Hey y’all! I was just wondering when y’all started to notice your hunger pains coming back? I’m 9 months out and really have started feeling them come back lately.

I haven’t had much restriction at all post-surgery and have been relying on the lack of hunger pains to control myself.

Thanks!

Hi, I really never had my hunger pangs go away, I do feel the restriction when I have more than 3-4oz of food and eat too fast, but every 3 hours I have those hunger pangs and I'm less than 3 months out.

3 minutes ago, NP_WIP said:

Hi, I really never had my hunger pangs go away, I do feel the restriction when I have more than 3-4oz of food and eat too fast, but every 3 hours I have those hunger pangs and I'm less than 3 months out.

Thanks for your input. I feel some mild restriction when I seriously overeat, but usually I don’t have hunger pains and it’s only the drinking munchies that get me to eat high amounts. Maybe it’s just natural progression of the surgery?

my hunger came back around 6-7 months post op. i had my surgery a few days after you. so we are at the same time frame.

3 minutes ago, liveaboard15 said:

my hunger came back around 6-7 months post op. i had my surgery a few days after you. so we are at the same time frame.

Thanks! Good to know it’s normal

mine came back at five months out. I wish it never had...

I'm so nervous about mine coming back. I'm 4mos out. Just curious how much can u eat right now? I'm terms of ounces

9 minutes ago, bbykitty said:

I'm so nervous about mine coming back. I'm 4mos out. Just curious how much can u eat right now? I'm terms of ounces

I can eat an entire plate of food at once, like 16 oz pretty easily. I’ve always been able to eat more than others at the same stage though

I'm just over 7 months and I would say hunger pains started to come back last month into this month.

Remember this surgery is a TOOL... Not an answer to all things edible. It helps us on our journey but it's still our journey and we have to be responsible for it.

If it helps anyone, I can easily eat a 5pc kids' meal from Chik-Fil-A and usually finish the waffle fries. I still eat protein 1st and don't drink and eat at the same time but I probably wait 15-20 minutes vs 30. If I want it, I eat it (except for simple carbs, leaning on the sweet side- I'm terrified of dumping again - once was enough).

The hunger urges do come back any where from around 6 to 12 months +/-. As @SkinnyMingo1408 said the surgery is a tool & you can’t rely on the the temporary benefits like reduction of hunger & appetite which don’t last. The honeymoon period is an opportunity to establish new eating habits, introduce new more nutritious foods & cooking methods, reflect on what drives you to eat, etc.

Is what you feel real hunger or head hunger? Is there a reason you’re hungry (late for a meal, ate a small portion at a previous meal, missed a meal, been very active)? Are you wanting to eat a specific food, texture or flavour? (This is head hunger not real hunger.) If you are eating regularly, are eating nutrient dense food in recommended portion sizes you shouldn’t be feeling so much hunger you have trouble controlling the urge & are driven to eat. Do you still measure & track everything you eat? Have a chat with your dietician to review your food choices, portion sizes & calorie intake to ensure you on track.

Maybe finding a therapist will help too. Many find therapy very beneficial in understanding their eating habits, what drives them to eat & the reason behind them.
The head work really is the hardest part of weight loss.

Yes, very normal. I started getting my appetite back after 6 or 7 months, I don't really remember the exact time frame but it got increasingly difficult to maintain a low calorie diet. After that point, I had to increase my fruits and vegetables almost to the point of ridiculousness lol as well as other ways to stay on track. I still track and weigh everything. I never stopped. I always will but that is only because I can NOT trust myself to eat mindfully. Others can but I can not.

We will always have our tool to keep us in check to some extent but for myself, I have to continue to follow the basic rules to stay successful. I don't ever want to go back to what I was back in 2008.

As[mention=370238]Arabesque[/mention] said above that sometimes we have to really examine whether it is real or head hunger and what emotion is driving us at that given time if we are experiencing head hunger. I am glad she reminded me of that.

I think a lot of it is the drinking munchies for me. I really need to cut back on that. I’m also training for a triathlon so even though I ate 2000 calories yesterday, I burned that much due to my training.

I think a lot of it is the drinking munchies for me. I really need to cut back on that. Idk if it’s head hunger or what but I need to def eat more protein and less carbs. I keep snacking on my so leftovers like pizza. I’m also training for a triathlon so even though I ate 2000 calories yesterday, I burned that much due to my training.

I never had restriction or lost my appetite. I had to literally train my brain to only eat a certain amount at certain times. I made sure to drink lots of water (propel flavored water is my favorite) to curb the hunger when I was still hungry after eating my allotted amount. Now it's pretty easy, although I have to be careful because I can eat more now at nearly 9 months post op than I could before.

10 minutes ago, SleeveDiva2022 said:

I never had restriction or lost my appetite. I had to literally train my brain to only eat a certain amount at certain times. I made sure to drink lots of Water (propel flavored water is my favorite) to curb the hunger when I was still hungry after eating my allotted amount. Now it's pretty easy, although I have to be careful because I can eat more now at nearly 9 months post op than I could before.

That’s what I’m trying to do. Train myself to the new normal

17 minutes ago, Quesodip251 said:

That’s what I’m trying to do. Train myself to the new normal

It's definitely not easy. But it's possible.