Post Op Hunger? Driving Me Insane ...

[Preecybaybeex3 2]

So I did it! I have officially had the gastric sleeve and so far the results have been pretty good. I got the surgery on 1/13 and I weighed 316 pounds. As of today 1/19 I am down to 299. I've lost 17 pounds in 6 days. Talk about EXCITED ! 've NEVER lost that much weight in a month, let alone less than a week. So I have nothing but good things to say about the surgery. Body wise, I'm good. I honestly have had NO pain where the cuts were. Weird right? But yup absolutely none. I've had some really bad back pains but I've had those prior to the surgery and it was also explained to me that because I would be laying flat on the operating table that it can cause some extra back pain and boy did I feel it. I swear it hurts more than the surgery. Now those were the amazing PROS of it. Now here's the CON, and yes there's only 1. Now I haven't been physically hungry at all but MENTALLY I've been starving. I just want to chew something. Anything. I just want to put anything in my mouth and trust me when I tell you, it's driving me crazy. I'm miserable. Depressed. Anxious. Aggravated. Angry. Then when people around me eat, it drives me WILD. I wish there was something I could do to just ignore the feeling but from what I'm hearing, it's nothing possible but just trying to ignore it. Easier said than done though. That's for sure. I was considering going to a therapist for it but then I don't wanna feel like I'm over exaggerating. I've had crying spells where out of nowhere, I just break down crying because every other commercial there's some type of food in it. Or the fact that every time I close my eyes, I'm envisioning some type of food that I want to eat. I'm having cravings of foods I didn't eat in months almost a year. But it's something that I'm gonna have to learn to just deal with it. Take it one day at a time. Everybody around me keeps telling me that it's gonna be okay but they're not going through what I am. I guess I just need some words of encouragement from someone who's went through this already or has some tips to help me get through this.

[BLERDgirl 6,417]

There's nothing wrong with therapy. If you are angry and crying about not being able to eat, a therapist might be able to help you deal with those emotions. Why be miserable if you don't have to?

[blondebomb 580]

So I did it! I have officially had the gastric sleeve and so far the results have been pretty good. I got the surgery on 1/13 and I weighed 316 pounds. As of today 1/19 I am down to 299. I've lost 17 pounds in 6 days. Talk about EXCITED ! 've NEVER lost that much weight in a month, let alone less than a week. So I have nothing but good things to say about the surgery. Body wise, I'm good. I honestly have had NO pain where the cuts were. Weird right? But yup absolutely none. I've had some really bad back pains but I've had those prior to the surgery and it was also explained to me that because I would be laying flat on the operating table that it can cause some extra back pain and boy did I feel it. I swear it hurts more than the surgery. Now those were the amazing PROS of it. Now here's the CON, and yes there's only 1. Now I haven't been physically hungry at all but MENTALLY I've been starving. I just want to chew something. Anything. I just want to put anything in my mouth and trust me when I tell you, it's driving me crazy. I'm miserable. Depressed. Anxious. Aggravated. Angry. Then when people around me eat, it drives me WILD. I wish there was something I could do to just ignore the feeling but from what I'm hearing, it's nothing possible but just trying to ignore it. Easier said than done though. That's for sure. I was considering going to a therapist for it but then I don't wanna feel like I'm over exaggerating. I've had crying spells where out of nowhere, I just break down crying because every other commercial there's some type of food in it. Or the fact that every time I close my eyes, I'm envisioning some type of food that I want to eat. I'm having cravings of foods I didn't eat in months almost a year. But it's something that I'm gonna have to learn to just deal with it. Take it one day at a time. Everybody around me keeps telling me that it's gonna be okay but they're not going through what I am. I guess I just need some words of encouragement from someone who's went through this already or has some tips to help me get through this.

yes its called HEAD HUNGER! its the mental part an our brain depended on the so called way of eating that it was relying on the dopamine an serotonin amounts it was getting from the overflowing amount of carbs it was addicted to! the feel good chemicals! you'll get thru it..first month is brutal! it was for me. I had a few days of breaking down crying..a few days I craved a big fat burger! pizza! yea I did...but I got thru it. its all withdrawls...did they cover this in your psych classes pre surgery? they did very lengthy in mine. my sirgeon warned me if I can get thru first 4 wks I have it made! he was right! I am now 6 months out 95 down ...congrats on what you have already done!!! my first wk was amazing also. after first wks results I knew i made the right decision an it was going to work. so glad I did!! welcome to your knew you!!! take care..

[IcanMakeit 1,318]

I don't know if this will work for you, but I kept visualizing myself at my goal weight whenever I started to feel depressed or deprived during the first few weeks after surgery. It helped some. I still felt sorry for myself, but I traded that feeling with dreamy anticipation of the final result.

Please don't feel you're alone. We all have to get through this best we know how.

[Preecybaybeex3 2]

Thanks you guys. I think I really am going to go see a therapist because I really don't feel like this is something I can fight on my own. And i never thought about that. Picturing myself at my goal weight. I think I'll try that the next time I'm having an episode