4 Days

Have you lost any weight??

Thanks so much for your info , im going in for it tomorrow , and i have been starving for the last 3 weeks yes diet shakes and rabbit food just not cutting it for me , I keek thinking we when i have it done i will just try a bit of this and that but now looking at your grilled cheese i had better not. Good luck in the days ahead my friend , i will be watching your blogs for helpfull hints ,,,,Tracey

Don't eat a grill Cheese.. you just got the band.. it mite slip! dont drink slim fast that stuff is WAy to gassy... for now latter on down the road drink that.... Broth....Jello Pudding Yogert mashed potatoes... did they give you a diet plan? Good luck it will all be worth it in the end!!!

Agree with Igotheband, do not eat grilled cheese frankly you should not be eating anything solid. In the beginning they want you to eat slider food. Protein shakes, with at least 15 gms of protein and they should be low in sugars. Greek yogurt is good source of protein, mashed potatos, cream soups. You can buy unflavored protein and add it to almost anything. If you are hungry than take some liguids or something every couple of hours. It takes several days, sometimes up to a week for the swelling to go down after the band is placed. You will not fill any restriction in the beginning and you may not start really losing any weight until after your first fill. Some fill restriction from the beginning. If you go to main Lapband web site there is a diet to follow and you need to stick to it as closely as you can, but really your physicians office should have provided you with all of that. Good luck to you and do a little internet searching on what to eat in the early days. This all takes time and yes in the beginning you may be hungry, I am sorry but the band can not change all of that as quickly as we would like sometimes. Banded since OCTOBER 2010 and down 94 lbs.

my Dr told me of a women who right after hospital when to kfc and got 6 chicken nuggets to eat !! she said if you dont follow the food plan set in place by the Dr there is a good chance you will move your band and then your in for a hell of a time and my even end up back in hospital under the knife again .

Thank you everyone for the advice. Yes my doctor did tell me liquids only. This Tuesday he is supposed to move me to a soft diet.... The grill cheese was just me being stupid but trust me I learned my lesson!!!! Someone asked if I have lost any weight. I have lost 7lbs since Monday so thats a great start. Thank you again for all the advice.