At the seminar I was told that the portion of your stomach that tells your brain you're hungry will be removed, and because of this you will never be hungry again. He also said that some of his clients even forget to eat sometimes. From your experience, do you believe this to be true? Do you still get hungry?

Im not sure if I feel hungry or its mind hunger. But I feel hungry right now!!

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I get hungry and at times very bad

I was told that to in one of the seminars i took. Im 3 weeks post op and yes i get hungry (im hungry right now) . I can tell you its nothing like my hunger was before. My portions are are less than half of what they used to be. I have noticed on days when my protein intake is where it should be, i'll go for HOURS without being hungry and will need to remind myself that I havent had anything in a while. Today i was in a hurry and left my protein drinks at home and water is just not cutting it. So i wouldnt say it completely removes hunger for everyone but it has helped cut down on cravings and my food intake.

It is removed, but your stomach adapts and that feeling will usually come back.

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Yes, I get hungry every day. I'm 3.5 months out. I'm good for a few hours after I eat, then I feel hungry. Sometimes its intense. I think I'll have to be one that eats 5 small meals a day vs. the 3 meals they were encouraging.

I'm almost 2.5 months out, and I don't experience real hunger. I do notice a sensation of "empty" if I don't eat for several hours, but it's nothing like hunger, it's probably more like the sensation I get when my blood sugar is low.

That said, remember that grehlin (the hunger hormone) is not JUST produced by your stomach. That is just where most of it is produced. It is possible that you can still be hungry. If you aren't hungry, it's fairly likely that at least some hunger may reemerge sometime down the line.

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Im only 4 weeks out, but Im never hungry and I do forget to eat. As a matter of fact, I had to set alarms on my phone to remember to eat during the day. I hear this changes for some and continues for others - I hope it continues for me!!

I get hungry, and it's definitely real hunger and not head hunger

I am three weeks out. I don't get hungry, I feel empty but not hungry.

I'm 6 weeks out and I definitely get hungry. But it's for real food, not something that tastes good, and once I eat a little, I'm not hungry anymore for the next 3 hours. So yes it's hunger, but not the sort of mad ravening hunger that made me feel like a wolf on the prowl for some hapless prey, like I used to get before surgery. Pre surgery i would sometimes get SO hungry that I'd eat something and then I'd still be hungry so I'd eat something ELSE. I don't have that right now.

I guess I'll take it!

I'm same as gamergirl. I'm hungry, but I'm not RAVENOUS like I used to be. For me, I get hungry and eat about 5 times a day. Just a little bit at each setting. For example, today:

Morning - 9am: Protein drink

Snack: 11am. 1/2 c. cottage cheese

Lunch: 1pm. 1/2 c. refried Beans with 1/8 cup light cheese; Dannon light greek yogurt

Snack: 5pm. GNC pudding

Right now, I've already had 85g protein and 730 cal. I'll have something light for dinner.

Now.... that said, every two hours, I'm hungry!

I'm same as gamergirl. I'm hungry, but I'm not RAVENOUS like I used to be. For me, I get hungry and eat about 5 times a day. Just a little bit at each setting. For example, today:

Morning - 9am: Protein drink

Snack: 11am. 1/2 c. cottage cheese

Lunch: 1pm. 1/2 c. refried Beans with 1/8 cup light cheese; Dannon light greek yogurt

Snack: 5pm. GNC pudding

Right now, I've already had 85g protein and 730 cal. I'll have something light for dinner.

Now.... that said, every two hours, I'm hungry!

Do you get full off these small meals? Do they satisfy you? And what would your dinner probably be?... OK now I'm really starting to sound like a fat person LOL!!

For dinner, I'm planning to have some imitation crab with cocktail sauce. I'll probably eat about 3 oz. which is another 6g Protein and 70 calories. I'll be hungry again around bedtime, but then I'll go to bed...!

And as far as being satisfied... yes and no. Like I said, I'm truly hungry every 2 hours. I guess I \ have just changed the way I look at food. Unfortunately, I'm NOT one of those people who lost my cravings for carbs. I'd LOVE to have something sweet and I have to consciously keep myself away from that stuff (it's like crack to me...)

Trust me, I still think like a fat girl and, as before sleeve, I spend a lot of time thinking about what I will eat and planning on what I will eat. I just don't spend as much time actually eating... HAHAHA!

Here was my day today.

Morning: 1/2 egg

11 pm 2 babybel cheeses

3 pm 1/4 c chili

7 pm 2 oz chicken and 1 shrimp

I am low in calories and Protein today but I just ate the dinner and I am STUFFED.

So, here's what today looked like for me:

• Breakfast: a Chai protein shake (I mix vanilla protein powder and a cup of 1% milk with a cup of chai tea concentrate that I make - it's very lightly sweetened with stevia, but I've also done just a dollop of agave or coconut sugar as an alternative sweetener. Protein shakes are pretty much my go-to breakfast on weekdays, since I am not really into eating breakfast at 6:30 AM but I can sip a protein shake on my way to work.
  
• Mid-morning - about .5 oz of homemade beef jerky - I don't always have a mid-morning snack, but if I do it is always protein of some sort. It mostly depends on my schedule and when I think I'll have a chance to eat lunch.
  
• Lunch today was about 2 oz. of kaluha pork and a third of a cup of fried rice and veggies. Some days it's tuna or chicken salad, or chili, and some sort of veggie or fruit in a small amount.
  
• Mid afternoon - another protein shake today because I had to grab it on the go, but more typically it might be an oz. of cheese or some sliced meat and a few bites of fruit or veggie. I almost always DO have a mid to late afternoon snack of some sort on work days, as otherwise it would be 7 hours or so between lunch and dinner.
  
• Dinner - I indulged a bit tonight and had 3 inches of a Subway chicken sandwich. The "indulgence" is that I actually ate some of the whole wheat bread.and 3 potato chips.