Increased restriction at 11 weeks out?

[Escape_Pod 358]

(Apologies for cross-posting, I posted this accidentally in another forum section by accident and can't see how to delete it)

So, I'm eleven weeks out from surgery, and my hunger never entirely disappeared. It's not a ranging munchies monster (and I'm SO excited about that!), but I do get a definite, strong "empty" sensation first thing in the morning, or a while after meals.

This week suddenly I'm feeling full more, and longer. I'm eating the same things I ate last week and the week before, so it's not the transition to denser foods. It did start the day after eating something I shouldn't have earlier this week (emotional eating reared its ugly head for the first time!), but my tummy was completely fine with it at the time - no pain, no discomfort.

I'm not sure whether this is normal ebb and flow of appetite (which would be a first in my life!), whether my sleeve is grouchy at me over my lapse earlier this week (even though it felt fine at the time), or what's going on. For three days I've had to really work at getting in my liquids, Protein Shake, and a bit of meal - I just don't want anything, and I don't seem to be able to eat the portions I had been. I'd been doing 1 Protein shake and 3 mini-meals, with an occasionaly small protein shake on days with a longer workout. Now I'm thinking I may have to go back to 2 Protein shakes to get my daily protein goal in.

I'm really surprised to be experiencing this at this point in time. Has anyone else experienced something similar this far out?

Not that I'm complaining.... just wondering!

[Indymom 132]

I'll be watching this thread for replies . . . I'm not 11 weeks yet but I am intrigued by this.

[janinemaire 7]

Hi, I'm 10 months out now but I had the same question 5 months ago. Like you I was not crazy hungry than all of a sudden after 5 months I was full. I was told that it can take some time before the full sensation kicks in for some people. Now sometime during the month before my period I get hungry but most times I'm not.

(Apologies for cross-posting, I posted this accidentally in another forum section by accident and can't see how to delete it)

So, I'm eleven weeks out from surgery, and my hunger never entirely disappeared. It's not a ranging munchies monster (and I'm SO excited about that!), but I do get a definite, strong "empty" sensation first thing in the morning, or a while after meals.

This week suddenly I'm feeling full more, and longer. I'm eating the same things I ate last week and the week before, so it's not the transition to denser foods. It did start the day after eating something I shouldn't have earlier this week (emotional eating reared its ugly head for the first time!), but my tummy was completely fine with it at the time - no pain, no discomfort.

I'm not sure whether this is normal ebb and flow of appetite (which would be a first in my life!), whether my sleeve is grouchy at me over my lapse earlier this week (even though it felt fine at the time), or what's going on. For three days I've had to really work at getting in my liquids, Protein shake, and a bit of meal - I just don't want anything, and I don't seem to be able to eat the portions I had been. I'd been doing 1 Protein Shake and 3 mini-meals, with an occasionaly small Protein shake on days with a longer workout. Now I'm thinking I may have to go back to 2 protein shakes to get my daily protein goal in.

I'm really surprised to be experiencing this at this point in time. Has anyone else experienced something similar this far out?

Not that I'm complaining.... just wondering!

[Escape_Pod 358]

Interesting!

I do still get hungry, but right now I get full on much less than I did before, and I stay full longer. Maybe it just took longer for my stomach nerves to regenerate after surgery? I guess I figures at this point I'd be gradually eating more, not less. It will be interesting to see if this is just temporary (this is day 4 of this changed appetite), or if this is my new normal.

This is definitely a learning experience, isn't it? Complicated by the fact that people's personal experiences vary a lot. I guess the important thing is learning to listen to what my body's telling me, and focus on getting the best possible nutrition from whatever I do eat.