I'm never hungry- pre op

[letsgomets127]

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[RehabNurse]

If you eat due to boredom now, being sleeved will not stop this behavior. 90 percent of success with a sleeve is psychological. Those who don't have their heads fully engaged in the process are the same ones who typically regain their weight.

I'm 2+ years out and still find myself saying, "I'm hungry" when it's more of a hedonistic desire to eat something tasty rather than physical hunger. Once I reached my goal weight, I started seeing a counselor to assist with breaking bad habits.

Good luck to you.

[Luna354]

The sleeve will not help mindless eating. You can continue to graze once you have a sleeve. This is why we are told to eat 3 meals a day and a snack only.
It's a huge mental thing. Overcoming mental eating/hunger is a real thing.

[D618]

I agree with others, the sleeve will not help with boredom eating! I've been battling this off and on since my surgery 3 months ago. I'm fine during the day, but at night I just want to eat one thing after another. Counseling is always a great thing to consider pre and post surgery. Hope this helps!

[sraebaer]

You're never hungry? Are you eating (grazing) all day?

[letsgomets127]

Im not grazing, I work in an office with a strict food policy so it's not like normal offices with donuts. There are days where I could eat lunch and be fine until the next day and then there are days when I have breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks. . Making dinner I graze as I'm cooking, I eat dinner and then I usually have a snack (popcorn) later on. ive gone to the dr about my weight and my blood work came back fine, no thyroid issues. I was, however, diagnosed with fatty liver recently. The nurse at the consultation gave me information on meeting for tonight to get a better gauge if I feel if this is right for me. I know I'll have to go to meetings/counseling regardless.

[Shirl]

The Sleeve Gastrectomy surgery is not a magic wand that will fix your food related compulsions and addiction. It doesn't mean you can't be a candidate for it, that certainly would have disqualified me, but because I was aware of my food related issues I made a conscious decision to move forward with surgery knowing I would need cognitive therapy to help find solutions.

I joined this forum about three months before my sure, and I started using the blog feature as an diary to workout my fears, it has been cathartic and I've continued to use as a tool to support my WLS journey along with cognitive therapy.

I can tell you that through the lessons learned here from veteran sleevers, my therapy sessions, on going research, learning, adjusting and reading support books I have adopted a healthier lifestyle and I am so happy and grateful that I have a new lease on life because of my Sleeve.

[Linda51]

I am only 1 week post op and I have to tell you that this has been one of my biggest fears. I've always been a boredom eater and being home by myself while recovering from surgery has been test #1. So for this first week I've been afraid to try anything off of my doctor's eating plan. I hope I keep this healthy fear for a long time to come. My husband is a truck driver and our kids both live out of state, so when I say I'm home alone, I really mean it. The evenings are starting to creep up on me with thoughts of food. Luckily I saw this coming. My Kindle is full of books to read. I dug out a lot of old piano music that I haven't payed in awhile. I prepared myself to fight the boredom with things that I enjoy other than food. I also have supportive friends and family that understand that my unusual amount of phone calls this week have a purpose to get my head back on track. So after all this rambling, what I'm trying to say is the first step to fixing a problem is recognizing there is a problem. Make a game plan that will help get you past those times of boredom. I know this is easier said than done, but if I can do it so can you.

[letsgomets127]

Thank you so much. I actually felt comfort in your response. I'm not saying it is my mothers fault, but growing up I was taught to use food as a comfort. A child will always learn from their mother and unfortunately mine had her own eating disorder. As you said, "prepared myself to fight the boredom" I already planned to go out and buy more paints and canvases figuring I can't snack if I have paint on my hands. I know I will have to learn to recognize the difference between boredom and hunger so I started to attend local meetings to listen to post op's to gain a better understanding.

[Ann2]

Suekay, you're already problem-solving. Good for you!

Everyone here has had to change their old habits. Some have been more successful than others. I've been at this forum for almost 4 years and have observed that the most successful WLS patients are seeing a therapist, are very active physically, have changed dramatically how they and their families now focus on food (making it much less their go-to entertainment), and/or have changed their lives in some ways (new job new partner, new something) that are much more supportive of a healthier lifestyle.

There's another piece to this: IMHO, the most successful ones here have really wanted so badly to be successful. It's almost a life or death thing for some folks. You have to REALLY WANT to be healthy to make all the changes we've had to make. The sleeve really does help. But if you don't address the reasons why you ate the way you did pre-op and how you calculated food was the solution to those issues, it's hard to unpack all the barriers to a healthier way of life.

My personal opinion, of course. Others may disagree, but that's what we do here ... talk about how WE see things from our different perspectives. Usually, I learn a lot.

[Christie13]

If you eat out of boredom and not hunger you may need counseling. I would suggest starting now. I wish you success on your journey.