I hate to post this because I know how upset people get when they read about people not sticking to the diet. I feel so helpless and am really in need of some encouragement. I am a week and a half out and am feeling TERRIBLE. I feel like I have an obsession with food more now than I ever did. I hate being at home....I'm pissed because I feel nothing....and I can't sleep because I'm so obsessed with the fact that I'm doing exactly what I didn't want to do. Nothing makes me nauseated, I can drink pretty much a whole bottle of water at a time and do just fine. I didn't think that was even possible in the beginning. I chose to have lapband because I didn't want my stomach cut up and the possibility of all the complications. Now I just wish I would have gone for the other . I have to wait 6 weeks for a fill and I'm half tempted to ask for a appetite suppressant to get me through it!! Maybe I just wasnt cut out for this at all.

Kaydin, please don't worry!! You are in the phase called "Bandster Hell!" I'm always surprised that our doctors don't really explain that phase at the beginning. I gained 5 pounds back between the time I got on solid food and had my first fill. But... guess what?? That weight and much, much more all came off once I got to good restriction. The same will happen for you!

Just hang in there and try to eat moderately and not to gain weight. It's OK if you aren't losing -- right now you're supposed to just focus on healing. I actually took some comfort in Bandster Hell once I figured out what it was all about. The idea that I could still eat "normally" if I didn't have a fill made the surgery a lot less scary to me. Even though (and I'm 2 yrs & 9 mos out) I've never wanted to get my fill out so that I could eat more, knowing that's a possibility was kind of comforting to me at first (now I don't care -- I love my band!)

I hope that helps! Feel free to check out my old posts on my blog -- if you go back to 2010, you can see all about my shameful gain during Bandster Hell and how I lost after that.

Best wishes for lots of success for you!

Catherine

When I was at about that same stage post-op (I'm 4 wks out now) I told my sister that the hardest part at that point was that I was going thru all the bad parts of the surgery/eating restrictions without any benefit to show for it. So even though I knew eventually it would pay off, it was frustrating to get through that first part. Kinda like when you're first pregnant and feel sick and tired all the time, with no baby to snuggle to make it seem worth it! And some of my problem really was just the head-hunger thing along with anxiety about how my body would react once I was eating "real" food again.

right now you should be all about healing and getting your abdomen back to healthy. As far as dieting - don't think of it as dieting - think of it as change in your lifestyle. I do count calories, but I didn't start unti I was on "real food" again - and I still count now 13 months later

Everyone has set backs and frustration, it's what you do it that makes your experience your own