I don't know what that feels like of course, but I imagine that "normal" people eat when they're hungry and stop when they're full and don't think about food 24/7 like I do. Like right now as I'm finishing lunch I am planning what's for dinner. I know at first I will be almost obsessive with getting in the right amount of protein and such but will there come a time when I don't have to think about food so much?

As long as you don't eat it as much as you think about it I'm sure your normal. I'm always thinking about when and what will I eat next. I get so tired of thinking about food but I would be dead otherwise.

I wish I knew that answer.... I'm always thinking about food.... What not to eat, what to eat, what I should or should not be feeding my kids, and then there's my 130 lb husband always asking if I'm hungry... I haven't even started this process yet.....

As long as you don't eat it as much as you think about it I'm sure your normal. I'm always thinking about when and what will I eat next. I get so tired of thinking about food but I would be dead otherwise.

Well I think I DO eat it almost as much as I think about it, and that is why I'm pushing 300lbs lol

I can honestly say I feel normal. I do have to do extra planning when I am out for the entire day. I always make sure I have protien shakes or snacks with me. I actually have some protein items in my car at all times. Even that is not necessary because you can pick up a protein item almost anywhere now. I carry them with me because it is more cost effective buying in bulk.

I did that before my surgery. That being said my life feels.very normal...

I feel much more normal about food now at 18 weeks post op than I EVER did before. Pre-op, food was always on the brain. I could be eating one meal and planning the next. Now, I really don't obsess over it. I eat when I'm hungry and I can stop when I'm full (have to stop or I get sick). I don't know if I ever really felt full pre-op. I also feel normal in that I can have a taste of something and then stop. Before, if it tasted good, I ate it until it was gone. Period.

I also don't really eat fast food, because it hurts my tummy and I don't really want it. Fries especially, thank goodness. So now I have to plan a bit more - no running through fast food unless it's a yogurt parfait or something (that's rare). Arby's is good - I just get a jr roast beef and eat just the meat. Before, fast food was an almost daily thing.