Ok, I am 5 days post op and so far all I have been eating is one or two sugar free popsicles a day and drinking my muscle milk light for the protein plus my water and vitamins. That has been enough until this afternoon, I started feeling hunger. My husband and son made a pizza and the smell was driving me wild. I took about 4 baby spoon bites of some sugar free jello and my husband let me run my baby spoon across his pizza to get a small pea size amount of sauce to taste and I feel like I ate the whole pizza myself. It is so wonderful how just a small amount of flavor can do so much. Before I could have eaten that whole pizza by myself. I love this band so much.

Try campbells soup at hand tomatoe next time they are having something like that...it rocks! If you add in some italian seasoning...even better!

Yeah for the band working!!!

Just be careful...until you get your fill you will be hungry - AND wyou WILL be able to eat (just as you did before) - which is why it is called "bandsters hell." In a few days you will continue to get hungry. Stick on your diet. Watch your calories and follow your doctors orders. I am pre-fill and have lost about 35 pounds - PURE will power (I eat no more than 1200 calories a day, 60 grams of Protein and Vitamins included).. I get a fill on March 10, I am hoping to eat the same number of calories or less but not be "hungry".

Congrats on your band! You can do it...you will have hard moments but it is worth it. I am already down 3 pants sizes!! It feels great to fit in the pants that I shoved in the back of my closet...cant wait to shop for new, smaller, clothes!

5 days out here too

not so in love with band yet but hoping somEDAY!!!

HUNGRY!

at least i think i am lol

Ok, I am 5 days post op and so far all I have been eating is one or two sugar free popsicles a day and drinking my muscle milk light for the protein plus my water and vitamins. That has been enough until this afternoon, I started feeling hunger. My husband and son made a pizza and the smell was driving me wild. I took about 4 baby spoon bites of some sugar free jello and my husband let me run my baby spoon across his pizza to get a small pea size amount of sauce to taste and I feel like I ate the whole pizza myself. It is so wonderful how just a small amount of flavor can do so much. Before I could have eaten that whole pizza by myself. I love this band so much.

Ocean girl, sorry to hear that. Are you walking much? I turn on my iphone tunes and just walk around in small circles or take small steps in place out in my garage and just giggle as I know this is going to work this time. When I did get a little hungry today, I just kept sipping at my water and took a few bites of a sugar free popsicle. It worked great until I smelled the pizza and then the sugar free jello was the most delicious thing I had ever eaten. I got off my pain medicine today and I pulled the waterproof bandaids off my incisions. They still have the steristrips on there and I can see a little dried blood but they are healing beautiful. Celebrate with me. Woo Hoo, we did it. I also looked through the gallery on here last night of some of the before and after pics. I was amazed at how great some of our fellow bandsters have changed. That is going to be us next year. We are going to log our success stories. Just remember, sometimes it's all how you look at it.

Say I love my band 3 times out loud. Giggle that you are no longer waiting for approval from insurance and are now waiting on your surgery date, and see if you DON'T JUST LOVE YOUR BAND.....................giggle.

Losingintall is right.....this will pass and you will be hungry!. Not to be negative, just warning you so you can prepare yourself. Now is a good time to get yourself into proper eating habits so that when hunger takes over it will be easier to stick to the diet plan until you have restriction again I personally am at a "lack of any restriction" time longing to get back to where you are now!

I am 6 days out and am finding I too can get by on VERY little food. But, I know that there is a period of time before the first fill where I have no restriction (and maybe my first fill won't do the trick). I had a great prep program that really helped me understand that this was coming. So, I am counting points via Weight Watchers (once I'm actually eating enough food to count!) so that, when I get back to the "eat anything I want" phase, I have some limits on it and I can still lose some weight. I am looking to use all and any tools in my toolbox to help me get healthy! Good luck on your journey... we are both at the beginning of this! It's very exciting :-)

I didn't have restriction until my 3rd fill so please be prepared. You can do it though - be strong - it gets much easier! PLUS the band DOES WORK!

I've gone from a size 16 to an 8 now and I'm almost ready for a 6. BEST thing I have ever done for myself!