mybella

I made chilli with ground turkey and when I chew it down is is mushies. It was easy, I used beans from stratch, but you can buy canned beans of your choice, I bought the Delmonte original chilli mix in a envelop package. I called for 2 cans of tomatoe sauce or stewed tomatoes and 1lb ground beef or ground turkey. I doubled it and use 2 stewed tomatoes and 2 tomatoes sauces. I ate it everyday at least once, and added hot pepper, onion, green peppers and it has been a week and I lost 4 pounds. I also ate chicken and tuna in a can with Heluva onion dip mix which is a quick way to make it into a salad and easy to go down. Hope this helps

Well they are not always right I have had my share of mishaps with the nut and doctors. Try it and drink the 3 oz but add the 1 scoop of protein. Carnation has almost half the protein. Protein keeps you from being hungry and maybe your body need more protein. I should have 80 grams per day of protein and the by having the 3 protein shakes that is 75 protein a day.

I agree with Sojourner about qualilty bariatric shakes. Your shakes should have at least 25grams of Protein and with the 1 cup of skim milk you are adding a little more protein. I used Isopure no carb, no sugar and it has 25grams of protein and 2 scoops is 50grams that should hold you over for 4 hours and you should have 1cup of skim milk and even if it takes you 1/2 drink it slow. I hope this is the answer. Keep us posted

I don't know, I would try to have a small amount, like 2oz of non fat greek yogurt which is high in protein. That may help curb your hungry horrors between meals.

are you drinking your fluids too fast. that happened to me and i was starving, i was told that you have to sip your water, because you would be washing what is in my pouch out.

I use isopure 2 scoops 50gr of protein, with skim milk which adds more protein. Not sure what stage you are at now. I you feel hungry, try greek yogurt between your 3 shakes..

are you nauseous do you takes med for nauseas. I don't have saline in my band, maybe you are still swollen and if you have saline in your band that could be it. also I was told right after surgery to drink only 4oz of fluid and it should take me an hour, so 1oz every 15 minutes.

i struggled with my purees stage, after 10 days of puree I was put on mushie foods (food not being pureed, but soft and chew well).My dr. said because it is more of a solid food it will stay longer. She was right, I am no longer eating snacks like yogurt and colttage with have a lot of protein trying to feel full and I am able to get all of my water in where with the puree stage, I could not get more than 35-40oz in a day. I am on the third day of mushies and am eating only 3 meals, about 4oz of protein and 1-2oz of fiber and if I have 2oz of yogurt, I can go longer without eating. I am getting in 8-12glasses of water a day, with ceystal light. The scale is now moving and in 3 days so far I've loss 3 pounds. I get my fill on the 19th of September and my doctor said I will not be able to eat 6oz, but for now without anything in my band it is ok to eat 6oz. Yesterday, made chilli with ground turkey and at 1 cup, but it was all protein because it was so good. I am not stuffed after my 6 ounces, but I wait my 30 mins after eating and I am very surprised that I am not hungry for hours. So I say, eat your prescribed amount, wait 30 minutes and drink your water and you will be surprised that you can do it. Dr. said once I get my fill, it will be easy and I will not be able to eat the 6oz. I was banded on Aug 6th, liquid shakes for 2 weeks, purees for 10 days. Hope this helps. Oh, i did the drinking water vey fast on my first 2 days of purees and I was starving so I stopped and I was not as hungry.

Are you doing the 30 min before and after rule with eating. If you were drinking with your meal, or drinking very fast that can push your soft foods down and you will continue to be hungry because you are washing the food down. It happened to me on my second day and i was hungry, as soon as I started taking smaller sips, i was not hungry.

Check with your doctor, but if you have nothing in your band, you can't do much damage, just go forward and eat slow chew long. good luck

Mine last about 6 days. I read that it is called "referred pain". When ever you tamper with the stomach and liver, you feel the pain in your shoulder, just like when you have a heart attach you feel it in your left arm. I will go away soon, just take your meds.

Could it be that you are hungry. I have been banded since Aug 6th, and when I was 2 weeks liquids after surgery, I would feel nauseous when it was time for my next shake. Only you know if this true. I would eat 2oz of greek vanilla non fat yogurt or low fat small curd cottage cheese. in between if I felt hungry but it was too soon for my shake. The yogurt and the cottage cheese is high in Protein. Hope this helps, and feel better.

I have been using the calorecount.about.com because i don't have an i phone and it give you a lot of brand names which makes it easy and ther is a section that gives you your intake of all the nutritions, like carbs, protein, fat calories etc. I then journal my information an excel spreadsheet and paste it from the caloriecount.about.com.

so sorry about all of your complications. as far as your eating, sounds like you need to be on a shedule to avoid the pain even if you don't want to eat. discuss with your dr and nutritionist. good luck and at least you caught it sooner than later

Is this banster hell, when I was on my shakes and yogurt and cottage cheese, i was not hungry like this, just wanted to chew. I am only on my 2nd day of purees and I have not been this hungry since before my pre diet. I am using the small portion control, but I am constantly wanting something more and my next visit until the 19th of Sept. Tomorrow I think I am going to start my day with a Protein shake to replace my Breakfast and see how the rest of the day. From 7am today to 12pm I had 1 scrambled egg and dice peaches for breakfast, still unsatified, had 4oz of greek yogurt 9:30 am with lots of will power and then had mized veggies pureed, and by 11:30am had 2 tablespoons of chicken salad and 4oz of unsweeted applesauce. And drank 8 glasses of Water. Sill want to eat. If I had a shake, I would not even think about lunch until 1 or 2pm. It is 2:43pm and my stomach is grumbling. First time hungry since May 22nd when I started this jouney.