Wow! I am craving very specific food with great detail. (i.e: Olive & Canadian Bacon Calzone from Lampost; Eggs Benedict from the Hyatt; etc...).

However, I am still on a liquid diet.

I was thinking that this is psychological.

Perhaps "Taste Memories" are meshing with cravings?

Anyway, my plan is to find super yummy substitutions that are healthier.

Yes my dear!! That is what we call "head hunger"

Your body doesn't necessarily need the food, but that pesky brain is saying eat!

It will get better as time goes on

I'm the same way! I want to eat and things look and smell good to me but my tummy says NO WAY!!!! Grrrrrrr!!!!

Ha I was dreaming of food last night, going from place to place on what I could eat the bariatric way, very weird

I think about eating something specific now and then. It sounds really good and I think about how good it used to feel in my mouth and how good a big bite tasted, but in a way, I feel very removed from it. It is very hard to describe. I am not hungry, so it only feels distantly appealing, like the next time I am hungry, THAT really sounds good. Then I eat a tablespoon of cottage cheese and the disinterest returns. I love my sleeve.

I watched a YouTube video diary of a girl that was sleeved during my research for this surgery and she admitted to taking bites of her former favorite foods and chewing a bit then spitting it out just to experience those old favorite tastes again! I was a little disturbed by that and have been wondering if my own head hunger would be so powerful?? I haven't been sleeved yet. My date is the end of March!! I am excited to start this experience but I do feel sad at times at all I have to give up!!

I was having my Stress echo done yesterday. While I was waiting, I watched TV. HOLY CRAP!!! I never realized how many food commercials there were! It was tough, but I stuck to my liquids. I went to the store and bought broth, Popsicles, jello, juice, and pickle juice. I'm going to freeze the pickle juice and make pickle pops! Yummy!!!

PS... Started with GNC protein shakes *Gag*

Got Advicare shakes from my dad. They smell like vitamins, but no overpowering vitamin/super sweetness. I mixed it in a blender with ice. It was pretty good! )

Food doesnt taste as good as it feels to be thin!

Amen Sunshine!

I'm on my preop diet now and i'm feeling soooo hungry! All i can think of is bread, steak, potatoes...this is horrible! :/ cant wait till surgery! Feb 28th cant get here fast enough!

would suggest doing everything you can do to shut that down as soon as it springs to mind. I used methods like when I would think about something (I really wanted Red Robin's crispy chicken sandwich) and think about how much having all of that was really self abuse and that is how I got to be so heavy. It takes the shine off our favorite things when you put it into perspective.

Head Hunger... Makes sense. I had no idea how strong these feelings can be. Now I want a Panini Breakfast Sandwich with yummy bacon. (I said about 12 other craving through out the day)

Curious: Has anyone chewed anything and spit it out?

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Hang in there! I remember having a challenging two days prior. Keep strong and do not let idle time sway you.

Xath101, I don't chew and spit. I dont get judgey about it but for me it feels like disordered behavior.

Hang in there! I remember having a challenging two days prior. Keep strong and do not let idle time sway you.

Thank you! I'm trying to stay strong!

I was sleeved on 2/7 and my toughest battle has been the head hunger. I've found that talking it out with a good friend has helped. I find myself getting frustrated not being able to eat this or that. Nighttime is the worst but it helps to know that it gets easier with time. Hang in there!