Summer62

I was banded 2/5 and have done well. I am hungry and was told I have to do liquids for 4 weeks then purees for another 2weeks. Some of you sound like you are off liquids a lot sooner and I am envious. I wonder why all the dr.s say something different on this. I am wondering if any of you know anything about expected weight loss. I lost 9 lbs the first week when I was mostly on clear liquids but I have been weighing every day this week and have not seen the scale budge. It has been stuck for 4-5 days which feels frustrating since I am not eating. :thumbup:

I have been on liquids since 2/3 - had surgery 2/5. Clear liquids was hard for me the 2 days before and then 3 days after. The day of surgery and the day immediate following weren't the worst because I was sleeping a lot and had drugs. I am doing 4 weeks of liquids now as directed and I am hungry a lot. Some of it is just head hunger but still hard. I am telling myself to take it one day at a time but I can't believe I have to do this for 4 weeks!! Ahhhhh This is not easy but 6 months from now we will look back and be glad we stuck with it. Things worth having can be hard right?

I just got my band 2/5 and I have the same growling a lot. I have good days and bad days with hunger. The liquids seem really hard to me. The liquid phase is harder than I thought it would be!! My only advice is what I tell myself and that is take it one day at a time. I have a friend who did this a year ago and she lost 70 lbs in 6-8 months. It can be done with the band!!

I was just banded 2/5 and I am hungry sometimes too. I am doing everything I was told to but not really getting full. I don't think we are really going to benefit from the band until after we get off liquids. I was surprised to hear you ate cream of wheat this soon, did your Dr. okay that? I was told I couldn't have that until week 5. Hang in there! Summer:unsure: