Return of Appetite

Does anyone else feel like their appetite return could set you up for failure? I have had my appetite back for over a month now. I also found that I can eat sugar & not dump. It seems like there are alot of days that I can eat more than I should. Of course I worry that my old habits will take over again. Is there anyone else that is having this trouble? Maybe I just need some reassurance. Thanks for any feedback

Try to remember too, those early months when you felt you couldn't get in all of your liquid or even enough protein and worried about not eating enough! Now, with a bit of an appetite and more space, you CAN get in those basic requirements. Having an appetite is nothing to be afraid of, just feed that appetite with the good things and use all of your willpower to avoid the garbage food that has little to no nutritional value.

I too have problems with this. I got better at one point but today I can not get full. Also my weight loss has stoped and has been for about a month. Sandra

Hi Sandra, I stopped losing around Christmas and just last week started losing again. I lost 5 lbs. I had my surgery on 7/29/03. I have lost 107lbs. I am thinking that I am just at a plateau and will lose the last 10 to 15 lbs I want to lose eventually once I get past this. I have been doing a lot better with my exercise and have noticed that even though I am not losing pounds I am losing inches. Infact in the last six weeks I have lost a total of 8 inches all over. That is a good thing. I am also keeping track of my food intake just to see if I need to make any adjustments or where I might be eating wrong. I am sure this is just one of the frustrating plateaus and you weight loss will pick up again. Jodi...

All good comments and good advice. I can only repeat what everyone else has said. The plateau is normal. The appetite return is a GOOD thing, you just have to watch WHAT you eat now. Keep a diary of what you take in every day, it's a good thing at the end of the day to sit down and look over how much food you really did eat. On days where I feel like I've totally lost control, I find that my total list of food is still what a 'normal' person might call 'slim pickins'. Eat healthy, keep up the exercise, and in good time, it will all pay off!