Hunger

[Iliana82 84]

Usually I get full fast with 2-3oz of food. Today I have been eating every 2-3 hours non stop

Since this morning. I tried my acid meds and drinking Water. The only thing that calms my stomach is food. What's wrong??

[Writergirl 230]

Nothing's wrong! You're probably just hungry! Since my surgery in January, I get hungry every 2 hours like clockwork. Frustrated, I asked the doctor about it, since I thought I'd never be hungry again after the surgery. He said in a small number of cases people just go the other way and get hungry all the time. (yay, me.) Meanwhile, I was on an acid reducer so it wasn't acid. It stands to reason that we would get hungry when we're eating such small amounts. I will say this, though... I've learned that sometimes when I feel hungry it's just stomach irritation. If I've just eaten and feel hungry, I know it's not hunger again. So now if I'm really hungry I drink a small amount of ice Water. If I can feel the cold in my stomach, I know I'm empty. If I don't feel it, I know it's something else and I just ignore it for awhile and it goes away. Don't panic! It's no big deal.

[kyllfalcon 768]

I'm one of the unlucky ones who still feels a good deal of hunger. I too take the acid medicine, which helps minimally. Just plain hungry. Good news is the hunger doesn't do much harm when all it takes is a quarter cup to shut it up! I just make sure the quarter cup is low fat, low carb Protein.< /p>

[kiki19 16]

I am 4 weeks out today!!! I get hungry about every two hours...I don't think it is real hunger. I have found that the low fat, high Protein will stay with me for a long while, whereas veges or potatoes don't. Also, I try to drink a Protein Drink sometime in the morning. Usually, I make like a frappe: coffee, Protein Powder, ice, ff milk, splenda, and cinnamon. My GF who had the surgery 6 months ago says she always thinks to herself, the sleeve is my tool; I will use it. I just now get what she means, or I think I do. Meaning, do whatever diet you have to, to ensure wl, whether low carb, WeightWatchers, or whatever, and let your sleeve be the tool that keeps you on that diet. I wish everyone the best of luck on their weightloss journey, and can't wait to join the ranks of the under 200....Oh, I dream of that moment. I see some of you are almost there...WTG....

[Mews 37]

I get the hunger too and it's definitely not head hunger. I'm on prescription Prilosec too but that doesn't help. I asked my doc about it and he said it was plain old physical hunger. I will just have a small healthy snack to stave it off but because of it I eat about six times a day.

[Iliana82 84]

I have been drinking iced coffee the past couple of days get fluids and Protein in and that helps my hunger i have learned. I have been sticking to Protein Bars instead of shakes (I can't do shakes anymore, gag at the thought of them) I need healthy snack ideas?????