I'm having a hard time with head hungry. I struggle with all my bad habits. I have lost45 lbs. gained 5 lost that now I gained 2. I feel that my band is tight enough, because It hurts when I eat. . I know I don'tI feel like a lost cause. I was baned Feb 11th. Please HELP!

All that I can say is ignor the head hunger and very deliberately do what you should do. Drink your Water, measure your food, stay away from simple carbs.

IT does become second nature at a point. The head hunger does slip away too.

good luck.

HI, I was banded on 2/27/08 and I'm struggling with my eating habits as well. I just got my 3rd fill on 7/18 and this one is the tightest yet. I'm am eating less but I still find myself reaching for food even when I'm not hungry and it hurts to eat it.... but we have to be strong and I am taking it one day at a time. Try not to beat yourself up over it... we wouldn't be overweight if we didn't have issues with food. I'm trying hard to stay out of the kitchen and keep food out of sight. Hang in there and good luck!

Try to figure out what triggers this head hunger...Is it boredom? is it stress? What do you crave when you get head hunger? Are you eating too much refined carbs?

I know that my triggers are mainly boredom and carbs.

When I am bored and get head hungry I get out of the house away from food. If I take a 20 minute walk or if I am at work I try to do some deep breathing then take a quick walk around the office. The exercise releases seratonin and really helps to take the head hunger away. And I feel so much better about myself than if I had given in instead.

I am also addicted to carbs. When I eat carbs, I get insulin spikes then crave more carbs. Think about which foods pop into your head when you get head hunger. If you are craving sugar, bread, Pasta, crackers, cereals, chips etc. then the head hunger is coming from carb addiction. The only way to stop this is to break the cycle by removing this stuff from your system. The only carbs I have allowed myself since before my pre-op diet are those that come in natural forms like vegetables (no starchy veggies) milk and fruit (higher Fiber is better) and oatmeal. I always eat my Protein first then my veggies and then my fruit and never eat a carb alone without a protein.

If it is depression, you need to learn to deal with it without eating...either by yourself or through counseling. During my psych evalutation I was made to sign an agreement that if at anytime my surgeon felt I needed counseling to deal with my head hunger then I agree to comply.