I hear you about feeling nauseous just thinking about and I'm only 1 1/2 weeks out...haha...wish you the best but maybe someone with more personal experience can adress your concerns. I know I've heard that with all the surgeries the stomach, etc. can be stretched if not following the correct diet closely. Good luck to you :)

Check with your doc on the nausea.... there is omperazone (something like that) they can give you to help...

On the rest, this is about the time the hardest head work comes into play! Are you following your program? Getting in your protein? You say you don't like shakes... ok, then you gotta make sure you're getting it in another way. You may also have some of the old head/food stuff coming back around. Is this something you've been working on? Addressing why you might have overate in the past?

I know for me, at 10 months out, it is a daily struggle and learning experience staying on top of my eating and not letting old habits creep back in! Lots n lots of head work!!

Appetite does come back over time. That's why the beginning is refered to as a honeymoon period. For some people this is 6 months, for others 12 to 18 months..

Are you keeping a food journal? Are you prioritizing protein? You should be easily able to meet your protein goals with food as opposed to shakes, so focus on dense protein that will keep you full.

Good luck.

Thanks guys...I'm REALLY trying on the protein, but it's tough. I can't eat enough to get all my protein and I can't stand the shakes. Do they make it in a pill? LOL. I have slipped on the food journal and the weighing/measuring. Time to work on those issues huh? I do welcome any suggestions on the protein tho!!

I would try to supplement your protein with Quest Protein Bars. They have 20 grams of protein and are 170 calories. The double chocolate brownie is great. Put in microwave for 20 seconds and it is a warm brownie (almost!). They have a lot of flavors. Try it. Available at all Vitamin Shoppes

Amber I'm right there with with. I'm about 5 months out and am absolutely feeling the hunger again. I get in all my protein and don't do shakes because I don't need to. I feel like I can eat more than I really want to. It is a struggle... I've upped my protein to 4 oz per meal and have at least 2, sometimes 3 snacks of high protein yogurt. Even though I'm still under 1000 calories a day it is a struggle not to eat more.

I'm glad I'm not the only one. I've also noticed a stall in my weight loss. I diligently began an exercise routine today and am hoping that helps the weight loss. I know that If I could tolerate the shakes and increase my protein intake, it would not only help with the weight loss itself, but also help with the hunger. *Sigh*...struggles.

Luckily I only got nauseous when I did something stupid, ate too much or too fast, but my friend went through it on and off for a while and was pretty miserable.
It seemed to be worse when she got dehydrated, so her doctor made her drink more water in between meals, and then she was told to eat multiple mini meals instead of the 3 plus a snack thing.
I would run things past your nut and doc to see if they have some help for you as well. Hope you feel better soon.

I get nauseous when I don't have a BM... not kidding. I take MiraLax everyday because of it.

Check with your dr. Nausea can come from eating too much. Even at almost 4 years my stomach gets unhappy if I eat too much too fast. You might have to go back and eat one food at a time and them notice how your body feels. When you mix food it is hard to tell which food is upsetting your stomach. You may also have a stricture which might be something that you would want to see your doctor about. Sometimes you just have to experience different foods different timings and different foods will taste different at different times and sometimes they'll taste good and sometimes they won't. We have to learn to listen to our body and stop eating before we get full because by the time we are full we may have over eaten and then pay the consequences