Hunger

[akreese02 174]

So I'm confused. I thought with the sleeve surgery, the part of the stomach with the hunger hormone was removed. I get our stomachs heal and eventually we can hold more food but why are people getting hungrier. I'm never truly hungry at 7 months out. I might feel tired so I need to eat and I still struggle with grazing but when it comes down to it, I'm not truly hungry.

[longjohs 11]

I think eventually the sleeve will produce some grehlin, but I'm sure most of it is head hunger

[BestDayEver 418]

I'm 5 months out and mostly what I experience is head hunger. I only have real hunger usually before its meal time anyway. But I am post menopausal and I suspect hormones play a role in true hunger.

[BLERDgirl 6,417]

I get hungry when I truly need to eat. Just not ravenously hungry. I also know when I am consistently hungry it is time to up my calories. I am also post menopausal and work out 5 - 6 days a week.

[Onelife 128]

I ask my Dr. about this. The portion of the stomach removed produces most of the grehlin, hormone is still produced in the body, just not as much. He also said everyone is different as when you remove one hormone it affects other hormones in the body.

[scoutmom 63]

I am battling with hunger every single day. Yes, much is head hunger and my old pre-surgery cravings are back with a vengeance. But I do honestly feel hungry at least once a day.

Talk to my NUT and RN at surgeon's and it is the same story - not enough Protein and Water each day.

I've lost 55lbs (surgery was 5/26) and feel awesome. But have started feeling sad that the losing has slowed down so much.

[Thinkingthinner1109 485]

I get hungry all the time and it's not from lack of Protein or Water. It's not head hinge either. I am just dang hungry I am 14 months post op. I have been hungry for about 6 months. I didn't really experience hunger before

My surgery because I was always eating. Lol. Now I eat at regular times but I do get hungry.

[grandmaofone 411]

I am battling with hunger every single day. Yes, much is head hunger and my old pre-surgery cravings are back with a vengeance. But I do honestly feel hungry at least once a day.

Talk to my NUT and RN at surgeon's and it is the same story - not enough Protein and Water each day.

I've lost 55lbs (surgery was 5/26) and feel awesome. But have started feeling sad that the losing has slowed down so much.

I was sleeved on 6-15, everyday right before lunch I get hungry and then I don't eat much for lunch maybe 10-12 bites then I am full, then again about 2:30, 3- I get hungry. At dinner I am never hungry and I have to remember to eat. It is funny how our bodies work. I have lost 60 1/2 lbs but now it is a struggle to lose a pound a week!!! I am feeling your frustration here to!!! I get on the scale every day and I probably should not but I have hit a stall for about 2 weeks and I just started making my self walk more, but it hasn't really changed anything!! So now I am going to give the scales a few days break before climbing on them. Hope this shows you, you are not alone!!

[KarenLoh 128]

I get very hungry. It is not head-hunger. It is growling in the stomach hunger. The Doc and the NUT think it is a very acidy stomach that I have always had. It's not as bad as before surgery and I can tolerate it pretty well but I take Omeprazole to help control it. Right now it is 2:30pm, had a pretty big lunch but my stomach is growling and rumbling. I'll go eat a mandarin orange and maybe some cheese and that should take care of it but :::sigh::: I had hoped it wouldn't happen for me. C'est la vie!