I'm right there with you. I was banded on Dec 30 and the first two weeks were great! I was struggling to get in my calories and such. Then..... not so much. My scale moved down 0.2 lbs over the past two weeks.
I've had a few, "oh wow, did I really just eat that much?", moments.
I had my first fill on the 28th of Jan and it was good for about two days, but now I'm back to the same 'diet'. My next appt/possible fill is in exactly one month. It's crazy because I know I'm not eating or drinking nearly as much as I was before the pre-op phase, but I'm not making the scale move much either. (Insert attitude adjustment.) Slow and steady wins the race, of course! I'll take those 0.2 lb losses where I can get 'em!
What helps?
Lipton cream of chicken cup of Soup
32 oz of Crystal Light by my side at all times
100 calorie Premier Protein snack shakes
Atkins double chocolate caramel crunch bars for sweet cravings
Aldi's apple/banana fruit puree packs
Guacamole
Eggland's Best hard boiled eggs (easy to make into deviled eggs for a quick 'treat')
Aldi's light string cheese
Sunflower kernals (well chewed, of course)
Best wishes!
I was banded on the 21st also! I have been finding that I am hungrier than I expected, but also that I can't eat as much so that's a great thing. At first I thought I wasn't feeling any restriction at all, but I used to be able to eat an entire can of Soup and now no where near that much. I do notice that when I am really careful about drinking plenty of Water it makes a huge difference too. I've sort of been at a stand still since my surgery, but I'd lost 20lbs in the weeks before. I'm trying to convince myself to look at the bigger picture, I'm down 20lbs!!! not man I haven't lost an ounce in a week. It's hard for sure. I'm worried it won't work, I'll fail and I don't want to go there.
My first fill is the 25th so my fingers are crossed.
