http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/11/11/surprising-hunger-causes-sneaky_n_4241299.html?utm_hp_ref=mostpopular

great article..the reason i am hungry now, is my body needs protein...before surgery it was because i was bored and lazy and just ate and ate and kept on eating.....

Thanks for this. I'm really working on trying to listen to my body and interpret signals correctly. Everything got so scrambled over the years that it's hard for me to know when/if I'm truly hungry. Newly-banded and hunger has not returned yet so I am just taking baby steps. Guess this is what learning the band is all about -- learning when food is required and responding appropriately. I want to enjoy my food and then stop. The band is allowing me to do that, even if it is just applesauce and yogurt right now.

Thanks for sharing TPops!

I wrestle with emotional eating, using food as a calming agent in high stress situations and with boredom in the evenings.

I wrestle with emotional eating, using food as a calming agent in high stress situations and with boredom in the evenings.

I still maintain that I love the taste of some foods and even though I'm not hungry, the flavor just feels good. Although, most/many of these foods don't taste as good as before thanks to the band and I eat so much less than before so it's much easier to just maintain.

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For so many years I didn't understand what hunger was because I was always eating. Even now I rarely experience the sensation thanks to my band. I am still amazed how my eating habits have changed to a point where I don't understand it. I have lost interest in food and only eat to live now instead of living to eat.

I found the sweet no calorie drink theory to be interesting! I may have to change things up a bit and test that out. I think it is quite a process to reevaluate what is true hunger and what is not. It is a learning curve and I am still learning! @ Jim1967, I wanna lose interest in food!!!!!

Hunger is different now THANK HEAVENS!!!

I went to a wedding and drank and ate too much AND stayed up very late. The next day I swear I couldnt shove food in fast enough! All crap of course....sigh. Dehydrated, over stuffed and under rested. I gotta just get back on track though. It's interesting to know that there are scientific reasons for the cravings and subsequent reactions though.

I found the sweet no calorie drink theory to be interesting! I may have to change things up a bit and test that out.

I would drink 6-7 diet cokes a day pre-band, now I rarely have anything with artificial sweeteners in it (Even stopped drinking crystal light), while not a scientific study, I personally feel it has made a difference in my hunger levels.