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Btw i love the fact that i can't tolerate breads either! MMmmm that was my weakness! And now i could care less yay!

I think we should stick together girl! we have a lot of the same issues and things, except that i am a vegetarian and not a diabetic- sorry you have to deal with that and stupid pcos! maybe we can motivate each other! I sure would love a fellow cyster (hehe) to go thru this with!! I was banded 9-28-11 and so far have lost about 22 lbs- dealing with some bloating so i will weigh when that is over.

Thanks for responding! I have been dealing with a lot of regurgitation-yuck,my own fault though- im having trouble slowing down chewing and taking the next bite. I really need to stay away from any soft bread- they get stuck just about every time! I just saw you are in another group - Pcos bandsters- i have pcos too! Didn't know there was a group yay! Do you snack?

I was wondering, to those of you about 2-3 month post op with around 4cc fills, what,when and how much you eat on an average day??

It was like an uncontrollable urge to jam them in my mouth...like i didnt care about anything but those stupid cookies. I should mention I'm not in no way shape or form am an emotional eater- if ever i feel sad, or mad or whatever- eating is the LAST thing i wanna do. I think maybe because i hadnt eaten anything like that in so long...

Ok its been 3 wks since surgery, and starting last night was a train wreck. My not overweight husband and skinny sister went out to return a movie and brought back not 1 or 2 but 3 different bags of Oreo's! And OMG i scarfed down like 6 and today (not all day was bad) had like at least another 6 throughout the day!!! I felt lethargic today, I guess because the passed few nights I have not slept well (baby got up a few in a row, the room was hot at 4am and husband wanted to..ahem...you know). I actually got a little energy from those cookies at one point. So now I'm feeling so guilty and fat and mad at myself. Is this a big time sign that I need a (first) fill? Dr. scheduled a 6 wk follow up with a "50/50 chance of a fill" 6 WEEKS??????

Yea,they won't. You're midsection will be hurtin and those bumps in the road are unpleasant enough!

I should have measured myself!! I've lost only 10 lbs (5 the wk before surgery and 5 after band) but i guess I lost most in my face cause clothes dont feel any different.

You are soooo not going to want to!!

It sounds like you are doing great and I want to follow your "techniques"!! I was never given a target calorie or Protein goal. How do i go about figuring the cals out? Before surgery i was supposed to do 1700 cal to loose 1-2lbs a week, but i would never be able (obviously) to eat all that now i have the band, how did you come to that number?

I feel the same, it hit me like a ton of bricks watching my sister eat crackers and drink soda!! AHHHhhH! I was almost drooling!!!!!!!!!! I bit off a piece of pretzel the size of a finger nail and chewed the crap out of it and DAMN was it good!!!!!!!

I eat-about 3 Gardein's "chikn" nugget things ( they are fake chicken, I'm a vegetarian) with half a can of green beans.

It's been 11 days since my surgery and I'm feeling good physically- like incision wise- but soooo out of energy, I guess b/c the calories are so low! I've been getting hungry every 3 hrs, although the other day it was every 4- maybe pms?- anyway, i can eat 1 egg and almost a whole banana and I'm pretty satisfied, and I follow the rules of not drinking while eating and nothing to drink 15 min before a meal, and nothing for an hr after. How is everyone else doing?

Omg hope you're ok!!

I just talked to the nurse who i also banded, and is like the mentor for everything and she allowed me to go to Phase 3- "mechanically soft foods" YAY! So we were goin out with my in laws and i ate some sweet potato, applesauce, mashed potatoes- ( we were at a steak house and I'm a vegetarian, and the only protein foods that i was allowed was beans which the waiter says had no meat but were chock full of bacon!) I felt better and ate very little.. tomorrow will be the first full day of Phase 3, hopefully i can get some energy back! Amy

I'm glad I'm not the only one feeling crappy...I feel like there's a fist below my rib cage. And the HUNGER!!!!!!!

Thanks! I just read someone talking about the 2 wk hell or something..maybe that's what im goin thru

Hey everyone! Tomorrow is 4 days post-op for me. I was given dietary guidelines by my surgeon, yet when following it, i feel so hungry still! One meal suggestion is- 1/4 plain ff yogurt and 1/4 cup Crystal light...I was following it and damn! I felt like i could eat double that! I thought the full sensation would be like this huge internal alarm telling you to stop- but not so much, does anyone else feel the same? The basic guidelines of the diet progression for days 4-10 are full liquids..should be thin enough to pass thru a straw... so should i be drinkin my protein shakes like pre-op diet?