I am bringing this Grand Experiment using essential oils to control hunger to an end. I developed a blend of essential oils that I named “Anti-Hunger”. I consider the experiment successful because it controls hunger and hopefully it will add another tool to the toolbox for weight loss and maintenance. I dropped 7.4 pounds in 11 days. I am 29 months post-op RNY surgery and very near my bottom weight when I began this experiment. Before I began the experiment, hunger was slowly creeping back into my life, I found myself grazing and gaining a little weight. Not much, but a little. At the end of the experiment I was still not hungry and I was able to resist the temptation of snacking. I also fell below my lowest-ever weight since surgery. The “loss of hunger” using this essential oil blend was similar to being in the Honeymoon stage after RNY surgery.

I have posted this formula on my updated webpage at http://www.breadandbutterscience.com/Surgery2.pdf

One of the final observations was that the effects of using this formula apparently tappers off as one drops weight and doesn’t allow one to become anorexic (provided one eats 3 well balanced meals per day).

Sounds interesting. I was happy to read that you apply it to your skin as opposed to ingestion, as I hate the taste of fennel (obviously it's not a formula for ingestion). I may try it when I get to the point where hunger returns, I am eight months out from surgery.

Interesting read on the essential oil formula.

James,

I read your entire story and found it very interesting. Thanks for sharing it.

I might have to try essential oils solution for both myself and my hubby. Hubby has not had WLS, however he is constantly dieting. Yo yo, I might add. He is considered morbidly obese and knows he needs to do something but he just isn't ready yet to take such a drastic step.

Maybe this will help him. He does not eat out of hunger, he eats out of boredom and habit.