After surgery, are you still hungry?

[sleeveddoll 3]

Just hope the two weeks of liquid diet after surgery isn't as bad as the liquid diet before. I hear I will not have an appetite.

[Melissa1234 69]

Good question!

[Taminski 20]

I have not had any hunger. I am just over 2 weeks and can have my Protein Shake sitting right in front of me and still forget to drink it because I'm not hungry. But I am tired of liquids at this point. I have had a few soft foods lately but am trying not to go overboard since I don't really get to start soft foods until Monday on my plan. I have heard that some say they have hunger but it can be head hunger or too much acid in the stomach?

[Susie in Lima 320]

Pre-op liquid diet is definitely the hardest. Although pretty boring, during the post op phase you will not be as hard. No worries, just get through the preop diet!

[Macy6 356]

I didn't have hunger for a couple weeks. Now I get hungry and it makes me crazy.

[SleeveFox 10]

Yes, been getting hungry every 1-2 hours and its kinda annoying. During the first week or so on the liquid phase I didnt get hungry much but now a little over 2 weeks after surgery I get hungry often. And I also get pretty angry and pissy when I can't eat when I'm hungry.

[youthguy80 65]

As stated above, the two weeks is the most difficult. I was two weeks post op Monday and yesterday was the first day I felt hunger. It was usually 2-3 hours after eating. But it when away within a few drinks or bites of Protein.

People mention head hunger, but I'm not sure what that feels like.

[gamergirl 4,610]

Yes I do get hungry. But it's very, very different. So I get hungry when I haven't eaten in 3-4 hours, and I felt this hunger within 1-2 days of surgery. This is not the "what shall i eat for funsies?" type of hunger. This is the "feed me now or I will pass out" type of hunger.

I get light-headed, slightly nauseated and must eat right away. But then I eat 2 oz of food, and I'm good for the next 3-4 hours.

I'm 8 weeks out and there has only been one day where I found myself standing in front of the pantry wondering what I should eat. At that point, I know it's head hunger not real hunger. Real hunger for me is light-headedness etc. PLUS I will eat whatever you give me including a piece of dry, tasteless chicken just to get fuel.

And I find it is a LOT easier to control than the old days where I would forage like a wolf seeking prey and could not stop myself from eating useless food and useless calories. It is much easier to manage!

I will tell you though that I found post-op much harder. It goes on a lot longer than pre-op. Weeks of Clear Liquids, full liquids, soft foods..and all the while you really want something crisp, salty, cheesy, gooey, etc.

The consequences of breaking post-op could mean complications and death. This is serious stuff.

That's why getting into the right mindset at pre-op is SO important. Once you start to think of it as necessary for health, and necessary for success, you're getting there. Once you start to believe and insist on success without cheating, you're getting there. Once you refuse to take any unwarranted risks, and hold firm, it gets easier.

If you keep thinking "I can cheat with no consequences as long as it is (insert excuse here)" or "I'm losing weight on pre-op so I'll just have a (insert bad thing here)" you're leaving the door open for bad choices. I am very creative about excuses and I can convince myself that chocolate is good for me. I have to not start debates with myself because my evil twin wins those.

You kind of have to think of compliance with pre- and post-op as NON-NEGOTIABLE.

I know not every one agrees with me on this, but this is just what worked for ME. YMMV

[DonRodolfo 1,416]

Just hope the two weeks of liquid diet after surgery isn't as bad as the liquid diet before. I hear I will not have an appetite.

If you hold steady and do your two-week pre-op liquid-only diet WITHOUT CHEATING you should not experience the same nasties after surgery that you did when you started the diet. On the fifth day of mine the headaches were gone, I felt good, and I got my energy back and it stayed this way even past surgery.

[DonRodolfo 1,416]

I know not every one agrees with me on this, but this is just what worked for ME. YMMV

You seem to have nailed all of the points perfectly!

[youthguy80 65]

Gamergirl....I love your posts.

[gamergirl 4,610]

Gamergirl....I love your posts.

awww..thank you! I think it's just coz i talk too much

[sleeveddoll 3]

Yes I do get hungry. But it's very' date=' very different. So I get hungry when I haven't eaten in 3-4 hours, and I felt this hunger within 1-2 days of surgery. This is not the "what shall i eat for funsies?" type of hunger. This is the "feed me now or I will pass out" type of hunger. I get light-headed, slightly nauseated and must eat right away. But then I eat 2 oz of food, and I'm good for the next 3-4 hours. I'm 8 weeks out and there has only been one day where I found myself standing in front of the pantry wondering what I should eat. At that point, I know it's head hunger not real hunger. Real hunger for me is light-headedness etc. PLUS I will eat whatever you give me including a piece of dry, tasteless chicken just to get fuel. And I find it is a LOT easier to control than the old days where I would forage like a wolf seeking prey and could not stop myself from eating useless food and useless calories. It is much easier to manage! I will tell you though that I found post-op much harder. It goes on a lot longer than pre-op. Weeks of Clear Liquids, full liquids, soft foods..and all the while you really want something crisp, salty, cheesy, gooey, etc. The consequences of breaking post-op could mean complications and death. This is serious stuff. That's why getting into the right mindset at pre-op is SO important. Once you start to think of it as necessary for health, and necessary for success, you're getting there. Once you start to believe and insist on success without cheating, you're getting there. Once you refuse to take any unwarranted risks, and hold firm, it gets easier. If you keep thinking "I can cheat with no consequences as long as it is (insert excuse here)" or "I'm losing weight on pre-op so I'll just have a (insert bad thing here)" you're leaving the door open for bad choices. I am very creative about excuses and I can convince myself that chocolate is good for me. I have to not start debates with myself because my evil twin wins those. You kind of have to think of compliance with pre- and post-op as NON-NEGOTIABLE. I know not every one agrees with me on this, but this is just what worked for ME. YMMV <img src='http://www.bariatricpal.com/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />[/quote'] I needed to read this. Thank you