Still Hungry.....wth?!?

[kayte819 95]

I'm 7.5 weeks post-op & still very hungry!! I've been eating 800+ calories a day for the last week or so. The good news is it broke my stall, but I'm concerned about feeling so hungry. Wasn't that hunger switch removed?? I am drinking lots of Water & taking 2 prilosecs a day. I see people on here further out than me eating way less. Also, I'm eating healthy, high Protein, low(ish) carb (less than 40 a day) & low sugar. So, what is going on? Is anyone else still getting hungry or am I the odd man out? Fyi I'm also not exercising very much so that is not a contributing factor.

[emily_0192010 168]

I don't know for sure, but I have heard of others still being hungry and my surgeon told me that not everybody would get that "so not ever hungry" feeling. That being said, you should get full after eating... are you still hungry after eating?

If so, then it is probably head hunger

It sounds like you are doing great though... keep it up and hopefully someone with more experience will offer some input.

[OilSooner 23]

Still hungry an hour or so after meals here as well, so I feel your pain. I am working out a lot, so that is very likely a contributing factor, but I plan to speak with my surgeon about increasing the dosage on my ppi just to see if it helps.

[want2bhealthy 0]

I stay hungry too. I get full when eating and then 1 hour later I am hungry again. My dr said it is because I don't eat Breakfast and I am fooling my body into thinking I am starving it so when I do ea my body grabs the food and uses it up. He told me not to skip a meal. I just can't make myself eat breakfast. I was a big breakfast eater before the surgery but now I just can't eat until around 1:00 every day. Then I feel like I graze all afternoon and even into the night. My surgery was in December 2011. I have lost 35 lbs but feel like I should have lost more.

[carbgrl 119]

Want2bhealthy, can you at least drink a Protein Shake in the morning? EAS has carb control one that's about 6 oz, 110 cals, 17 g Protein. It's not bad.

[Jlo77 11]

Eat small meals 6-8 times a day. Protein Shakes if you have too 2 times a day. I eat cheese sticks, lunch meat a slice or 2 day.

[thinoneday 445]

I've been hungry all 3 years since my first day of surgery! lol. . . it's a real pain in the gluteus maximus. I asked my doctor about that and did you know that the pancreas also produces that damned gherlin? Yup in some folks, the hormone is produced in the stomach part which has been removed in us, and in some folks it is produced in the pancreas. . . ugh life can really throw a curve ball to people can't it? Good luck! Keep working that sleeve, it won't let you down. . .

[want2bhealthy 0]

Still hungry an hour or so after meals here as well, so I feel your pain. I am working out a lot, so that is very likely a contributing factor, but I plan to speak with my surgeon about increasing the dosage on my ppi just to see if it helps.

What is your ppi?

[kayte819 95]

Thanks all for the feedback! Ate Soup for dinner & felt ravenous an hour later. I'm rebellious by nature so I decided to eat a bowl of kashi lean crunch.....omg! Threw up my socks! Lesson learned. Still working on reighning in my inner rebel!!!