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I am always hungry, no its not head hunger my stomach growls and carries on. I am getting my Protein target, i just wish i could feel satisfied after eating 😞

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my hunger came roaring back at five months out. After it does, things do get a lot harder...

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It does get more difficult, because I'm a year out and I have a regular hunger. My stomach growls every 2-3 hours on the dot!, but it's smaller amounts now. It's all about your metabolism. As long as you're feeding your body healthier options throughout the day, you're doing great! I've learned I have to listen to my body, not starve it.

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We were always told a rumbling tummy or hunger pains meant you were hungry - not always true. Like how we had to eat everything on our plate - we don’t. Hunger pains can be caused by too much stomach acid. Do you still take a ppi/esomeprazole? If not give some a try & see if that helps. My tummy makes squelching noises & whines every day. My doctor told me it’s just a signal my body doing what it’s supposed to: digesting food & is nothing to do with hunger.

What do you mean by wanting to feel ‘satisfied’ after eating? Often our old ‘satisfied’ level was a lot of food or until we felt better. Are these old feelings & ways of eating influencing how you feel now? There’s a difference between eating until you’ve had enough & eating until you're full, & whether you need that next bite or just want it. Just throwing some ideas to think about out there. They may not even be helpful to you at all.

Congratulations on your weight loss so far. You’ll be at your goal before you know it. Whoo hoo!

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12 hours ago, catwoman7 said:

my hunger came roaring back at five months out. After it does, things do get a lot harder...

That’s for sure. Me too. I’ve had to work twice as hard since then and progress is slow. If anyone ever tells you that surgery is the easy way out…deck ‘em! (Well, not really, but…)

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I have been hungry all along, that never went went away. I just balance it by eating six times a day. I read about people having trouble getting in their Protein and such and I have have not had that issue. Avg around 90g. I stay within the calorie goal recommended by my dietician.

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Some people lose their hunger for a while at first, some for much longer, some not at all. You won’t know how you will fare until you do. It sucks, it may seem unfair, but the truth of the matter is some people will just have to work “harder” than others for the same result. You can only give your honest best that YOU are willing to give and accept the results, whatever that may be.

Good luck! ❤️

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