Why Am I So Hungry?

[Pinkylee 7]

I'm at 3.0 cc's in a 4.0 band almost 6 months out. My last fill was a week ago and I still have a growling tummy within 2 - 3 hours of a meal. I would call this physical hunger.

Which half of my tummy is growling so loud? In order to keep losing, I need to stay a little hungry.

Anyone else still hungry? I'm eating only the good stuff, high Protein, lo carbs and trying to stay around 7 ounces per meal or less than 1 cup. I wait to drink liquids for l.5 hours or the hunger comes earlier. Am I chewing too much?

[barbara465 2]

After this last fill on Tuesday I am having the same problem. I'm back to 2.0 with the thicker solution and hungrier than I've been in a long, long, time. I don't know if its because I had to be on liquids/mushies for 6 days prior to this fill and the thought of another 6 days was too much.

I broke down last night and had some queso bean dip and a few chips. That seemed to help. Today I had the same thing for lunch and I'm now full.

I wonder about your theory on chewing. As you know, I chew, chew, chew. So maybe we chew to liquid and like liquids they go right through us. I need to chew on that thought a while.

[Jachut 487]

I'm at 3 ml too and I can still eat anything and I still get hungry, lots. I'm now running up to 10km at a time and have added in weight training as well and I'm 5ft 10 so I think I burn a lot of calories in a day. I still have in my head that women need teensy tiny little portions of food and compared to that I eat like a truckie.

But the hard facts are I have lost 30kg so despite my preconceived notions of how the band should feel and how much I should eat, what I've done has been adequate.

But I hear you on being a little hungry - because I'm not losing any more, lol. I do need to eat less and I'm a bit frustrated that 3 ml for crying out loud hasnt given me the restriction to lose that last bit! How much is it going to take?

I'm more of a mind to think I have to do it myself from here. To have come this far and been lucky enough to never PB and to still be able to eat any food, I dont really want to push my luck.

[Pinkylee 7]

If no sweet spot is in the cards for me, so be it. I've lost most of this weight being a little or a lot hungry.

I am reminded that I'm not STARVING or thinking constantly about food like I would have been with out a band.

I can count on l/2 thin sliced toasted bread and meat sandwich filling me up and that may be my new "meal".

I must still be swollen from my last fill because my old formerly too big bras are a bit tight around, we won't mention the sad cup size.

Thanks for responding. It's good to know we're not alone in the hungries.

[flabuless 18]

meee hungry too...I find though depending on what I eat I can stave off the hunger for longer periods...if I eat a full vege and meat meal...I am not hungry for some time...whereas if i eat toast/pasta or something like that...I am hungry again within 30min

[Jachut 487]

Agreed - if I could pull my finger out and cook myself say a grilled piece of fish and vegetables for lunch, I'd be sweet for hours on that. I'm sure I'm not "tighter" at night its just that I eat more solid food for dinner than I do for lunch.< /p>

But dang it, I dont want to change those habits. Eating on the run and buying lunch out and nibbling all day are too easy, lol.

[faybie 0]

My tummy growls when I am not hungry, I just assumed it was gas moving through the two sections and into my intestines. My hungry feeling feels just like it did before, however my full feeling is completely different.

[mariecarmen 1]

My stomach makes some horrendous noises at times. I find if I sip Water, it calms down a little. Since my last fill I can't tolerate anything solid for Breakfast (never could since the surgery) or lunch (work stress really affects my restriction). I do find myself feeling genuinely hungry about 3 hours after each shake. My dietician suggested a 90 calorie yogurt for mid-afternoon, a few almonds mid-morning to stave off hunger.

Try the Water sipping technique and see if it helps. Or, how about, a few ounces of a Protein Shake?

[Pinkylee 7]

I have to admit the best way for me to unstick the scale is to stick with band rules doc gave me. 3 small meals a day.

Maybe my hunger is more mental. I never considered that a growling tummy was anything other than a hungry tummy.