Hunger Coming Back?

[BettyBoop 28]

OK, I'm almost 4 months out from my GS surgery. I'm doing very well. Lost about 50 pounds before surgery and 40 pounds since.

However I do notice that my hunger is back. Bummer. Although it is not as bad as before. And this is NOT head hunger. It's hunger....

I still do very well and keep track of my calories on MyFitnessPal and keep them under 900 calories a day.

I'm just curious if those of you as far out or further out have the same issue....

I knew it would come back. I just didn't think it would be this soon.......

[Rainydayz 27]

Yeah, mine is pretty much back too. I'm 7 months out - it came back around 5 months out. But I feel like it's a much healthier hunger, if that makes any sense. When I'm hungry I want good food. I don't want the junk as much (except at that TOM but even then it's not totally uncontrollable.) And it only takes a fraction of what I used to eat to make me completely satisfied. I do get head hunger too. But I have to ask myself if I'm really hungry or just wanting something.

I'm not perfect all the time, but now I can make so much better choices than I ever could/did before the sleeve. I feel more like a "normal" person now as far as hunger and eating go.

[longer-life 139]

I never lost my hunger. Not all of us do. It's ok though. Very little food will satisfy your hunger as long as you feed it properly. :-)

[longer-life 139]

I never lost my hunger. Not all of us do. It's ok though. Very little food will satisfy your hunger as long as you feed it properly. I was a volume eater and am doing great, so you will too! :-)

[Pookeyism 1,143]

OK, I'm almost 4 months out from my GS surgery. I'm doing very well. Lost about 50 pounds before surgery and 40 pounds since.

However I do notice that my hunger is back. Bummer. Although it is not as bad as before. And this is NOT head hunger. It's hunger....

I still do very well and keep track of my calories on MyFitnessPal and keep them under 900 calories a day.

I'm just curious if those of you as far out or further out have the same issue....

I knew it would come back. I just didn't think it would be this soon.......

Is it the persistent hunger or is it controlled with slow "sleeve eating" or a protien drink?

I have had some hunger a couple of times but it was easy to manage. I never expected to not be hungry at times, just not to the point it affected so much of my day.

I hope it is manageable. Keep us informed.

[KellyL 173]

I still don't have a lot of hunger I don't think. But I do have a lot more of a "taste" for food. I don't know if it's more of a variety issue than a hunger. That is why I try to constantly try to change up my meals and Snacks. I pretty well eat a lot of the same things, but I try to throw in new recipes and meals here and there. I do this by checking out the recipe thread on this forum and others, googling for low carb recipe sites, etc. There are so many low carb recipes on the internet. And even a lot of regular recipes, you can modify and make lower carb. And I am NOT a cook by any means. Most of the ones I find and use aren't complicated or have a huge ingredient list. I try to keep it easy and simple.

[Ms skinniness 3,003]

I know that I'm always looking at my next meal. So lately, I'm taking in alot of fluids as soon as I wake up before I have Breakfast. This helps me somewhat. I know when I haven't had a meal and I'm late and I'm feeling famished, I tend to over indulge. I get irritable and think I can eat a lot, then my restriction kicks in. I get somewhat sad and I know that my head hunger has hit home again..... Need to stop this, it's driving me crazy.

[300PoundsDown 101]

I am 7 months out and I noticed myself feeling quite hungry a lot more than normal. This really bugged me and I started researching it here on the forum. I found several threads discussing that others had this experience and it was from acid in the stomach. By taking a tums or some other similar medicine like prilosec, it went away. Apparently acid in the stomach can mimic hunger. Now I'm not sure why this would suddenly be happening. I just know that some said it does and that by taking prilosec or tums it killed it. So I tried it. And it worked! The next time I was feeling hungry when I knew I shouldn't be feeling that way I took 2 tums . It went away. I wish I had known long ago that acid in the stomach produces a similar feeling to hunger . It makes me wonder how many times in my life I've confused that with hunger . For me, this worked. I hope it helps!

[BettyBoop 28]

I'm happy you're OK with that. I know a couple people that that happened to. One lady even had her doctors do a scope on her. She didn't quite beleive that they had done the surgery on her!!

I know for ME, I was really afraid that would happen to me.

Good luck to you...

[BettyBoop 28]

Yeah, mine is pretty much back too. I'm 7 months out - it came back around 5 months out. But I feel like it's a much healthier hunger, if that makes any sense. When I'm hungry I want good food. I don't want the junk as much (except at that TOM but even then it's not totally uncontrollable.) And it only takes a fraction of what I used to eat to make me completely satisfied. I do get head hunger too. But I have to ask myself if I'm really hungry or just wanting something.

I'm not perfect all the time, but now I can make so much better choices than I ever could/did before the sleeve. I feel more like a "normal" person now as far as hunger and eating go.

I'm glad I'm not the only one. The docs told me it would come back. I just didn't think it would be this fast. Although it is nothing like before. Like you, I still make the right choices. And I had to attend a 12 week class that prepared me for the after effects of surgery and how to live with them. It all was very helpful.

Happy you're doing so well!

[BettyBoop 28]

Is it the persistent hunger or is it controlled with slow "sleeve eating" or a protien drink?

I have had some hunger a couple of times but it was easy to manage. I never expected to not be hungry at times, just not to the point it affected so much of my day.

I hope it is manageable. Keep us informed.

Hello!!

I get pretty hungry when it is time to eat. And it is controllable. Like I said in my OP, I'm still on track.

But because I have rheumatold arthritis, I went into a BIG flare for 2 months after surgery. So they had to give me a cortisone shot and daily prednisone. UGH....however I did OK and still watched what I ate. The hunger started comng back then, but I attributed that to the cortisone. Now I know it wasn't that. I've been off the cortnisone for a month now...

So for us sleevers, the hunger usually does come back. I just didn't know it would be this soon.....

[BettyBoop 28]

I know that I'm always looking at my next meal. So lately, I'm taking in alot of fluids as soon as I wake up before I have Breakfast. This helps me somewhat. I know when I haven't had a meal and I'm late and I'm feeling famished, I tend to over indulge. I get irritable and think I can eat a lot, then my restriction kicks in. I get somewhat sad and I know that my head hunger has hit home again..... Need to stop this, it's driving me crazy.

Yeah, the Water does help doesn't it??? I hope you can control the head hunger.....

[BettyBoop 28]

I still don't have a lot of hunger I don't think. But I do have a lot more of a "taste" for food. I don't know if it's more of a variety issue than a hunger. That is why I try to constantly try to change up my meals and Snacks. I pretty well eat a lot of the same things, but I try to throw in new recipes and meals here and there. I do this by checking out the recipe thread on this forum and others, googling for low carb recipe sites, etc. There are so many low carb recipes on the internet. And even a lot of regular recipes, you can modify and make lower carb. And I am NOT a cook by any means. Most of the ones I find and use aren't complicated or have a huge ingredient list. I try to keep it easy and simple.

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I am 7 months out and I noticed myself feeling quite hungry a lot more than normal. This really bugged me and I started researching it here on the forum. I found several threads discussing that others had this experience and it was from acid in the stomach. By taking a tums or some other similar medicine like prilosec, it went away. Apparently acid in the stomach can mimic hunger. Now I'm not sure why this would suddenly be happening. I just know that some said it does and that by taking prilosec or tums it killed it. So I tried it. And it worked! The next time I was feeling hungry when I knew I shouldn't be feeling that way I took 2 tums . It went away. I wish I had known long ago that acid in the stomach produces a similar feeling to hunger . It makes me wonder how many times in my life I've confused that with hunger . For me, this worked. I hope it helps!

Yes, I've heard that. But I do take prescription strength omeprazole every morning for my stomach. So it isn't that, I don't think. However I will e mail my surgeon and ask if maybe I need something else. I'm only 4 months out....it's kinda early for the hunger to come back I think....

I don't think I can mix tums with the omeprazole tho....

Thanks for the reminder...