yikes, night hunger!! what's up?

[lee72 42]

night hunger is the pits! all day I go about my business, slow eating high Protein good food drinking water...then my hunger wakes up after 7pm. anyone else experiencing this? and what to do? thanks in advance!

[lee72 42]

by the way, I am loosing weight and I am post op almost 2 months and per my doctor I am way ahead of my goal by 7 months!!!

[destynee1 417]

lol I feel ya pain.. I am up right now.. and I wanna munch! lol.. I think we need to go to bed earlier! lol.. make some tea! that helps me a lot

[A New New Dawn 1,695]

Are you eating solid Protein? Make sure you are getting 3-4 ounces of solid Protein in for each meal as that will help. Also, my NUT allows Snacks (healthy, planned) ones between meals. My guess if you are doing all that and still hungry you may just need a fill or it may be head hunger. My NUT also recommends for me if I am hungry to drink something as that often will appease what I feel is hunger.

Congrats on your success thus far and to your continued success.

[angelize 50]

i have the same problem,but i really think its just head hunger.

i have restriction all day,then at dinnertime,my restriction flies out the window.

BUT....heres something that happened to me a few weeks ago....i work on saturdays from 8am-7pm. i eat Breakfast at 7,lunch at 1230 and dinner(on saturdays) at 730...so on that day,i made oatmeal for breakfast and could only get 1 spoonful down,tuna for lunch, again could only get 1 forkful in before i felt sick....by 7pm,i was starving(or so i thought)...i made lentils and rice...took 1 bite and i was done! the next day i realized,i can really go without eating all day and NOT BE HUNGRY!!

head hunger has to be the hardest thing about this surgery!! it really messes with you!

[lee72 42]

Are you eating solid Protein? Make sure you are getting 3-4 ounces of solid Protein in for each meal as that will help. Also' date=' my NUT allows Snacks (healthy, planned) ones between meals. My guess if you are doing all that and still hungry you may just need a fill or it may be head hunger. My NUT also recommends for me if I am hungry to drink something as that often will appease what I feel is hunger.

Congrats on your success thus far and to your continued success. [/quote']

thank you so much for your input! point taken about drinking and snacking healthy

[lee72 42]

lol I feel ya pain.. I am up right now.. and I wanna munch! lol.. I think we need to go to bed earlier! lol.. make some tea! that helps me a lot

thanks destynee tea sounds good

[lee72 42]

i have the same problem' date='but i really think its just head hunger.

i have restriction all day,then at dinnertime,my restriction flies out the window.

BUT....heres something that happened to me a few weeks ago....i work on saturdays from 8am-7pm. i eat Breakfast at 7,lunch at 1230 and dinner(on saturdays) at 730...so on that day,i made oatmeal for breakfast and could only get 1 spoonful down,tuna for lunch, again could only get 1 forkful in before i felt sick....by 7pm,i was starving(or so i thought)...i made lentils and rice...took 1 bite and i was done! the next day i realized,i can really go without eating all day and NOT BE HUNGRY!!

head hunger has to be the hardest thing about this surgery!! it really messes with you![/quote']

that's what I am learning too. my body can adjust but tell that to my mind. it's the battle ground... the mind!!!!

good luck!

[cheryl2586 3,053]

Decaf coffee always helps me at night when I feel hungry. Its satisfying and makes me feel like I ate something as strange as it may seem.

[☠carolinagirl☠ 18,721]

by the way, I am loosing weight and I am post op almost 2 months and per my doctor I am way ahead of my goal by 7 months!!!

what a wonderful success, congrats to YOU.

i also get (hungry) at night. but i drink alot and try to offset it if you will. but if i feel i am (about to naw off my own arm) i will get me a Protein snack. hang in there. doing good

[lee72 42]

what a wonderful success' date=' congrats to YOU.

i also get (hungry) at night. but i drink alot and try to offset it if you will. but if i feel i am (about to naw off my own arm) i will get me a Protein snack. hang in there. doing good [/quote']

thanks for your encouragement!