Constantly hungry

[sbailey1 25]

Hi everyone! Happy New Year! I am just wondering if anyone has or had this problem? I don't have a surgery date set yet. I am hungry all the time! It seems I can't get full a lot of times. After surgery will this change with my smaller stomach and all? I sure hope so. It is very frusterating now.

[Noor1969 150]

I am hungry just about all of the time (although I'm sure most of it is head hunger), and have to eat enough for 3 people to get full. I think my stomach is stretched out from years of overeating. This is why I'm having the surgery--for the restriction of the smaller stomach and lessening of the gherlin production that causes us to get hungry in the first place.

My surgeon swears to me that my hunger won't be an issue anymore after I'm sleeved. I'm really counting on this surgery to get my appetite back under control. You're not alone!

[rensterness 375]

Hello! I was sleeved less then three months ago, October 7th 2013. I had the same problem as well with needing to constantly eat and I was never full. I was also a non stop total pig when it came night time...all I would do was eat eat eat. Now, almost three months out I am below doctors goal weight and don't eat constantly, actually I eat twice a day, very very small portions and FEEL full. I also don't snack at night, I don't feel the need, no feeling of hunger. I never really felt the full feeling until I was sleeved, it's amazing. I wish you the best of luck!! Hope this helped! :-)

[chefcoll 53]

I had this problem as well before i stared this journey. I learned that I was totally lacking in protein! I was a carb addict, when i started to really look at what i was eating (decrease the carbs - increase the protein), the weight really started coming off and i was no longer constantly starving!

[Louc45 0]

I am 4 mos sleeved. I have lost 55 lbs and have less than 30 to go. My problem is that I am eating every two to three hours. I am still losing but I am afraid that because I eat every 2-3 hours I will stretch my pouch. I only eat tops 100 to 160 calories each time. Do you think I will stretch my pouch?

[sbailey1 25]

Thanks so much everyone! This really has helped a lot!