Always Hungry

Definitely try drinking water or other liquids when you get "hungry".  For so long we've ignored our need for water that the only way our bodies get the hydration needed is to give the hunger signal.  At least we don't ignore THAT!  So yeah, when you feel "hungry", drink something.

And stay away from chips.

I will try that. I really never get consciously thirsty so that might be helpful

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A lot of times we think we are hungry when we are really thirsty.  Try drinking anyway.  You might find it satisfies some of the hunger.  And if it doesn't, well, you still need more liquid than you're getting.  You don't want to end up with kidney stones or anything like that.

Also, are you getting much fiber in your diet?  It's hard to get enough fiber early out.  You can get a fiber supplement like Benefiber that you add to a drink but you might also try adding some veggies to your diet (make sure you're getting enough protein, though) or some beans.  Fiber helps you feel full.

I try to include broccoli or otehr veggies with either lunch or dinner, although not a whole lot. Sometimes I get a chinese entree for just that reason, meat and vegetables. I throw out the rice. One entree usually lasts me for three meals.

I concur with what all the others have said, and would like to add that maybe cut down on the coffee. Caffeine is a stimulant and can cause you to feel hungry faster. Defiantly, more liquids, even if no thirsty. When I think I'm hungry I drink 12-ish oz water and that usually covers it. 

It isn't about being thirsty, your body needs fluids, so you need to stop thinking in terms of thirst and think in terms of what your body needs.

I agree about upping the fluids.

Are your proteins dense?   Sloppy proteins or foods that slide through won't do much to keep you satiated.   Beans/chicken/salmon/pork chop/beef etc will keep you more full than anything sloppy, or in a sauce or gravy.   It can't be too dry that it gets stuck, but you don't want to chew it to liquid mush in a sloppy sauce so that it slides through either!

Nix the chips at night for a meat/cheese rollup or piece of chicken if you must have a late night snack!

Most of my proteins are solid, chicken, pork chops, beef, turkey. Occasionally I have a gravy or sauce but not often. I learned my lesson about dry meat. That was not a pleasant evening...haha

Just my opinion - but I think your doctor is wrong... and here is why.

We do not eat a pyloric valve, so you eat a cup of food - without drinking so it stays in your pouch.  When you start drinking again you wash the food out of your pouch, so your stomach is in empty. Empty stomach = hungry for those of us that feel true hunger. Some people post bypass do NOT have hunger, but many of us do.

So my doctor firmly believes that you have to eat 5-6 small meals a day. He believes you have to "keep the fires burning" - it is a lot easier to keep a fire burning than it is to start one every five hours.  

So you can have a calorie goal, but spread it out over the 5 meals.

The less carbs you eat - the less hungry you will be.  Less sugar the better too.

A good day for me looks like this...

7 am Hard Boiled Egg for breakfast

10 am String Cheese for Snack

12 pm Grilled chicken salad for lunch

3pm Greek Yogurt for snack

6-7pm Grilled Chicken/Steak/crablegs/shrimp - any good protein w/steamed brocolli or salad for dinner.

If I am still hungry at night sometimes I will snack on nuts, more cheese, edamame - depends on what I have left in my calorie count ;-)

If I do not eat every three hours I get VERY hungry.  Also try drinking more.

Good luck!!!

That makes sense to me.

His reasoning is that after you have eaten for 25 minutes your stomach sends a signal to the brain that you are full and that lasts for five hours, but not lately. The small meals might be better for me. Just to give me an idea, how much grilled chicken salad would you eat for lunch and how much would you eat for dinner?

I am going to try eggs again. It has been a while so maybe I am okay with them now which would give me a better breakfast option. Thanks for your suggestions.