What do you do when you feel like you want to eat something?

miss.katybeth
on 7/27/12 5:38 am - CA

Hi, Im one week post-op and already struggeling with "head hunger". So far, Im ok... sticking to my 2T of sugar free yogurt or sipping on a propel, or even eating a SF popsicle. But, its making me nervous for the furture. What techniques do you use to help combat head hunger?

poet_kelly
on 7/27/12 5:43 am - OH

RNY on 11/04/08

Most of the time when I feel like I want to eat something, I eat something. If I know I'm not really hungry or I think I've been taking in too many calories, then I drink something. And I find something else to do, hopefully that will distract me. I eat about every three hours so it's never too long before my next meal or snack, so I can usually talk myself into waiting.

Kelly

Please note: I AM NOT A DOCTOR. If you want medical advice, talk to your doctor. Whatever I post, there is probably some surgeon or other health care provider somewhere that disagrees with me. If you want to know what your surgeon thinks, then ask him or her. Check out my blog.

H.A.L.A B.
on 7/27/12 6:28 am

RNY on 05/14/08

I eat every 3 hrs. If it is not time to eat - I drink. Hot or cold green or herbal tea, water with flavors... etc. Then I eat... then I am stuffed and thirsty... so I patiently wait to when I can drink again...

Hala. RNY 5/14/2008; Happy At Goal =HAG

"I can eat or do anything I want to - as long as I am willing to deal with the consequences"

"Failure is not falling down, It is not getting up once you fell... So pick yourself up, dust yourself off, and start all over again...."

chatterpam
on 7/27/12 6:28 am - PA

RNY on 06/13/11

I struggle with head hunger quite often. When it starts I have an agreement with myself. If it is going to be over half an hour before it is time to ear again I drink 16-20 of water and then wait 15 minutes. If I am still struggling I will eat something nutritious, like one serving of almonds, a quarter to half cup of cottage cheese, a small salad or half a yogurt cup. Sometimes denying yourself can lead to a binge. I find that quite often I was just thirsty and the water did the trick.

poet_kelly
on 7/27/12 6:42 am - OH

RNY on 11/04/08

I have read that we often think we are hungry when we are really thirsty. For me it seems like it's more about flavor sometimes, though. If I drink something like herbal tea with a lot of flavor, I'm satisfied and don't want to eat anymore. If I drink plain water, I still want to eat.

Kelly

Please note: I AM NOT A DOCTOR. If you want medical advice, talk to your doctor. Whatever I post, there is probably some surgeon or other health care provider somewhere that disagrees with me. If you want to know what your surgeon thinks, then ask him or her. Check out my blog.

Bebhihn
on 7/27/12 8:58 am - IA

I a lot of times am craving a flavor as well. I keep those Listerine breath strips with me and have one of those. That seems to kill any craving I have because who wants to eat anything after you've had a fresh burst of mint? If you can brush your teeth a lot of times that helps me as well.

Just When The Caterpillar Thought The World Was Over, She Became A Butterfly.

--Proverb

Dee.spunk
on 7/27/12 9:32 am - Sacramento, CA

RNY on 11/30/11

I usually have cheese or nuts. Two or three nuts and I'm good. Or a cheese stick.

Height:5'1.5 RNY:11/30/11 HW:307 SW:234 CW:136 GW:140 (LOST 73 Lbs. PRE-OP)

flyingwoman
on 7/27/12 10:21 am

RNY on 12/29/10

Hot drinks! Decaf coffee and tea are my best assets against grazing.

Ususally if I am head hungry, there's a reason - an emotional or physical root. It means I'm not stimulated enough, or haven't had enough activity. It means I need fulfillment or excitement or comfort. Once you start seeing it like that and working to systemically understand the reason it's happening, it becomes easier to figure out what to do about it. If it's because I haven't had enough activity, I go for a walk or a bike ride. If I'm not social enough, I go for a walk, or make a plan with a friend or hubby. If I am bored, I cultivate a hobby: do origami, sew, something to occupy my creative and intellectual hunger. If I need comfort, I do something like yoga, or cuddle with hubby, or have another hot drink, go for a massage, have a nap, play a video game.

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