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I am so hungry

Well, what you are probably feeling is not "hunger pain" but "nerves, gas, and a healing response." However, I am not medical doctor. For many of us eating is a coping mechanism. Your mind is probably not understanding that food is currently not an option.
Counseling might help you find other healthier methods to cope with your underlying issues. This is a great place to vent, learn, and start the healing process. Welcome
 
I love that! I am sleeping with the enemy! Well said. I appreciate all of your replies. It helps to shake me out of my food eating fantasies and face the truth. I am certainly not fantasizing about grilled chicken. It’s McDonalds and Funyons. I have to look at why I am giving so much power to foods that are not good for the human body. I am amazed at how my body is adjusting to this surgery. My body is taking care of me. I need to respect that and take care of my body.
 
dianeseattle said:
Most people have to white-knuckle their way through these old cycles because they've been operating in your brain for most of your life. They are like a tattoo that you can't have removed. You can fight them with positive thoughts, and affirmations. Think how strong your cravings are. That's how strong your affirmations have to be.

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I will check this out!
 
Intelligentslug said:
I had sleeve surgery almost 2 weeks ago and I am craving food so badly. I want to grab anything I see and ram it in my mouth. It makes sense since I haven’t taken a bite of anything “good” in some time. Any suggestions on how to get through this phase?
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I was hungry for the first month after surgery, until I was able to start eating foods again. Even though your stomach is small, your body still wants the nurishment from food. There is more at play than just the size of the stomach. Your body may be trying to carry 200 or 300 pounds around on only 500 calories a day. There are other hormones at play, and your body knows it's starving.
 
I don’t know if you are eating a lot but if you do it will make you very uncomfortable and make you void your stomach. A few times hugging the toilet while you void your stomach will discourage you from having cravings. It’s tough to learn that
 
Try your best to be mindful of what you are eating. Our stomachs are now much smaller so we must consume foods offering the best bang for your nutrition buck. It could be your mind playing tricks on you. We have visual cues bombarding us of food on a constant basis, and the mind may be impacting your desire to "shove any food" in. And what Mimi wrote makes an awful lot of sense to me.
 
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