Do you really need to remember to eat?

[creativeteach 20]

Is it true that you must remind yourself to eat with the sleeve? .....Do you have any sensations of being hungry? I have heard conflicting stories. I would appreciate hearing about others experiences. I

[Tiffykins 673]

Yes, I still have to remember to eat. I have an appetite, food tastes great, and I still love food, but I don't remember to eat unless I sit still long enough to remember. I do not get a true hunger pang, nor do I feel physical hunger at all. During my losing stage, I had to set an alarm on my cell phone to remind me to eat every few hours.

Even at 17 months out, I still forget to eat. So, for me, and my experience, I do not remember to eat and I have to remember to eat every day. It doesn't bother me in the least. I'd much rather forget to eat than be stark raving hunger.

[BlackBerryJuice 349]

I'm the exact opposite, I sometimes have to remind myself NOT to eat, especially if I'm home or somewhere else where food is quickly available. I definitely get hungry after not eating for 3-4 hours, although the hunger is not as intense as it was before the surgery.

[olfea 0]

I'm not entirely sure about it

But it's the other way around, I prefer not to remember to eat.

[chilo1 62]

I do get hungry when I haven't eaten for a few hours, but nothing like the hunger I used to experience, like BBJ said earlier. I get full of course after a few bites of whatever or even a cup of coffee, and I can easily not eat even if i am hungry and the hunger seems to go away, it's great

[juliarh 35]

I don't remember to eat at all -- it can be a pain because I don't have an internal clock (I'm always late!) -- so when I think it's noon, it's 2 or 3 pm. And I've missed lunch, I have to eat and then I have to make dinner in 3 hours -- I know it sounds good, but for me, without my internal clock, it's a pain. I'm taking Tiff's suggestion and gonna set an alarm for me to eat

[sleevesearch 14]

Funny how we are all different. Taking this poll will in no way indicate how you will do. I still get normal hunger pangs and eat about every 3 hours. The saving grace here, for every one of us, is that whether we get hungry or not, we can only eat so much at one sitting. This this is the one common factor that will help us all realize our goals of becoming healthy again.

[LilMissDiva Irene 3,282]

Wow my entire post deleted! Bah!

Ok well, long story short here... I do feel real physical hunger but only after not eating in the last 6 hours. It also will depend what I ate at my last meal. Good OR Bad carbs will make you feel more hunger, however for me - ones with higher Fiber will last longer.

I also can forget to eat.

That is all. ;o)

[Kim 1]

For me I have to remind myself to eat breakfest i'll get up in am take my vits and drink coffee (decaf) and look at the clock and remember oh I haven't eaten yet so i'll wait for 1/2 hour and I will fix lunch then of course rest of day is off because around 3 I will start getting hungry or an empty feeling so there goes my supper plans glad it don't work like that every day just 3 out of 7 I am trying to get better.

[Fleur de lis 2]

It depends on what I'm doing. If I'm sitting in the house all day, I realize when I'm hungry. But if I'm out and about, I usually forget.