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This may sound weird or it may be normal I'm feel like I am hungry more often ... Not sure if that's a good or bad thing I don't want to over eat. I'm going into my 4th week post op has anyone else experienced this ?

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Sometimes I wonder if its because we have to think and focus so much on our intake. It becomes a dominate thought, which can manifest as "hunger".

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Definitely, and it's normal! You've been surviving on liquids and purees, most likely, as your stomach has been healing. At this point, your stomach's swelling has reduced nicely and it's ready for more solid food. At 4 weeks out, I was on "soft foods," and found that it wasn't until I began to incorporate more solid Protein choices (i.e. chicken breast) that I got my "full" feeling with smaller amounts of food. Continue to follow your doctor's instructions for diet and recovery, but you'll find that the more solid the food you can tolerate, the less hungry you'll be!

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Amanda , it's so true what your saying about eating now being a constant thought... I find myself thinking about it a lot..

Joia thanks a lot that helped ease my worry ... I was starting to think something was wrong with me...

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Remember food it our drug! And we can give it up for the rest of our lives . It gets better I am 3 months out but I still buy too much of something for work. The difference is that I can't eat it all! Bring it home and make 3 Snacks out of it!

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Remember food it our drug! And we can give it up for the rest of our lives . It gets better I am 3 months out but I still buy too much of something for work. The difference is that I can't eat it all! Bring it home and make 3 Snacks out of it!

So true ...

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once your body adjust it will level off and you will never be hungry,and you will have to remind your self to eat,i had to set my timer to eat every two hour,we have to remember the key to losing is eating..and I found out when I smell the foods I can not have,it helps me to just take a big smell,and it tricks your mind to think you are eating it,and the craving goes away :)

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once your body adjust it will level off and you will never be hungry' date='and you will have to remind your self to eat,i had to set my timer to eat every two hour,we have to remember the key to losing is eating..and I found out when I smell the foods I can not have,it helps me to just take a big smell,and it tricks your mind to think you are eating it,and the craving goes away <img src='http://www.bariatricpal.com/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':)' />[/quote']

That's good to kno! I swear I thought something was wrong with me! Setting a timer is a good idea I find myself hungry and I don't remember the last time I ate .... Thank you

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once your body adjust it will level off and you will never be hungry' date='and you will have to remind your self to eat,i had to set my timer to eat every two hour,we have to remember the key to losing is eating..and I found out when I smell the foods I can not have,it helps me to just take a big smell,and it tricks your mind to think you are eating it,and the craving goes away <img src='http://www.bariatricpal.com/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':)' />[/quote']

That doesn't hold true for everyone.

Once you're cleared for solids it does seem to get easier. More satisfied.

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