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Hello everyone. Band removed and sleeved on 12/6........ Feel great and down 20 pounds. I'm still on liquids for another week and a half but I'm feeling hungry for the first time since my surgery. I love to cook and I been cooking for y family since I'm home recouping. Is anyone else feeling hungry? Up until now I was never hungry....... What are you feeling?

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I def get an empty pit feeling when I'm hungry. But I just ate and I kinda have that feeling now so I don't know. I'm also band to sleeve revision, 11/26. This is a lot different than the band huh?

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I'm hungry also! I eat and like 2 hrs later my tummy is rumbling;( I'm kinda bummed about it!

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Yes, I am two weeks out, I was sleeved on 12/4, and I am hungry. I too have been cooking for my family, sometimes I think I am just tired of liquids. I go to the doctor tomorrow and hopefully I can go to the next stage, but we are gonna be better and soon not to feel hungry, this will soon pass and we will look back at this and say that was a piece of cake. Good luck!

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I def get an empty pit feeling when I'm hungry. But I just ate and I kinda have that feeling now so I don't know. I'm also band to sleeve revision' date=' 11/26. This is a lot different than the band huh?[/quote']

Hi Kate.... Congrats and yes very different from the band... I didn't like it at all

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Yes' date=' I am two weeks out, I was sleeved on 12/4, and I am hungry. I too have been cooking for my family, sometimes I think I am just tired of liquids. I go to the doctor tomorrow and hopefully I can go to the next stage, but we are gonna be better and soon not to feel hungry, this will soon pass and we will look back at this and say that was a piece of cake. Good luck![/quote']

A piece of cake? Gee thanks... Lol. I'm glad I. Not the only one

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I am one week out today and YES, I am hungry. All the food commercials and yummy food in the house is so hard to take. Why, I do not know, but I've craved biscuits and homeade gravy more than anything the past couple of days. I don't know how much of this is head hunger, but it's surely hunger in some shape or form. I will be moving to soft foods in one more week and I cannot wait. One week at a time - keep on keepin on'. Good luck - know you are not alone.

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I am one week out today and YES' date=' I am hungry. All the food commercials and yummy food in the house is so hard to take. Why, I do not know, but I've craved biscuits and homeade gravy more than anything the past couple of days. I don't know how much of this is head hunger, but it's surely hunger in some shape or form. I will be moving to soft foods in one more week and I cannot wait. One week at a time - keep on keepin on'. Good luck - know you are not alone.[/quote']

I know, my craving is pizza, I think because it seems like that is what my kids are always eating. Somedays I can want some and then others I don't want anything but Water. Good luck to you, those biscuits sound good. I am like you looking forward to my next stage.

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I know' date=' my craving is pizza, I think because it seems like that is what my kids are always eating. Somedays I can want some and then others I don't want anything but Water. Good luck to you, those biscuits sound good. I am like you looking forward to my next stage.[/quote']

Yessss pizza..l. I been craving since coming home and I only ate pizza1 or 2x a month if that. I told this to the Dr. He said its the saltiness.....try Gatorade to get the salt.. Hope this helps cause the G helped me.

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Hi Kate.... Congrats and yes very different from the band... I didn't like it at all

This is so different very different from the band! I feel like with the sleeve you have to exhibit much more self control. But I have to be honest, I don't miss throwing up after eating a banana, orange, apple, salad, etc.

I get hungry and find that I can eat more than I planned. However, after I eat my protien, I try to fill up on greens. I snack on fruit (which I know is controversial for the VSG, but I figure no one has ever gotten to 300 eating too many grapes! LOL)

I snack more at three months out, but I track it in MFP and try to reach for the healthier Snacks.

I have read that lapbanders have a different experience with the sleeve than virgin sleevers. If it is true or not, I don't regret the sleeve. I look at it this way, I got it...now I have to figure out how to work it!!! Like anything else, we will figure it out!!!

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This is so different very different from the band! I feel like with the sleeve you have to exhibit much more self control. But I have to be honest' date=' I don't miss throwing up after eating a banana, orange, apple, salad, etc.

I get hungry and find that I can eat more than I planned. However, after I eat my protien, I try to fill up on greens. I snack on fruit (which I know is controversial for the VSG, but I figure no one has ever gotten to 300 eating too many grapes! LOL)

I snack more at three months out, but I track it in MFP and try to reach for the healthier Snacks.

I have read that lapbanders have a different experience with the sleeve than virgin sleevers. If it is true or not, I don't regret the sleeve. I look at it this way, I got it...now I have to figure out how to work it!!! Like anything else, we will figure it out!!![/quote']

Your so right. Keep up the good work cuz I plan on. : )

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don't trust it so early on from your surgery. Could be acid, could be cut nerves not healed yet. I strongly advise eating by the measuring cup and clock for at least the first 6-8 weeks - it took that long for my hunger to basically go away. It returned at about 7 months, but is easily managed by staying low carb.

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don't trust it so early on from your surgery. Could be acid, could be cut nerves not healed yet. I strongly advise eating by the measuring cup and clock for at least the first 6-8 weeks - it took that long for my hunger to basically go away. It returned at about 7 months, but is easily managed by staying low carb.

I definitely think acid has something to do with the feeling of hunger. Even though I am managing my reflux, I still thinik my belly is rockin' and rollin'. I actually have my three month follow-up with the NUT and Surgeon tonight. Oh I have a LIST of questions for them!!! ;0)

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I was definitely very hungry about a week into liquid stage. It upset me, because I thought that I wasn't supposed to feel hungry. Once I moved to soft foods this past week the nutritionist said that I could add some very mushy vegetables. I'll tell you it was like a miracle. Literally getting in my Protein & just a few bites of a veggie & I am now full! sometimes for 4 or 5 hours. Hang in there!

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oh, I was a revision from the band too and my progression to soft and solid foods was conservative/slow due to the higher risks with a revision.

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