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I never visit this site and I never post...I really wish I utilized it more but I have pretty much been "on my own" in this journey. Tomorrow I will be 3 months post-op and I'm really feeling weird about this whole situation.

Bigest question/reason for this post: Is it normal that I feel hungry a few hours after a "big" meal? I mean I ate a lot tonight, too much in fact that I actually vomited after (that doesnt happen often, so please dont think thats the underlying problem in this post)...but here I am about 2.5 hours later hungry...but I can't decide if I'm REALLY hungry or if its my bad habits creeping back in??

Another thought, I feel like I am already failing at this...I am around 30 lbs lost since surgery which isn't huge compared to other's numbers, but I was on the "smaller" side before surgery so my doctor said that I shouldnt expect to see the drastic numbers others do.

I guess I am looking for a little motivation/support/helping words. It's not fair for me to ask that of y'all when I have not been doing the same. I am going to make more of an effort to get on this site because I really talk to no one about this besides my closest family members...but they aren't going through this so it's not really all the support i need.

Ok that is my vent for now.

** just to hold myself accountable, I know why I'm not losing more, it is because I have not been exercising like i should.

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Well, I get hungry after a few hours. Most people on here eat about 5 - 6 times a day. It may also just be acid which can mimic hunger (I take a PPI for this) or head hunger.

If you are only eating three times a day I would try adding in 2 small Snacks to see if that helps.

I actually eat 6 times a day because my day starts around 6 and ends around 12am or 1 am.

So I eat Breakfast, snack, lunch, snack, dinner, snack.

You should also try the acid reducers. Helped me a ton :)

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I'm sorry your having trouble.

I just had my 1 month checkup and was told I'm supposed to eat every 2-3 hrs. Do you have access to a NUT?

30# is great...that is 10# a month!!!

You might be having issues with acid...a lot of discussions on this site how it simulates hunger.

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YOUR METABOLISM IS PICKING UP

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i agree with you my sleeve is stretching because of this issue.

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