Question:
Why am I hungry all the time?

I'm 10 months post op and have lost 150 pounds. I've joined a fitness club and exercise 4x a week. I eat three meals a day and it seems I'm constantly thinking about food. Nights are the worse. Although I think of food during the day, I'm hungry more so at night. How do I get food out of my mind?    — June S. (posted on July 15, 2003)

July 15, 2003
Hi June, im 4 months post-op -58lbs and i know what your going through, i want to eat at night also, so what i will do is drink water, or i may have some popcorn, if i do eat something at night, i make sure that is it some type of protein, and go to bed, i try not to eat after 7:30-8:00pm, sometimes it is hard because i have a son that is just starting football practice and i don't get home until about 8, so i have to be more careful. Good Luck June
   — sexysag37

July 16, 2003
Hi June, Have you tried starting your day with all protein? It seems that if I eat carbs for breakfast, then I eat all day long. I have a protein shake every morning, then I wait at least 2 hours to eat anything else. Works great for me..Good luck Girl..Open RNY 8/12/03 only 1 more lb to goal!!
   — Sharon1964

July 16, 2003
Night time snacking was a big problem for me pre-op, and it's a demon I deal with post-op. A few things that seem to help me are 1) keep busy with something to occupy your hands. If I'm busy I don't think about food, and if I'm using my hands (doing crafts, working on the computer, reading a book, playing the piano, etc.) I can't also hold food in them; 2) drink a beverage--it both keeps my hands (and mouth!) busy and helps to fill me up; 3) polish my nails. While they're drying, I don't want to ruin them by handling food. 4) It also helps to break some of the patterns that used to trigger snacking for me. I try to spend my evenings doing anything but sitting in front of the TV (sit outside, take a walk, do laundry, anything), or if I do want to watch TV, I sit on a different chair than I used to when I was a TV-snacker (sounds silly, but just removing myself from the exact "scene of the crime", if you will, helps me resist the habit of eating). Try changing your routines--maybe that will help.
   — Vespa R.