About 5 years ago I lost 80 lbs. Keeping it off has been a brutal daily struggle with hunger. Every minute of every day is a battle with hunger and food. I have noticed that every morning as I am awakening, I am dreaming about, and semi-thinking about food, and it just gets worse as the day moves onward.
I have an appointment with my doctor on Thursday. I am going to ask him about this.
To those who will post about their magic diet or combination of food, I just tell you now that:
1) I have already tried it.
2) People who are normally thin aren't on magic combinations of food or weird diets.
mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.......vagus nerve!...alllggghh!
They cut mine. Now I’m a vagutarian.
Let me know what you find out wintertime.
There is only one diet that works: Atkins.It also lowers blood sugar for type II diabetics.
Wait, what?
controls your feeling of hunger.
Oh.
I am about 90 pounds over weight and have never been able to keep off the weight when I lose it. Please let me know, if you will, what your Doctor says.
Thanks,
John
I had a gastric bypass 17 years ago and it was the BEST thing I ever did.
Cutting the vagus nerve, however, will do nothing to help if you’ve got a verrrrrrrrrry looooooonnnnnnng small intestine. Double the length, to be exact. It sucks every bit of food, water, protein, fat, etc., out of whatever you eat. It would be handy if I lived in the Sahara but it’s not helpful in America.
My daughter desperately wanted the "band" a couple of years ago and I talked her and her mother out of it. It was a great miracle that she did not as she had serious colon issues that would have been harmed.
Did you lose it when you were young or old? And, after losing 80 pounds, were you close to ideal weight?
I realize for the people who would be considered for this are a long way from starving to death, but it seems tricky to mess with your body’s natural indicators of a need.
The only diet that can work is limiting portions and exercise. And neither of those is easy.
You are correct. I never (ever) get hungry. I eat based on my perceived requirements. I am thin and have a fast metabolism.
I always have refrained from box foods and refined carbs, and I've always been 10-15% percentile on the low end of the weight spectrum.
As a food service professional. I always suggest that folks visit with their MD and eat as close to nature as possible.
For me, that means a lot of stuff in season locally, local game and animals we raise.
For you, maybe something different.
Everybody's metabolism is different.
Find out what works for you. And good luck.
/johnny
There are many places to learn about this -- here are some links for you to get started:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-intensity_interval_training
http://www.readysetgofitness.com
http://www.intervaltraining.net/hiit.html
http://www.hiitsource.com
http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/bbinfo.php?page=HIIT
http://www.askmen.com/sports/bodybuilding_100/135_fitness_tip.html
I wish you good luck with your quest.
Have you tried drinking green tea? My doc told me it supresses the appetite.
It seems to me that there should be some temporary way of inhibiting the vagus nerve that would be much less dramatic than severing it entirely.
“Besides output to the various organs in the body the vagus nerve conveys sensory information about the state of the body’s organs to the central nervous system. 80-90% of the nerve fibers in the vagus nerve are afferent (sensory) nerves communicating the state of the viscera to the brain.”
How much cardio do you do?
Do you drink soda or juice?
How much oatmeal do you eat? Do you eat it 3 times per day w/o sugar?
*BUMP* !