Grr. I had my surgery on 12/2. I'm not new to bariatric surgery... Had the lap band done in '08 at 311lbs and maintained around 160 for awhile. But the band slipped. And I got pregnant. And very sick. Ended up having emergency surgery to remove the band after I'd dropped to 116lbs. But I took advantage of pregnancy and ended up going up to 210... And then 270, after giving birth!!! So, I had the sleeve. I was not prepared for the pain and nausea I experienced, but I also had a very large hernia repair and the removal of my lap band port at the same time. Anyway, I'm now like 5 days post op and I'm finding one more thing I wasn't prepared for- hunger! At first I was fine, but right now I seriously want to eat! Not going to, obviously, but it seems like most people have no hunger at all for awhile. Am I alone in this?

You not alone I had the sleeve done on Dec 2nd too. And I am hungry. Ugh! Of course I'm on liquid and will not dare cheat but I feel like I'm starving. @@lily0327 you are not alone.

Grr. I had my surgery on 12/2. I'm not new to bariatric surgery... Had the lap band done in '08 at 311lbs and maintained around 160 for awhile. But the band slipped. And I got pregnant. And very sick. Ended up having emergency surgery to remove the band after I'd dropped to 116lbs. But I took advantage of pregnancy and ended up going up to 210... And then 270, after giving birth!!! So, I had the sleeve. I was not prepared for the pain and nausea I experienced, but I also had a very large hernia repair and the removal of my lap band port at the same time. Anyway, I'm now like 5 days post op and I'm finding one more thing I wasn't prepared for- hunger! At first I was fine, but right now I seriously want to eat! Not going to, obviously, but it seems like most people have no hunger at all for awhile. Am I alone in this?

When I was on full liquids post op I thought I was hungry, but in retrospect I think I just wanted to chew. Now that I can eat, I don't have much of an appetite at all.

sounds like head hunger. i was obsessed with the thought of food the first few week. i am also 7 weeks out, I'm never hungry and also have to foce myself to eat. It will get better!

I'm going to give you some advice that most don't think about. Go ahead and eat. You can only eat so much and then your going to get full. Your probably in the liquid stage. So maybe lots of Protein shakes and possibly Jello or pudding.

After a week out I told my NUT that I was hungry and she told me to start on soft foods. try 1 egg with 1 starch like 1 pkg of cream of wheat, oatmeal, or grits if you like them. It hit the spot. Use your Protein shake as a snack.

Omg, I was sleeved on 12/1 and I'm hungry too. I hate the taste and smell of just about everything including water. I do drink it anyway. I'm barely getting down a 11.5 ounce protein shake a day. I don't drink broth because I hate the smell. I have a very gross taste in my mouth all the time. I would say I'm miserable however I know this is part of the process. My biggest complaint is lack of sleep.

My biggest issue after sleeve surgery was my increased sense of smell. I could smell food heating in the microwave from upstairs. Nausea Meds were my salvation. As far as cravings I had success with diet frozen fruit pops. You may want to try those.

Thank you everyone! Today is the first day I'm allowed protein shakes so I'm hoping that will help. I know for a fact part of it is in my head cause my family was eating normal foods last night for dinner (grilled chicken, rice, and corn) and I was just craving it! But today I do feel my stomach grumbling so I decided to work on my fluids and focus on that. My food addiction is just so much worse now than it was in 2008 when I had the lap band so I think I'm just scared that this is not going to work. Deep breaths lol.