Question:
Why do I want more some days than others?

I am about 10 months post op. Some days I feel like I could eat as much as pre-surgery. If I didn't stop at my post op normal I really think I could eat double that amount. I don't get the full feeling. The next day I can barely eat two bites without getting that full feeling. It isn't what I am eating. I eat protein bars every morning on the way to work. Some mornings I eat a whole one and want more. Other days I can barely eat 1/2. I like the full feeling. Can anyone explain why or how I can get the full feeling more often?    — june22 (posted on September 26, 2003)

September 26, 2003
I can't explain it, but wanted to let you know you are not alone. I'm five nad a half months out and go through the same things - some days I feel like I'm hungry all the time while others I have to force myself to eat. Barb 4/07/03 235/155/128-130
   — Barbara C.

September 26, 2003
I have a couple of theories. I have the same thing happen to me all the time and I am 4.5 months post op and down 90 lbs. If I don't have a BM for a couple of days I can barely eat at all. When I go and "empty space" in my gut, it seems I can eat more. The week before my period it feels like I never had surgery and I feel hungry all the time and crave things like fruit. However, I'm barely eating 900-1000 on my worse days which goes to show you how we've changed since surgery. I've thought of running this by my surgeon just to see what he says about the full-hungry days. I have noticed a direct conection between not having a BM for a couple of days and not being able to eat.
   — Happy I.

September 26, 2003
I'm the same way in that some days it seems I can eat a real lot and others I'll get full very quickly and am not hungry at all. Lots of people have the same experience. I have found that it I work hard to get in a lot of water on the "hungry" days, it helps a lot.
   — sandsonik

September 27, 2003
For me I have found that I am very effected by my hormones. I can eat unbelievable amounts and I am so hungry for about 2-3 days per month. It is funny because today is one of those days when I am full on half a veggie burger but oin "those" days I could eat 1 1/2. It freaks me out so I record it in a journal and at least I know what it is about.
   — Carol S.