When did you start feeling hunger?

[Sporin 40]

I'm about 7 months out from RNY and I'm just lately starting to feel hunger again. I used to just eat on the clock, never really felt hunger, but now, that old feeling is back. I have to be careful to remind myself to practice good eating habits and not "graze" through the day.

Wondering how everyone else is dealing with that?

[Jenniferlynangel 1]

I felt hunger immediately upon waking up from surgery ... or what seemed like hunger. Who knows! All I know is that it felt like major hunger pains. Paid meds made the feeling go away.

The night I got home from the hospital (and just off paid meds), the hunger pains came back. And they were ferocious. It gave me a panic attack. The hunger lasted about 10 hours, then slipped away after I finally fell asleep.

I am now 4 weeks post-op. Hunger returned about two weeks ago, but it is different than the hunger I felt pre-op or even immediately post-op. It is a "light" feeling, easily forgotten about if I dismiss it, but it does remind me to eat and not forget about food. I like this light hunger feeling I get now.

I do wonder if my hunger will increase as I go along, but I'm no longer very worried about it. Things are going well for me and I am feeling comfortable with my post-op tummy. I feel confident that it will all work out.

[catwoman7 10,973]

mine came back at about five months out. Things definitely become more challenging after that. Hopefully, you learned some good habits those first few months that will serve you well during the rest of your weight loss (and maintenance!)

[Kearner 26]

I'm 8 weeks out and I get hungry [emoji51]
Not like I used to at all.... but I do get small hunger pains once in a while