I had the sleeve 3 weeks ago and nothing makes me full like I should be! Did I just waste all those days in the hospital for nothing?

ny first few weeks i felt hungry all

My first few weeks I felt hungry all the time. For the past couple of weeks I have to remind myself to eat because the hunger has gone.

I'm so frustrated I feel like it was all for nothing I should have just done gastric bypass!!! And on top of it all my skin has been awful ever since surgery.

It's hard to have patience when you feel like crap! But trust me - every day it gets better

Lynzi, relax, until you are back on solids, you don't really feel the full effect of your sleeve - trust me, you will :-) in a few weeks time you may even be posting about how little you can eat compared to before, lol.

You haven't wasted anything but you need to be patient. Your stomach is likely to still be numb from surgery so be careful, you may not feel anything if you put too much in.

So stick to the plan you got from your surgeon, the time will pass and you will lose weight - and eat less!!!!

Merry Christmas

Lynzi, relax, until you are back on solids, you don't really feel the full effect of your sleeve - trust me, you will :-) in a few weeks time you may even be posting about how little you can eat compared to before, lol. You haven't wasted anything but you need to be patient. Your stomach is likely to still be numb from surgery so be careful, you may not feel anything if you put too much in. So stick to the plan you got from your surgeon, the time will pass and you will lose weight - and eat less!!!! Merry Christmas

Thank you for this post! I'm a little over a week post-op and I've been doing well- getting protein and water in, however I have noticed that every night when I'm laying in bed, my stomach is growling and I feel so hungry. Also, when I eat, I stop at my 2oz, and I feel content, but I'm not getting this I'M STUFFED AND SO FULL feeling. Good to know that once we incorporate solid foods, we will see the full effect of our awesome sleeves!

I had the same thing and even had crazy thoughts like "did the surgeon actually do anything besides make the incisions?" As soon as I was on soft foods (crackers and cheese) I felt full really quickly. I couldn't even finish 5 crackers and a laughing cow cheese triangle!

Tomorrow will be two weeks or for me. Having the same issue. I have been told by my nutritionist and have read that after starting to eat some more substantial foods, I will start feeling satisfied with small amounts of food.

I felt the same way at first. I was so hungry for the first month. As soon as I started solid (not puree) food it was like someone flipped a switch. Weird.

The liquid (or even puréed) stuff you drink stays in your stomach (sleeve) for less than 5 minutes so of course you will never feel full until you get on solids. That is the main reason we can't drink and eat at the same time. Anything you drink will flush the solid food out of your sleeve quicker and you will get hungry sooner.