Why am I hungry?

I am one week out post-op and I swear, I am always hungry............Obviously, I have a problem distinguishing between "physical" hunger and "mental" hunger, which has lead me to always be an overeater.  I don't want to mess this up and have been eating only the foods that are on my list, but I am not getting a "satisified" feeling.  Of course, even then I don't know hw much of that is just stuck in my head.............what can I do?  Please help!!!!

A lot of newbies have this problem.  It is hard telling the difference between stomach hunger and head hunger.

It's one of those things you just have to work through and you know what?  A little hunger never killed an obese person. ;o)  We want instant gratification, we are unwilling to accept a little hunger.

I'd dump ALL carbs and see if that doesn't help the stomach hunger, the rest will be head hunger and there is no surgical fix for that.

Are you drinking the protein shakes?

I find that I have a different "full/satisfaction" than pre-surgery.  At one week out, your nerves are all messed up not signaling correctly.  Further out, that will change and you will adapt to the new feeling associated with eating.  That was really frustrating for me the first couple months.  Just stick to the plan and try to keep yourself busy.  Sometimes hunger is mistaken for thirst.  Keep up on the water and ride it out is my only advice.  Mourning the loss of large amounts of food is also normal.
Heather