i'm jealous of everyone who does not feel hungry

i feel hungry every 3 hours. i'm just saying.

Somedays I do...somedays I don't. It's weird. I hate eating actually...but sometimes I do feel hungry and still don't want to eat! Go figure. I only want what I can't have...lol. How are things going for you otherwise? Courtney

Courtney, I'm one of those people that make you feel jealous. I am never hungry. It does make it difficult to eat when I'm supposed to eat, though. I am one of those people that just want to eat. I think I was the same way before WLS. I mean never really hungry, but just ate to eat. Probably the same reason as I smoked, 'cause I never really liked it. In retrospect, I think I was bored & lazy. The surgery has really educated me & now I am neither.

Like Courtney I sometimes feel hungry....sometimes I don't. And I just really do not like eating!!!! I am finding I have to force myself. That is why I got myslef in a bit of a pickle and had to get fluids yesterday. Still everything hurts right now for me to eat. So they want me to try zofran or phenergan and pain meds to take the edge off so I can get more in. Sure the nausea gets better but I am so sleepy I sleep through it and start the process over again. I know I need to get in my protien and my liquids.....but then again I am enjoying nat wanting foods. For instance I am home alone today and in the past all the snacks in the house would be in danger. But me....just not interested in them at all. I have been reading, relaxing, watching TV and making myslef drink. WOW what a change!!! A few weeks ago I did get hungry off and on and want food.....guess we go through phases!

Kimberly, I'm like you I get hungry about every 4hrs. My only problem is eating the first time I usually have to force myself then every 4 hrs I'm hungry. Cheryl

I'm like the others, some days I have to force myself to eat, others I feel hungry constantly. In the past week or two I've had to remind myself to eat something because I can sometimes go hours without eating. I'm also noticing myself 'mourning' food more. Like I went for shish taouk this week. I used to LOVE shish taouk, when I had it it was the highlight of my day. But that night, I had to open it up because of the bread and it just wasn't as satisfying as it used to be...I got no pleasure out of it at all. Kinda sad...but strange mostly. I never realised how much I loved food. I've started just this week really craving things I can't have. Like bread. Oh boy! I would kill for a bite of a big stuffed hamburger and not be terrified of food getting stuck I did get a grilled chicken burger, I starred at the bread for a long while before throwing it out. It just isn't worth the pain!

ok when people actually say they feel hungry...do you actually get hunger pangs or do you just feel like eating...i know i'm like everyone else and some days i feel like eating and other days i don't but i don't get hunger pangs...at least not yet...

that is actually a very good question. sometimes i do feel hungry. sometimes i just feel like eating. you know it's VERY hard to break old habits. the other night something a little depressing happened. and guess what? kim + depressed+alone+ sugar free ice cream in fridge (not even mine, i didn't buy it) = kim eating too much sf ice cream to try and feel better. uhmmmm.... it didn't work. i think the emotional part of this journey is going to be the hardest part for me!!!

Hi Kimberly, I am NEVER really hungry... but there are times that I have head hunger so badly and I crave certain foods. I have days that I can't seem to get satified and days like yesterday, where I have no desire to eat at all, it's weird. I guess everyone is different. Hugs, Esther