I was banded 4/20/11. I have been feeling soooo hungry or maybe it is just gas!! I am not quite sure. That is getting better but today I feel a little nauseus and the thought of having one more Chrystal Lite or protein shake really makes me feel sick!! I have been having chicken broth but that is also getting old. Does anyone have any suggestions about something else I can drink that is NOT sweet.

I was banded 4/20/11. I have been feeling soooo hungry or maybe it is just gas!! I am not quite sure. That is getting better but today I feel a little nauseus and the thought of having one more Chrystal Lite or protein shake really makes me feel sick!! I have been having chicken broth but that is also getting old. Does anyone have any suggestions about something else I can drink that is NOT sweet.

Is there another flavor of broth you could try? Maybe a beef broth? I know that's not very different, but it's hard to think of thin liquids that are savory instead of sweet. What if you got a can of Campbell's beef and vegetable soup and just strained out the liquid? That would at least have a slightly varied flavor. Let me know if you think of anything else. I'm getting banded in a month!

Good luck! You'll get through this phase soon enough.

Cambell's makes a pretty good french onion soup. When I was on fullliquids, I would make that and strain out the onions. Yum

Is there another flavor of broth you could try? Maybe a beef broth? I know that's not very different, but it's hard to think of thin liquids that are savory instead of sweet. What if you got a can of Campbell's beef and vegetable soup and just strained out the liquid? That would at least have a slightly varied flavor. Let me know if you think of anything else. I'm getting banded in a month!

Good luck! You'll get through this phase soon enough.

I just heard that about straining the soups. It does sound good!! Thanks

They just done push the protein shakes here and I never drank them. It seems to me senseless to push sweet or artificially sweet things like jelly, custard, pudding, after banding - they're crappy nutritionally worthless foods. Protein shakes are a bit different, they do contain valuable protein but other than that they're a collection of ingredients your body doesnt really need - you could have soup - you can blend shredded chicken into soup so that it leaves no trace if you have a good blender, anything that goes up a straw is fair game and you can always thin it out with broth or water or milk if its still a bit thick for you at this stage.

I was banded 4/20/11. I have been feeling soooo hungry or maybe it is just gas!! I am not quite sure. That is getting better but today I feel a little nauseus and the thought of having one more Chrystal Lite or protein shake really makes me feel sick!! I have been having chicken broth but that is also getting old. Does anyone have any suggestions about something else I can drink that is NOT sweet.

I also was banded on the 20th and am right where you are. Getting sick of liquids. I tried tomato soup and that was different. So far it stayed down.

I know the protein shakes are necessary right now to get all the protein and to help you heal!

I also am drinking a little diet cranberry juice-so you might try that.

V8? Or clamato? I like to make a virgin bloody mary sometimes to. Hang in there.

V8? Or clamato? I like to make a virgin bloody mary sometimes to. Hang in there.

The one I had was just tomato soup by Campbells. The one you can drink right out of the can! I has been feeling real weak but that helped!!!!!!