Hi everyone! I have recently been unfilled due to a possible slip. I am eating 5 small meals in attempt to not back track during this time of "unfill" After I eat, with in an hour, I am SO hungry. I am eating high Protein, but it is just not working. I feel like if I just eat a huge sandwich I would feel so much better. I am taking in about 1300 calories.

1. Im curious to know how many calories you all take in (I didnt track when I had my fluid). I didnt know about this board so that is a question I have always had....

2. Any suggestions to cure my hunger?

For instance today for Breakfast I had some instant oat meal (not alot of protein there), snack I at turkey and cheese "roll ups',

Hi everyone! I have recently been unfilled due to a possible slip. I am eating 5 small meals in attempt to not back track during this time of "unfill" After I eat, with in an hour, I am SO hungry. I am eating high Protein, but it is just not working. I feel like if I just eat a huge sandwich I would feel so much better. I am taking in about 1300 calories.

1. Im curious to know how many calories you all take in (I didnt track when I had my fluid). I didnt know about this board so that is a question I have always had....

2. Any suggestions to cure my hunger?

For instance today for breakfast I had some instant oat meal (not alot of protein there), snack I at turkey and cheese "roll ups',

Im sorry I have no idea how that posted 3 times AND I was not done.... lunch I ate a HUGE salad with light dressing... that was an hour ago, and my stomach is growling, and a VERY hungry feeling (that I am very much NOT used to).... And advice?

I'm sorry I hope you get a fill soon. I eat between 700 and 1000 on a given day. I have good restriction so I don't get hungry much. Coffee, even decaf will calm my hunger. Nuts are good too for me.

Sorry you are having trouble, I hope your band didn't slip. I am wondering was there protien in the salad you had- such as eggs or chicken. Your right oatmeal doesn't have much protien. It also has lots of carbs, healthy carbs, but still carbs. You may be better off with eggs for breakfast. I scramble them using one yolk and 3 egg whites. Are you excersising? If not, I highly reccomend you start. It works wonders for weight loss, not to mention it's many other benefits like cardiovascular health. Start out slow and gradually increase your duration/intensity. Best wishes!

Typically eggs are my breakfast of choice. This AM I was running late for work, grabbed a bowl, the packets of oatmeal and ran out the door! Didnt heat it up until I got to work.

I am exersizing at least 4 time a week, typically 5-6 times. I walk/jog/run... (Im a runner wanna be, but I will get there eventually). But the heat is extreme here in Eastern NC, so I dont get out as much as I would like-I cant take my 7 month old out for that long in this heat.

Before the unfill, I didn't HAVE to eat at all. I could take a sip of Water and was ok... but I knew that this was not ok. If I ate or drank anything more than a tiny sip, I threw it up Anyway, thanks for the input, I am hoping my pouch was just swollen and irritated... The upper GI will tell on Tuesday....HERES TO HOPING!!!

I would use a calorie calculator on line to figure out how many calories you need and go from there........how many calories you can have without gaining....I can have between 1616 and 1865 and loose weight, but I am tall so give it a try!

I try to stay around 1200, and I do Zumba 3-4 times a week and Cardio Kickboxing once a week. I seem to be losing pretty steadily.. I think it all depends on you, everyone is different. Find something that works and stick with it. Also, if you have an iPhone, there's an app called My Fitness Pal that is awesome. You can track your weightloss and calories. I love it! Good luck, hope everything works out!

I have been eating around 700-1100 with about 80-110g of protein a day. I am know just starting to get into the routine and do not feel hungry as often. I think it takes a little while for your body to adjust to new routine so no worries.. once you are in the swing of something you will feel better.

I am between 900 - 1200 cals. A day. I only walk for 30 mins a day and swim 60 mins. I feel very satisifed and don't feel deprived. For breakfast I usually have eggs or protein shake only.lunch, salad with protein or protein wrap. Snack on lite cheese or sf jello pudding. Dinner protein, veggies and fruit. And lots of water between 80 to 100 oz of water and sometimes at night for a snack I will have a sf popsicle fudge. I need to up my exercise more, cause I only lose a 1-2 lbs,a week, but I feel good.

I am 3 weeks post op and haven't had my first fill yet. I've been a good girl and currently am on the mushie stage. I eat around 800 cals a day and at least 72g of protein a day. I've been walking about 4-5 times a week and have the ok to take my physical activity up a notch on Wednesday. Here's the thing. I'M ALWAYS HUNGRY. Like to to the point where I get hunger headaches. I know I haven't had a fill yet but isn't having the band wrapped around my stomach supposed be causing some kind of restriction. I could perhaps deal with the idea of the hunger but I'm not losing any weight either. I've lost 14 pounds total (this is including my 2 week pre-op diet). Only 4 of the pounds have been since having the band done. I'm trying to do everything right but when you're so hungry that people can hear your stomach growling and you've got a rip roaring headache from being hungry its hard not to turn into a raving demented beeyotch. Any words of wisdom?

No words of wisdom, per say. This is what my problem was. I had no fluid in my band and was starving.... Lots of water to help you feel full. I was drinking over 100 oz of water, just to keep something on my stomach for that week that I had no fluid. I definately didnt lose any weight during that time. I was also eating 6 small meals. I wasnt getting "full" on any of them, but it at least kept something on my stomach.