Hastings

I'm never really hungry, but today I made an interesting decision. At the bakery in the grocery store they were handing out freshly baked Cookies. I turned it down cause I wouldn't have room for my crab salad if I ate a cookie. That's gotta be a big first for me.

If you scroll down to the bottom of the page you will see a few threads about the holy grail restriction. If you had no Fluid put in your band when you had surgery, and many don't, then you won't have any restriction until you start getting fills. It's too bad your doctor didn't explain this to you. Eat sensibly and you will be restricted when you get fill(s). Cheers.

I think I had two weeks of mushies instead of four, but I lingered there for four, I'm sure. I was compliant.

I do track my calories and try to make 1200. I usually end up more in the 1000 calorie range simply because I insist on healthy food and my intake is restricted. I record everything and if I wanted to eat a banana split I would but I would record the calories. I have a digital scale that sits in my breadbox and I weigh my food if it's convenient. I'm not stressed over it. I will never again stress over food.

To be honest, your concern is YOU. It's just like smokers who quit. They become holier than thou. Think back to before you were banded and how you might have resented the behavior you are having now. Just because you are banded doesn't mean you are done struggling. Put a little love in your heart and don't be like those people you couldn't understand before you were banded. You should care about your children's health and weight. I would suggest that you buy the groceries and fix the meals and leave it to your husband to buy the treats he likes. I would never let it become an issue between my partner and I. His body is his business. This is a basic idea that women have been dealing with.

There are some nutritious things that will go down easy, but really if you can't eat, then you are too tight. I just refuse to get my band so tight I can't eat. Try some canned vegetables or get those steamer bags of vegetables and fix those. They go down easy. I cook roast or chicken and make salad with relish, onion, and miracle whip (only 35 calories per serving, I think). I eat it on crackers because I like the crunch. Hummus is good for you and very soft. Keep track of what you eat and start exercising. Hang in there

You'll find your feet again. Keep your eyes on the prize. By the way, having been a lifelong pet owner, and a mother who knows, losing a pet is NOTHING like losing a child, but I can imagine you might think so.

I try to get 50 grams of Protein a day. I have a morning smoothie that has 1 cup of milk, 6 oz. of nonsweetened, non fat yogurt, and 1/2 of all bran with extra fibre. I have two spoons of benefiber in coffee in the morning. Benefiber is soluble fiber, which keeps food in your gut longer and gels, while non soluble fiber is just that: fiber. It doesn't really mutate much and adds bulk to your digestive tract. Berries are in season right now so I'm going to town on them. I have at least a cup a day of berries. Blackberries are wonderful right now.

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When I was on Atkins we strove for ketosis. Bought sticks to test for it, etc. I lost a lot of weight on Atkins and was never hungry. I stayed on induction for almost six months. 20 carbs a day. Of course i gained it all back when my kids talked me out of it, they were concerned for my health. Now I can eat so little that it's nearly atkins, but i get more carbs because of the all bran Cereal and the milk and yogurt in my daily smoothie. My doctor reccomended to concentrate on Protein, veggies and fruit. The hard protein I do eat is all boneless, skinless chicken and fish. Unfortunately so much fish has so much mercury. I wouldn't eat tuna very often at all. I think whatever floats your boat is good, as long as it has some balance to it. Our dietary guidelines are made up by the agriculture department and it has a vested interest in getting people to eat as many servings a day of agricultural products as possible.

You might check your public library. Ours offers free audio book downloads from Audible Audio. They are good for two weeks. Some you can burn to cd for storage and some you can'ts. But it's free. I listen to books too when I'm working out. The system that has the audio books is called Overdrive. You can download them at home onto the pc to load onto the mp3 player.

My son in law got one, and while he's not really overweight, more just out of shape, she just emailed and said if I buy him Levis for his birthday, better get a size smaller. Good for him!

KGlapster, you are only two weeks post op? The first month or so is for healing, not for weight loss. Think of the shocks you have put your body through: operation, total change of diet, etc. Give yourself sometime, this is not a race. Patience.

The hiccups are my "soft" stop signal. In other words, when I get a hiccup, if I don't stop, it will come back up. It sounds like that me be what is happening to you. Don't worry about cleaning your plate. Next time take a bit less.

I don't like Water either, but I take a peeled, sliced cucumber and a sliced lemon and put them in a half gallon of water and put it in the fridge. It has a nice light taste and is very refreshing. I refill the pitcher a couple of times and then put the spent cuke and lemon in the compost and start again. You could do it with oranges or whatever you wanted to.

My doctor set a goal weight and I shrugged. It was in the right direction anyway. For now, I just use it as a general goal post. I can't make a decision until I get close® to it. If your goal is making you want to give up, head for smaller goals, easier to achieve and encouraging.

Just remember that being hungry is NOT an emergency and that this is a very short period of time. It's important to follow your doctor's instructions, why else would you consult them?

They can tell by looking at your liver during surgery how well you followed the diet. They don't need to ask.

I've seen people recommend this as a stop gap during the liquid diet phase. I think that part of the liquid diet problem is that it is a sensory deprivation. It's not just about food but data input from your nose and mouth. As long as it is temporary, I wouldn't worry too much.

I have half a cup of All Bran with extra Fiber every day in my morning smoothie. It works for me. Also I use two spoons of benefiber in my coffee. But Benefiber is soluble fiber.

It's nice to "settle in", isn't it? Although I'm pretty sure I will never be done, that I will always have to have a care about what I eat or don't eat. It's fine by me.:crying:

Shrimp can be an issue for me. I can eat it but I have to be so careful that it's just not worth it.

I had gall bladder surgery done the old school way. I have a scar from between my breasts and it sort of crosses under my breasts and ends up in my side. It was not a problem for me. As long as your previous issue is healed I'm not sure it would be an issue.

My band is in place and working fine and I eat healthy food and correct amounts of it. I do also burp a lot. Not so much the other. Lots of burping. I think it is relatively common with the lap band.

Great that you found a solution and that you are finally feeling better. Speedy recovery.