As of tomorrow I wI'll be beginning my 4th week and I am constantly craving regular food and sweets. I am wondering about all of these restrictions and did I make the right decision. I am going crazy.

??? Need info

Are you waiting 30 mins before and after meals to drink Water?

Are you taking all your Vitamins?

Are your reaching your Protein and water goals?

If these cravings and hunger are in your head and not your body, which they should be if your doing all of the above, I think group or one on one therapy will help give you tools to deal with the problem.

Also remember this new tummy, new eating habit is VERY new for for you. Your mind and body need time to adjust to this huge life altering operation.

I know that while my huge sweet tooth has vanished, when I go into the kitchen and see other yummy fast food things, which I ate all the time before, I want want want.

But my one trial (an egg and cheese mcmuffin minus the muffin) ended in pain and puking so I remind myself of that shameful episode and move on.

Just know that you're not the only one dealing with cravings. It's normal. It's like quitting a bad habit. Your mind takes about 3 months to really start to move on.

Head hunger can get the best of everyone. I think it is the single most difficult thing to learn to deal with.

You cannot possibly be feeling real hunger at this point so it's one of two things:

1. You are letting yourself get dehydrated which carries similiar symptoms as hunger. Make sure you are getting 48 to 64 ounces of Water a day.

2. Head hunger. Thinking about those things you used to love or watching cooking shows can make this worse. You will have to learn tricks to help you. My trick is to go do something else to get my mind off of it. I will go crochet, read a book, take a shower, go for a walk, literally anything to help me not think about it.

Yes it is more of a head hunger thing and yes I think that I was not getting enough protein and water. I am down 20 lbs so far which I am happy about. I guess I am just learning how to get use to this new way of life.

Thanks for the info everyone..