Mentally Hungry

[sillybrunette 0]

Hello everyone. This is my first post. I had gastric bypass on December 22,2015. I'm at the two week mark tomorrow. My highest weight was 265. Weight at time of surgery 242. And current weight is 227.

My question is...does anyone find that they are constantly hungry? My body doesn't tell me I'm hungry, so I know it's all mental. I'm mentally hungry all the time and I hate it. Did anyone else struggle with this and if so what did you do to stop the cravings of food.

I'm so happy with this decision I've made, I know it is a step in the right direction, however I find that I'm also just unhappy that I can't eat. I'm sure I sound like such a complainer, but I really want all of these cravings to go away and allow me to enjoy this journey!

[mishi 72]

I've had the same issue and found that it's a lot like quitting smoking. Even after all the nicotine was out of my body my mind still craved cigarettes. Every day the craving became less. It took a long time but I'm coming up on my 5 year anniversary of quitting smoking and could care less about cigarettes now.

I'm 4 months out from gastric bypass surgery (lost 72 lbs) and still have sugar and white flour food cravings, but as long as I eat 3 Protein first meals a day and drink my Water, my mind doesn't tell me I'm hungry as much.

The false hunger is less now and I think/hope over more time the false hunger will go away completely.

Also distraction helps. When my mind tells me I'm hungry but my body is full, I distract myself with anything that works.

I text a friend, clean, do chores, suck on a piece of sugar free candy or chew a piece of sugar free gum or drink a cup of Decaf tea.

I'd like to say I run out and exercise to distract myself but that feels more like a punishment. ????

Just know it gets better. The more you focus on your health, the less your mind will sabotage you.

You can do this!!! ????????

[goblue9280 481]

It gets better/easier the further out you get. A couple things that have helped me:

1. Stick to measuring out your recommended portion sizes
2. try and eat meals at the same time each day

I had a lot of head hungry the first few weeks, additionally I never got the "full" feeling from my 1/4-1/2 cup portion sizes. I also stress ate a ton, so anytime I was anxious during the first month or so, I'd get hungry. As @@mishi said, the key really is to stick with it and eventually your mind will adjust to the new normal.

[jj7481 363]

I've noticed I don't have the "full" feeling many have described. I eat slow, chew many times, and the closest I get is a slight feeling in my LUQ. I'm definitely having to stick to measuring out my meals and making sure I stick to my recommended allowances. My other issue is making sure I'm keeping up on my Water intake so I have less "down time" between meals.