Well hello everyone! I had sx on 8/13/12 . So i am 2 mths out and my head hunger is whipping me. Does this ever get better?

I don't know... I always have head hunger and it drives me crazy. I try to drink Water and take bites of a Protein bar. Curious if it ever goes away?! But my hunger time hits when I'm home before dinner time.

Surgery 7/25/12

My experience was about month 3... but had to give myself a stern talking to. I have found other things to occupy my thoughts and exercising much as it pains me to say, does help...cuz the damn endorphins really do kick in.

Everyone is different so it's difficult to put a timeline on it but yes, I think you'll find that it will become less of a problem with time. I wrote a post a while back titled "Managing Hunger". You might find some helpful ideas -

http://www.rnytalk.com/topic/1493-managing-hunger/page__fromsearch__1 .

I'm 3 1/2 out and I have good and bad days. It's worse on days I don't get protein shake in the morning.

Thank u so much for the info and input it helps alot!

I am going to try to keep myself busy... Which is not hard since life is crazy busy anyway. I want to add morning and afternoon exercise to keep busy during danger head hunger times. For me when I get home from school in the afternoons I always snack. I'm trying to cut down on that pre surgery, so maybe it will help head hunger. I think I'm also going to buy something super cute and hang it in my room so I have motivation to fit into it.

I am still pre op but I think my time for the head hunger will be late in the evening. It is now, Like when the house is quiet and everyone is in bed, I want to raid the kitchen and eat things I know I shouldn't. I have been doing a lot better the past few months, but I just know that is when the head hunger will rear its ugly head.

Vicki,

That's a hard time because you can't really replace it with exercise... Or at least i would not be able to. I'm tired by the end of the day. Hmmmm. Maybe a nighttime activity..knitting, guitar, learn a language, just throwing out suggestions.

good ideas, i need to get back into my decorative painting, you can't eat and paint at the same time. lol