what do you do?

[pinkfordyone]

Hey guys, I am 5 weeks after surgery and need some tips. I have had about two days now that I could have licked the paint off the walls. Head Hungry has reared its ugly head. I have done pretty well dealing but I know this is going to be a ongoing issue and would love some input on how some of you deal with it. Thanks!

[jhawkchick75]

The thing that works best for me is keeping myself busy. When i'm bored is when I want to eat, so I do what I can to keep moving so I don't let the head hunger get me. I also had a bad habit of eating in the car, so I would suddenly get head hunger there. I would just make myself stick it out until I got to my location and amazingly it was gone once I was out of the car.

I also learned to drink water and if you still think you are hungry to have something. Totally understand what you are going through it sucks!

[macleay]

Amy, you are doing so well!!! I notice you've lost 30 pounds now, and not only have I not increased from my 20 lbs lost, I gained 5 on my vacation last week!!!! I've lost 2 of those pounds, but I totally know what you're talking about.

I think if you can maintain where you are until your fill on the 24th, you'll be doing really well. Hopefully, if you get good restriction, it'll be a lot easier.

I know I'm fighting the same battle now. I was so happy about my 20 pound weight loss, but I'm having trouble not going back to my old eating habits!

[pinkfordyone]

Thanks for the support. I'm back on track and feeling more in control. After torturing myself on the elliptical, who wants to eat. I want that to count!!

Thanks again!