Always Hungry And Wanting Carb!

[suzy1230 8]

Was sleeved on Nov 14 2011 and have lost 60 pounds. I can't stop eating I am always hungry and craving carbs. My Doc wants me to eat only 3 times a day for me it's very difficult. I do not get sick from anything specialy sugar. I wish sugar made me sick. I almost feel like a failure and I am disappointed with myself. I feel that I should have lost more weight. When I was looking into doing the sleeve they said that the hormone gland that makes you hungry would be removed. I guess thats not the case with me.

[SweetP 18]

I would think eating 4 or 5 times a day would keep your blood sugar level and keep you from having cravings. My NUT told me to never go longer than 5 hours without eating some kind of Protein. I am also having sugar cravings and the NUT told me it was because I'm not eating enough good carbs.

[Lissa 2,631]

Replace the bad carbs with good stuff. I find that almonds pretty much keep me off the chips, except cheetos. I cannot have cheetos in the house, period, because I will eat them until they are gone or I am almost sick. I'd skip the surgeon's recommendation and create a meal plan that allows for 5 smaller meals a day, with an emphasis on Protein. Also, raise your Water consumption. That may help with the hungry feeling and make sure you're taking an acid reducer.

You will get through this. Recognizing a problem is half the work of solving the problem!

Good luck!

[thinoneday 445]

You know what? I'm 3 years out and have had that exact problem. . .I will eat my carbs, whatever they may be, but in moderation and then behave myself for the next week or 2. . . I do consider myself pretty lucky, because most of my cravings are Protein based. . so I snack on a lot of pepperoni, slim jims, beef/turkey Jerky, devilled eggs, cheese. Yes, those things are high in fat, sodium, and calories, but very low in carbs, which to me, is more important. . . I do consume 1000-1300 calories a day and don't gain weight beyond any unreasonable point. . . I've been maintaining beautifully for the past 2 years and love myself for it. . .this is just me though, find something that will work well for you! You've done excellently with your weight loss so far! Keep up the good work and together we'll getter done! Good luck!

[Soon2BMiniMommy 92]

I agree with the others, change to 5-6 meals a day. I really, really think 3 smalls meals a day is NOT enough for most of us. We eat so little, we need to eat more often. My advice is to eat to feel satisfied. Don't try to deprive yourself, mentally or physically, and that is what your Dr/NUT's advice is doing. It's making you feel deprived, mentally and physically. Or course, make good choices, whatever that means for you - cheeses, meats, veggies, even fruit, nuts, whatever you can tolerate!

My hunger did not totally go away, either, and it's as much a mental thing with me that I NEED to be able to eat if I want to. It may just be a couple of triscuits and a babybel cheese, but dammit, if I wanna eat, I will. Now, I won't eat TWENTY times a day, and I won't eat chocolate cake and pizza (at least not every time ) but I'll be damned if I will deprive myself on yet ANOTHER diet. I've done that my whole life and that's not why I had this surgery. It's taken me some time to relearn my new body/tummy. Like when I'm really hungry. Some days I am starving, some days not. I just follow my body's natural rhythyms (not my mind's!) and feed it when it wants food. That is very hard to do in the beginning because we feel mentally deprived of food and are somewhat in mourning and really want to eat just because we CAN'T, but that will get better and you will learn your body's way of needing nourishment. I* went through a tough couple of months as my whole being had to shift and learn to live in a different world than what I was used to.

Really, though, eat more than three times a day. It's gotta say something that probably 99% of us here eat more often than that and almost all of our doctor's and NUT's have said the same thing. (disclaimer, you should always follow your surgeon's advice first and foremost, I'm not a doctor!)

Good luck, Sweets... :wub:

[suzy1230 8]

I agree with the others' date=' change to 5-6 meals a day. I really, really think 3 smalls meals a day is NOT enough for most of us. We eat so little, we need to eat more often. My advice is to eat to feel satisfied. Don't try to deprive yourself, mentally or physically, and that is what your Dr/NUT's advice is doing. It's making you feel deprived, mentally and physically. Or course, make good choices, whatever that means for you - cheeses, meats, veggies, even fruit, nuts, whatever you can tolerate!

My hunger did not totally go away, either, and it's as much a mental thing with me that I NEED to be able to eat if I want to. It may just be a couple of triscuits and a babybel cheese, but dammit, if I wanna eat, I will. Now, I won't eat TWENTY times a day, and I won't eat chocolate cake and pizza (at least not every time <img src='http://www.bariatricpal.com/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/tongue.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' /> ) but I'll be damned if I will deprive myself on yet ANOTHER diet. I've done that my whole life and that's not why I had this surgery. It's taken me some time to relearn my new body/tummy. Like when I'm really hungry. Some days I am starving, some days not. I just follow my body's natural rhythyms (not my mind's!) and feed it when it wants food. That is very hard to do in the beginning because we feel mentally deprived of food and are somewhat in mourning and really want to eat just because we CAN'T, but that will get better and you will learn your body's way of needing nourishment. I* went through a tough couple of months as my whole being had to shift and learn to live in a different world than what I was used to.

Really, though, eat more than three times a day. It's gotta say something that probably 99% of us here eat more often than that and almost all of our doctor's and NUT's have said the same thing. (disclaimer, you should always follow your surgeon's advice first and foremost, I'm not a doctor!)

Good luck, Sweets... <img src='http://www.bariatricpal.com/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/wub.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':wub:' />[/quote']

Thanks everyone for the advise!!!