Hunger

Nov 18, 2010

Boy am I starving right now.  I just ate a healthy, reasonable calorie meal (450 cals, 30 gm Pro), with plenty of protein, and I want more.  I'm pre-op and trying to be good, but it's hard, so hard.

Will the surgery make me feel full?  Some forum discussions I read say that hunger and full feels different after surgery and that you have to re-train your brain to interpret the signals coming from your digestive system.  All I know right now, is that I never trained my brain to accept my current interpretation of hunger, whatever that is, and I love to feel full. 

I met with the PSY counselor today, as my final step in the pre-op requirements task list developed by my bariatric surgeon and insurance requirements.  It was very comforting to be completely honest with someone about my petty little problems and I felt she really cared.  Via self analysis, I know that I have problems with portion control (I love to feel full- if one bite tastes great, 10 or 100 taste better).  I also know that snacking is a downfall, as is emotional/stress eating.  I'm seriously thinking of hiring a therapist to help me thru this process, and most especially once I reach goal to help me maintain.

Maybe a therapist can explain "Why does it take so much effort NOT to do something?"

Time for a cuppa tea, to tame the hungries.

Cheryl

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