Hi..... today marks one week post op. Started the journey last August and my surgery was 1/27. My biggest (and most unexpected) hurdle has been NO DESIRE TO EAT. NOT EVEN A LITTLE. I called my doctors office on Tuesday bc I was extremely weak and not sleeping. Went in on yesterday and I had dropped 14.3lbs (starting weight was 264.3 and I was 250 at weigh in) Doc told me to drink for juice or something with sugar in it and switch to ensure drinks. He's worried about me getting malnourished. Said we will get back on track with the diet once I'm feeling better. I did that but the only mistake I made was sipping through a straw AND drinking while eating soup. HUGE MISTAKE. I won't do that again. Today is better though. Has anyone else gone through this as far as NEVER being hungry?

Hi,

Not sure which procedure you got done- I had the sleeve one, and I can tell you, 2 weeks post-op, I'm still not hungry. During Phase 1, I made sure to sip sip sip all day. What helped me a lot was diluted apple juice. I would definitely not recommend drinking with a straw and also drinking while eating. Poor thing. I hope you feel better soon. Congrats on the 14.3 lbs loss! That's awesome! Take it one day a time, and sip sip sip ♥ Good Luck!

Edited February 3, 20224 yr by Ephemeral

I had gastric sleeve done. I thought I was crazy when I just didn't and still really don't get hungry. Dr said no big deal and it's normal. It may be normal but it still feels odd

Yes, I wasn't hungry for a long time after WLS and still rarely actually get "hungry" other than bored. Remember: no straws, and no drinking while eating. Sip, sip, sip all day long soup, brother, gatorade, etc.

losing one's hunger is pretty common. Doesn't happen to everyone, but it seems to happen to the majority of us. It usually comes back sometime during the first year. Mine came back at five months out.

Hearing that I'm not the only one who isn't hungry makes me feel better. Thought I was going a little crazy lol.

Yea I didn’t feel hungry either. I did want to eat out of boredom though and wish I didn’t. You will probably have to set alarms and make yourself eat a few times a day at least. I am not sure which problem would be worse. Lol

I didn't feel any hunger for a long time. I had meals and snacks because my plan told me too, not so much because I wanted to eat. About 4ish months out, I started to get a "feeling" when it was time to eat (i.e., meal or snack time) but it was and remains very different than the gnawing hunger I used to get. Unlike pre-surgery me, it is easily satiated and I can typically ignore it if I really want to or if I am busy. Honestly, my biggest drive for eating when I get "post surgery hungry" is to get in my calories for the day. I really can't afford to miss a meal or snack, or I won't make my calorie goals for the day. So that feeling is good for reminding me to get some calories in.

I hope this sticks around... I can work with this new version of hunger.

honestly, I wished mine had never come back. It was so much easier to stay on track when I was never hungry and really didn't give a flip about food! Things got a lot harder once my hunger came back at five months out.

So I'm now at 21 days post op and still no real appetite. But, I am now making myself do my diet.