Yes, you need to eat more often now. But if you are within the first few months out, many people experience "hunger" as the only sign of acid reflux or excess stomach acid. Ask your doc or phamacist about an acid reducer that you take daily for a few months. It may take a week or two to help, but if that is what it is, it will be a big difference.

My doctor told me a sleeved tummy isn't happy totally empty for the first few years, so eat every 4-6 hours. Frankly the only way I could get in all my protein was to eat 6-8 times a day anyway. And if you are going about 4 hours before you are registering hunger, it doesn't sound to me like you are hungry right after a meal. That would be eating at noon and then wanting to eat again at 1:00. Sounds like your body is reacting normally.

this is when I eat 2 bites of a protein bar,or slim jim mini, tbsp. of nuts, or cheesestick. This is part of my 3 meal 2snack life

liz1531 wrote: »

I took the acid reducer and it didn't do jack to my hunger. My nut said not everyone gets that magic of no hunger for six months. I was hungry from 2 weeks out. I never used to eat after dinner now I get ravenous before bed. It's quite annoying really.

I was very similar for a long time - seemed like I could exercise self control during the day, but after 5pm all bets were off. So I adjusted - I skimped all day (eating salads for volume, etc) using my "control" so that I would have at least 800 calories (prefer 1000) available from 5pm on. I *love* being able to eat all evening and not go over. I still have to log and be somewhat reasonable, but I can eat a small/medium dinner and 3-4 snacks, so I am eating nearly every hour until I go to bed.

Your calorie goals are probably smaller (I am up to 2000 calories now). But if your goal is say 1200, see if you can leave at least 600 for the times you are the most hungry. I even went through some phases where I would break it up by 100 or 200 calories... I.e. 1200 calories means I can eat 100 calories 12 times a day. So All my "meals" were about 100 calories. I eventually moved to something like 150-200 calories 3-4 times a day and 50-100 3-4 times a day. Just figure out your hunger patterns and when you have the most control and allocate your calories accordingly.

I know! It feels like I eat all the time now! I eat 5-6 times per day, just very small amounts and generally high protein now. Crazy, but if it works, it WORKS!