I am having a real problem. Ever since I had my bypass (about nine weeks ago) I just don't want to eat, I'm never hungry and have no appetite whatsoever, I have to virtually force myself to eat so as to get enough protein in and I'm doing it the clock rather than by hunger. This is so depressing. Does anyone else have this? How do you cope with it?
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Never hungry
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mrsdiddles
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i was the same it gets easier as time goes on promise x
Yeah am the same,I'm now nearly 15 weeks and still never hungry which I'm pleased about,otherwise I think the amount of food we can manage would not satisfy me so its a good job really.I can eat most types of food now so I tend to go for things that are tasty and not boring.always eating my protein first.Think I like the principal of eat to live instead of living to eat.x
shelleymarie
New Member
Enjoy! it won't last forever. I still don't get hunger like I use too but I do get the odd twinge if I go too long without eating. In the beginning I think we worry too much, just try and make time to eat your planned meals and eventually you will get more of an appetite for different foods. Your body starts giving you more signals about needing to eat as time goes on 
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Paula Garner
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It's because the lower stomach (the bit they staple off) produces ghrelin. Ghrelin is what is sent to our brain to tell us we're hungry. Post surgery our new stomachs do not produce ghrelin, which is why the majority of bypass patients don't feel physical hunger.
emma-louise
my new life!!
I remember this all too well,
I got a bit worried as I had to force myself to eat.
2 and a half years later its a different story!
Hunger will return don't you worry!
I got a bit worried as I had to force myself to eat.
2 and a half years later its a different story!
Hunger will return don't you worry!
chrissy100
New Member
Have you all had the bypass? Or are there any sleevies on this thread that have felt the same after their op? xx
tealovingsleever
New Member
I'm a sleever, I felt that way at the beginning but now I enjoy my meals so don't panic. Enjoy it while you can and the weight is flying off.
It's strange isn't it. Considering food used to dominate my thoughts most of the time, it's just not been important for the last few days and, like you, I've been timing my intake to make sure i eat. In fact, I've eaten so little since Thursday last week, I'm amazed I'm still upright. I'm guessing it will pass, but it should speed weight loss. Not that anyone would anyone would notice, the swelling is making me look slightly pregnant!!
penelope1008
Active Member
I'm over 18mths post op & only feel head hunger not physical hunger. I still eat by the clock as I can easily skip meals if I'm not careful which isn't good. I regularly have a protein bar to ensure I get enough protein in as I was leaving it until the evening & having a pint of milk enforce bed just often fell asleep before I finished it so went back to a daily protein bar. Choosing what to have each day is a challenge but I now have a selection of meals I enjoy that are my daily basics & occasionally I throw caution to the wind & have something different. I can smell delicious food smells & love them but not get that urge to eat its great. It doesn't mean I'm perfect I lapse & have naughty things when the head hunger demons raise their heads but I manage them as well as I can but am still learning how to deal with them. Family challenges over my first year that continue still stopped me focussing on these earlier & so am trying hard to get there now & start exercising to tone some if those wobbly bits.
Its a tough learning curve but one worth being on.
Its a tough learning curve but one worth being on.
chrisa
New Member
I am just over 17 month post and I feel no hunger, just my head thinks I should be eating, you have to find a routine at first so that your body gets the nutrients it needs to heal and start to burn off the layers of fat we have accumulated over the years. I am dreading the hunger returning it scares me . xx
penelope1008
Active Member
Me to Chrisa but with luck this hunger free zone will last forever or at least long enough to deal with our demons.
Miss Tickle
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Head hunger is bad though! I only get it for bad things. DH always knows when I need a re-fuel as, allegedly, I become very tetchy and unreasonable. I've been eating because it's meal time and trying to finish what's on my plate, and can certainly fit in more these last 3 weeks or so ! I think I need to stop trying to eat what's there and start listening to my full indicator more.
Don't get hungry but have foods that I really enjoy now, which is quite recent.
If I'm busy or absorbed I still completely forget to eat.
Don't get hungry but have foods that I really enjoy now, which is quite recent.
If I'm busy or absorbed I still completely forget to eat.
penelope1008
Active Member
Yep been there to twinkle
