I heard with the sleeve you all do not get hungry. Is this true? Also has anyone had the sleeve and weighed over 350 lbs before surgery had much success in the first year?

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That's untrue I'm hungry all the time and I hear that usually the bigger u are the faster the weight comes off

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I am not hungry but do have head hunger at times. Three months out and I dont feel deprived.

What do you mean by head hunger? My mind went everywhere with that. Im not sure what that really means.

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Head hunger for me is when I want something to eat but my body isn't hungry. It is confusing but when I think I am hungry I have a glass of Water and the desire goes away. Overall, I have to remind myself to eat. I forget which is the strangest concept.

The surgery cuts off the part of the stomach with the hunger hormones. Some say hunger comes back down the road but not with the same vengeance as pre surgery. Also, stomach acid can mimic hunger but I haven't had to deal with that.

I'm only five weeks out, but I do get very hungry sometimes. The good thing: it doesn't take much to make the feeling go away; like maybe a piece of string cheese and a SF popsicle, or a container of Triple Zero yogurt and a few almonds.

Ok. Gotcha just wondering. My surgeon is still allowing me to make up my mind what surgery I want. This is life changing so it's a hard decision.

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I get hungry, both head hunger and real hunger.

I've heard that with VSG and RNY the part of the stomach that produces the hunger hormone gets cut off/so much of your stomach is removed that the hunger hormones are drastically reduced. I've also heard that hunger comes back over time (stomach/hormones adjusting to the proceedure?). It seems like everyone may have a different experience.

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I don't get hungry. I was sleeved eleven months ago.

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I get hungry EVERY 2 hours without fail!

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I had my surgery 4 weeks ago so I don't know if that makes a difference. But it's annoying how often I get hungry I have to carry a lunch pack with cheeses and Protein shake everywhere I go. Every 2 hours I'm eating and if I wait longer I feel dizzy.

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Right I'm hungry more often then before the surgery honestly idk if that a good thing or not but it doesn't take much to satisfy

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I'm only a few days post op and the not getting hungry part is true. When my stomach growls that's when I know I should eat. I try and keep my eating on a regular schedule.

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Not that I don't think I will get hungry but supposedly you should not get hungry with Sleeve. I also hear it takes longer to loose the weight. I'm already planning my vacation and I don't even have a date yet. Lol so I just want some of this weight off .

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I wish I had that problem of not getting hungry. For me it got 10x worse. My doctor said its normal because we are eating small amounts so we will get hungry more often. The worse is when i get up to pee in the middle of the night. The hunger pains won't let me go back to sleep. And the hunger pains are magnified too. But on a good note since I'm eating small amounts every 2 hours, that is speeding up my metabolism. I'm losing an average of 3-4 pounds a week and honestly in the 12 weeks of classes I took through Kaiser I never heard of people not getting hungry w the sleeve. We also had to go to support groups and it seems like everyone i met was like me. I guess it's nice to hear everyone has different experiences so you won't be surprised or disappointed on your experiences

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