It's so hard to ignore all the food commercials!

[GEAUX SAINTS 143]

I can't even remember if they bothered me or not at a week out. Nothing bothers me now. I don't ever want to "cheat". Commercials don't bother me, smelling food either. Someone said that after about the 6 week mark, the hunger goes away. Now, I don't really get hungry...I eat because I know my body needs it. Good luck to you!

[wannaBthinsoon 1,634]

@@GEAUX SAINTS I soooo want the hunger to go away! I am hungry all the time!

[Swampdoggie 477]

@@wannaBthinsoon i have days of constant hunger (today) and days of meh, nothing sounds great (last 2 days), for example. Today I ate as much as the last 2 days combined. Anyway, I think when you get on real foods it will be better.

[wannaBthinsoon 1,634]

@@Swampdoggie I sure hope you are right. I'm on full liquids for a few more weeks.

[mommyof2girls 1]

I'm only 3 days post-op & I'm so miserable! Food...EVERYWHERE!! My church has been so sweet to bring meals to my family...and they look/smell sooooo good. I'll be so glad when I'm not hungry anymore! The broth, Protein Shake, sugar-free Popsicles, flavored water diet is getting old!!

[wannaBthinsoon 1,634]

@@mommyof2girls I agree it is totally getting old. I am a week and 2 days post op. I seem to remember being assured when they removed 85% of my stomach that they took the "hunger hormone" So, why am I so dang hungry??

[CanyonBaby 1,852]

@@wannaBthinsoon

Are you on an acid reducer? That may help with the "hunger".....

[Alex Brecher 10,494]

wannaBthinsoon,

Yes, they are everywhere! Good thing eating those foods isn’t anywhere near as fulfilling as those commercials would have you believe…at least, that’s what I tell myself!

Isn’t it fascinating, once you get WLS and can’t eat those foods and have to step away for a week…isn’t it fascinating to see what we have been bombarded with all our lives? Is it any wonder we end up fighting obesity?

I suggest using this time as an opportunity. While you’re on the liquids and pureed foods diet and you can’t eat the foods in the commercials, take the opportunity to think about all the ways you’re being manipulated. Think about the empty promises: that you’ll be happier, more glamorous, a better parent, etc... if you buy hamburgers and Cookies and candy bars. Think about the truth: That you’ll be fatter, less healthy, poorer, and less responsible if you buy those foods.

By the time you get through the early stages of your WLS journey and the WLS diet, you’ll hopefully build new eating habits that include a taste for healthy foods and less of a desire for junk food.

[wannaBthinsoon 1,634]

@@Alex Brecher Thank you! I needed that.

[Babbs 14,680]

I remember a friend posted a recipe for Tater Tot Casserole on Facebook a week after my surgery and I threatened to straight up murder her.

[Elizabeth21 175]

@@mommyof2girls I agree it is totally getting old. I am a week and 2 days post op. I seem to remember being assured when they removed 85% of my stomach that they took the "hunger hormone" So, why am I so dang hungry??

You might want to try taking some omeprozole to see if your "hunger" is actually acid. I had the same feeling and discovered it was acid reflux.

Good luck!

[Alex Brecher 10,494]

@@mommyof2girls I agree it is totally getting old. I am a week and 2 days post op. I seem to remember being assured when they removed 85% of my stomach that they took the "hunger hormone" So, why am I so dang hungry??

You might want to try taking some omeprozole to see if your "hunger" is actually acid. I had the same feeling and discovered it was acid reflux.

Good luck!

If Omeprazole isn't very effective for you, try another new time released PPI called Dexilant.

[wannaBthinsoon 1,634]

@@Alex Brecher Thanks for the tip, I'll bring it up to my surgeon.

[Italian Gal 66]

My sister had the sleeve six years ago....she loves to cook and told me that she secretly enjoys watching everyone eat what she cooks. I pray that will be me soon. We are Italian cooks...lots of family,food and wine around our dinner tables.

[PaulaleeB 88]

Rhonda, I am Armenian and my tribe loves to cook, eat, and send home large quantities. I'm 4 months post -op and I find myself questioning if I am really hungry or just brain hungry. My real hunger left post sleeve and I took the acid reflux meds. They helped a lot. I don't watch the food commercials any more. I hit mute, as I figure I don't need/ or am helped by ads telling me to eat crap food. Nope, don't need it.

Life is so much better. Hang in there.