My surgery was on 12/2 and at the beginning I wasn't hungry Now I'm getting hungry at night. I don't eat as much as I did before but being hungry at night is bothering me. I have my first appointment 12/29, will the fill take care of this? I am on soft foods working my way up to some solids, no issues except had a few bites of rice and got stuck in my throat. Getting my protein in, last week road my bike 5 miles 3 times a week but now it got cold.

Oh and the Christmas Cookies my husband baked are not helping. He did hide them after I asked him to.

~Lily

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It's likely a combination of real and head hunger. I know when the snack demon rears it's ugly head in the evenings, it's time for me to do something to take my mind off food. I stop watching TV and start doing something with my hands..even if it's just solitaire on the laptop.

Usually thoughts of food start to fade and I make it through another challenge. Oh...and yes, fills will help with real hunger...which will come back. Not being hungry is not realistic. It's not going to stay that way as you can already see.

Start doing jigsaw puzzles..or crossword puzzles, or take up knitting. Good luck and keep us posted.

A couple things that helped me at that point, were 1) drink water; 2) start sorting thru old fat clothes to be ready to box 'em up & decide how to dispose of 'em.

In a few weeks the amazing transformation of moving downward in sizes will occupy more attention than the little cravings you mention.

Another issue I finally discovered: 'being hungry' doesn't mean you gotta OVER eat. That was a new one for me to consider.

If you carefully monitor your food intake, there is a point just a bite or 2 actually and surprisingly, satisfies that 'hunger'.

Beyond that 'satiety' point we are indulging in mindless sport eating.

Make sure your meals are high in p rotein and no more than 4 hours apart.

I'm wearing lots of protein and keeping my meals every 3 hours. It's not helping. I had my fill today. Went from 6cc to 7 cc and still very hungry at night to the point my stomach is growling so it's not all in my head. I'm not feeling the least bit full after a meal. I stop but I'm really hungry. I lost 8 pounds in my last month but I've also been riding my bike 5 miles 3 X a week. We had warm weather then. Now it is freezing so unless it warms up I won't be riding it for awhile.