I Made It My 1St Wk

[whitniccole 28]

This is the hardest week ever lol. I feel good, just a lot of head hunger....is this normal? I am craving things I never craved before! I am scared I will end up eating something and ending up in the hospital! Help

[Gene1970 179]

_{Congrats on being a week out!!! I get sleeved next week and have spent a lot of time on this site. I can tell you from everything I have read what you are experiencing is VERY NORMAL!!! Lets face it, most of us have a relationship with food that most others that are not overweight would not understand. Try to stay focused for these first few weeks. I am sure you will do fine since you know that doing the wrong thing could land you in the hospital. Every day will be a struggle for a while, but every day will get a little easier... That's how I feel about the pre-op diet at least. The first few days were bad and now it's easier. Hang in there!!!!}

[kmbrlycool 214]

Head hunger is normal and it stinks! I am about six weeks out now and I still

Have bouts with head hunger although it has largely subsided... Which I have to say was such a major fear of mine... To continue to have horrible head hunger. I have also learned that if I do have head hunger and "must" have something I go for something healthy or Protein. Not to say I haven't made a few mistakes... A piece of chocolate... Graham crackers... But when I eat stuff that I shouldn't I almost instantly get sick... So I learn my lesson

Good luck!

[Musharooni 62]

Congrats on your 1st week out. To reiterate what kmbrlycool said, head hunger is one of the demons you are going to be facing for sometime. I am approx month and 1/2 out and it is still a battle. Fortunately, your sleeve helps you recognize head hunger whereas, I know for myself, before the sleeve hunger meant "eat" which is why I was in the situation I was in. Good luck to you...remember, this is a journey, not a race and you'll do great!

[beautifulnewme2012 164]

I am 3 weeks out. Head hunger is normal. Here is a trick that has helped me. When u find yourself craving something, get a bottled Water and sit down and sip it. After a few sips, instead of thinking about how good that cheesecake would be, ask yourself, am I really hungry or is this the head hunger? When I ask myself that my brain instantly does a "tank reading" on my tummy to see if I feel empty. 9 times out of 10 it's my head. So I drink my water and move on. Hope this helps.