues. Try to stick with protein mushies. The shakes don't help with my hunger much either, but a piece of cheese, a little bit of egg, or some canned chicken with light mayo has helped me a lot with hunger. It will get better!!

I found at that point it was acid that felt like hunger. I'd have a few sips of milk or something alittle thicker and that tended to help. It's also your head telling you that hey! You normally eat that!! Find something to do with your hands to keep them busy til your head shuts up. It's a challenge to change those habits but you need to do it to succeed long term. I'm 5 weeks out and I'll tell you it gets way better once you can start mushies and solids. Just hold on. You can do it!!!!

Once you start having real food you won't feel so hungry and eventually you will be able to eat what you cook the rest of your family. Good Luck!