When did hunger strike for you?

[Neversaynever 268]

I am 5 weeks out now and so far, have had little if any hunger. However, I don't know if the last couple of days, my mind is trying to play tricks on me or if I am genuinely starting to get the hunger feeling back.

I am feeling ever so slightly empty at the moment but I can't tell if its hunger or just my old, greedy mind saying you can eat something lol.

How far were you before genuine hunger came back?

[Myaiku_Kuraitani 245]

I was almost two months out when my hunger came back. Hit me like a ton of bricks. Lol

Hw-273
Sw-226
CW-124
GW-130
Size- 2, Small in sweats. Small in shirts. depends on how it's cut or made.
Bra Size- 34C

Surgery Date- April 26th, 2017
RNY
"Only those who try will become" FFX

[sillykitty 10,708]

For me, at about 3 months I had physical hunger return. But after two weeks or so, it disappeared again. But head hunger has been a constant struggle for me. It is definitely as real and as persistent as physical hunger!

[Creekimp13 5,838]

The day after surgery, with a vengeance.

I was starving...crazy hungry...until around three weeks when I started eating about 1000 calories per day.

I eat about 1200 per day now, and have no problems with hunger at all.

[Seahawks Fan 771]

3 hours ago, Alison Murray said:

I am 5 weeks out now and so far, have had little if any hunger. However, I don't know if the last couple of days, my mind is trying to play tricks on me or if I am genuinely starting to get the hunger feeling back.

I am feeling ever so slightly empty at the moment but I can't tell if its hunger or just my old, greedy mind saying you can eat something lol.

How far were you before genuine hunger came back?

I can’t answer that. It hasn’t happened yet.

[Jodyjoe 21]

When I think I am hungry , I always drink Water first because sometimes i am just thirsty.

[Frustr8 7,886]

PCP,has always said that, OMG do you suppose he didn't lie about that? Maybe I'll have to believe him more often!

[Sosewsue61 3,185]

Real hunger where you want to gnaw your arm off?

I don't have it much at 7 months. I can tell I need to eat because my brain starts to malfunction and I get tired, cranky.

I do have head hunger and it varies, sometimes it is a couple days in a row, and then nothing for weeks.

An empty stomach does not bother me, I just notice it but it doesn't really set off alarms. I will get a cheese stick or eat 2 small shrimp or something like that and be okay until meal time. Or get busy and forget to eat until I am in trouble and desperate for nourishment. All part of the navigation.

[Nataliesmom 112]

Was just coming here to check on the same thing, I’m 7 months almost 8 months out 130 pounds down and almost 50 inches. And I’m constantly starving the last few days, dr said to try to do a reset. I’m down even further then this picture I’m down to 255.3

[CalGuy64 66]

I wasn't hungry at all for about four months. Now if I forget to make my Protein Shakes I get really really hungry. However, it still only takes a relatively small serving to satisfy this hunger.

[TakingABreak 2,733]

On ‎06‎/‎17‎/‎2018 at 8:40 AM, Alison Murray said:

I am 5 weeks out now and so far, have had little if any hunger. However, I don't know if the last couple of days, my mind is trying to play tricks on me or if I am genuinely starting to get the hunger feeling back.

I am feeling ever so slightly empty at the moment but I can't tell if its hunger or just my old, greedy mind saying you can eat something lol.

How far were you before genuine hunger came back?

I have felt my hunger kick in more in the last two months, I'm 5 months post op tomorrow. It's not nearly as bad as pre op. And sometimes, I still think it's head hunger. The good thing is, that if I can't overcome it, I have a small snack and I'm good again in no time.

[magpie26 244]

Nine weeks out, I've felt hunger since day one. No, it's NOT head hunger like everyone tells me, I am legitimately hungry, but definitely not like before my surgery. I try to keep hydrated and keep my Protein up but it's really a struggle and VERY annoying when your doctors say it will go away (umm it hasn't) and (some) bariatric group members say it's not true hunger. I'm disappointed, I heard a lot of even most of the members of my post op support groups here locally say they don't feel hungry or rarely do, some of them are years out. But, I don't give in, I drink my Water, stick to my 3 meals and maybe have one protein rich snack. I guess it is what it is.

[BajanSleeve 244]

I was hungry the day after my surgery and HUNGRY every day since! I envy you I was so looking forward to this non existent hunger that I heard about and was told would go away with a smaller stomach but I am in the percentile that that did not happen. So count yourself blessed

[Rachibabe 4]

I was also started feeling hunger the day after my surgery. My doctor told me it was just stomach acid but I've pretty much experienced it every day since surgery. And I know it's not "head hunger" because I don't even want to eat if that makes sense. My stomach wants food but my mind tells me I'm too nauseous and uncomfortable to eat.

[Sleeved36 356]

The hunger is real! But is it head hunger or real hunger? I am still working it out.

Water helps. I am jealous of the people who don't feel hunger, it's a b**ch. But I didn't have my belly cut up for nothing. Some days it is just me and my Iron will.