I can't stop thinking about food. My next meal, when I can eat... Is this normal?

At what point are you at? Have you started your official pre-op diet?

In general, yes it is normal for some, particularly if you keep telling yourself 'stop thinking about food or don't think about food'...your brain hears food, and that is all it thinks about. Think positively instead for instance, I will drink all my fluids today, I will eat all my protein..

If your pre op...Today I felt that way off and on. Drank Crystal light, broth, and decaf coffee to help fill me up and a hot sugar free jello... they are so good.

I love an apple drink from Walmart it is like Crystal light and I freeze it enough its slushy.

Actually, I am 7 weeks post-op (down 31 pounds--hooray!)

Hot jello? interesting. I am making my own broth/stock for sipping--delicious.

And when you get there, eat dark meat chicken, its higher in iron, will help your body produce hemoglobin, healthy hemoglobin leads to less fatigue.

11 hours ago, Leenkath said:

I can't stop thinking about food. My next meal, when I can eat... Is this normal?

If you are not drinking enough water or eating enough protein, you may be hungry. If you are drinking and eating enough, it may be head hunger. I actually went to a psychologist to help learn how to deal with my head hunger and cravings. I highly suggest having a support system. After WLS we need to adjust our relationship with food. Best of luck to you.

Yes hot jello. Just skip putting it in the fridge. It's a soothing drink when not feeling well...

This too shall pass. Totes norm. Drink lots of water--get AALLLLL your fluid in! And get your protein in. It's a combo of real hunger and head hunger.

I was like this for awhile. I don't know if you're experience is the same as mine, but mine wasn't necessarily anticipation/excitement about eating or hunger. It was more about anxiety about what I could eat and would I be able to get enough protein. So I was thinking about food all the time trying to fit the puzzle pieces together. Now I have several meals that have roughly the same amount of protein. That way, I can just grab one of those meals and eat. It is my way of meal planning without having to plan every meal a week in advance. It has taken my anxiety about what I can eat and how I can get in my protein.