Has my appetite finally came back?

Ok I think my actual appetite has started to come back. I have been one of teh ones who thankfully while I had hea dhunger to some degree has not had an issue with actually feeling hungry. Most of the time I have to make myself eat at meal times.  Anyway about 3 days ago my appetite has come back with a vengance, and yes its real hunger I have done the whole water and protien checck to see and I am hungrier at the end of 20 minutes later than before. I am still not able to eat alot at once but I seem to be craving a wider variety of foods and tolerating new ones better. So now if I can make sure I am staying on track and not folllowing head hunger extreme I might actually be able to start building a much healthie rrelationship with food. Although I swear I spend more time reading lables and planning meals than I did before WLS. Back then I pretty much stuffed whatever appealed to me in my mouth and called it good.  Anyway those of you who did have a reduced appetite after surgery when did you really first start noticing your appetite was back? I am 3 1/2 months out right now.

Mine isn't back yet - And it has been a whole year...I am really happy about that! I was thinking that in your case it may be just a stronger interest in food and a variety of foods? I am saying that because when I was three months out is when food was appealing to me again - but no physical hunger really...my interest in food at this point comes and goes - some days I welcome it, some days I could care less....

I kind of hope so as most food has not been really appealing to me until lately. I mean they are there but I was timider on trying out different things. I will freely admit cottage cheese is a GOOD friend of mine it is my fall back to food when all else fails. Has always sat easy on the tummy.
I guess since it is my first real I can eat real solid foods and not have to fear the tummy revolt as badly and I found that I was eating more than I was I seriously ha dtimes I couldn;t do  te 1/4 cup much less a 1/2 but last night I was able to keep a whole hamburger patty (maybe 3 inch circle) with brown gravy and about 3 tablespoons of greenbeans with almond slivers. Which while definately not much is still more than I have been eating at one time.

I still dont have an appetite...some days I crave certain foods cause of stress...case in point today I wanted garlic cheesy bread

OMG I was in WalMart in delcity today and they have a Subway and I swear I could have stood there all day smelling the bread. I do occasionally allow myself a half piece of well toasted wheat but not often and Oh I would kill for a piece of Subway bread. I know I could indulge occasionally but being still so early out I really want to make as much of my honeymoon time as possible so have tried very hard to keep it as low carb as I cn keeping in OWLOs guidelines. I did get me some of teh LowCarb Slim Fast and your right I can tolerate it in the morning much better.

Subway sells mini subs which are three inches long I get a one that is whole wheat toasted then either add turkey,or tuna...banana peppers and pickles and no dressings....you can eat subway just chosse helathy stuff

My appetite is usually always in my head-with the band I don't experience stomach growling hunger like I used to-a physical sensation.  So for me, even REAL hunger is in my head, and that has caused some problems.  I try to think of it as Legitimate hunger vs. Head Only hunger.

One of the weird issues I have had is that on days I go to the riding stable, I don't eat a lot, but I work out a lot-and the NEXT day I could eat a small moose.  So, I've been working on getting more consistent in both daily calories and in spacing calories out.  Spacing is important too-if I "save" too many for the evening-I'll be nibbly all evening.

Are you eating any vegetables at all?  In the beginning, I kind of dumped them choosing to fill my stomach real estate with protein, and I think that was a mistake.

At a year and half out, my appetite varies on a daily basis and I just have to use my head to figure out if it's legit or not, or on days when I have 0 appetite, use my head to know I need to eat.

I will also say, that while on liquids I've made a strong effort to drink something every two hours-and I've had a zillion times more energy today than I have had lately.  (And that was true on Medifast pre WLS).  So, I think spacing is probably more key than we give it credit for.

I feel like I'm rambling, I wish I could be more help. 

I haven't had a tummy rumble since before surgery but I am definately feeling a vague hollow feeling that grows somewhat more pressing over time.  I quess I am scared that  I will still follow my past habits and fall off the wagon fairly quickly.  I have been kind of slow adding things and now my tummy says I want more and I am scared of adding too much.

Add back all the veggies and lean meat you want!  I'm not trying to be flippant-just don't add back any junk for as long as you can.

It's the same with me, this week, although it's not consistent. When I feel hungry, though, it's really strong. Plus, I get to feeling progressively weaker and more queasy if I don't eat something. It doesn't take much, though, for the hunger to lessen, which is good. It is kind of scary, though, being so early out. It means that we have to be diligent and make good choices. We can do this! :)
Blessings,
Mary