Thanks for answering my question.I haven't had my follow-up appointment yet.It really seems strange in a way how I lived for meal to meal and thinking I was hungry all the time and now with what little you eat i'm satisfied..When did you have your surgery? Hope to hear from you again,Claudia --- On Tue, 6/16/09, Sandra Olson <olsonfam5@sbcglobal.net> wrote: From: Sandra Olson <olsonfam5@sbcglobal.net> Subject: Re: [NewDimensionsWeightLossSurgery] (unknown) To: NewDimensionsWeightLossSurgery@yahoogroups.com Date: Tuesday, June 16, 2009, 2:50 PM Hi, I read your question and at first I did have a bit of a problem distinguishing 'hunger'.  Dr. Stegemann described it to me one day in a followup checkup and it made sense to me what I had been feeling.  He said it's like an empty feeling - I also get a little light-headed or weak, if it's been too long between meals for me.   You'll be able to tell when you're feeling 'emtpy' - but it's not an emotional empty, a physical one.   Hope this helps a bit.   Sandra --- On Mon, 6/15/09, claudia hammond <claudiahammond@ sbcglobal. net> wrote: From: claudia hammond <claudiahammond@ sbcglobal. net> Subject: [NewDimensionsWeigh tLossSurgery] (unknown) To: NewDimensionsWeight LossSurgery@ yahoogroups. com Date: Monday, June 15, 2009, 6:55 PM Hello I'm just wondering if anyone else had kind of a hard time telling if you were hungry or not?I'm new at this chat online.thank you