HELP!!! I'm 8 days post op and now that the majority of the CO2 is gone I'm hungry all the time!!! I eat at around 8 then again at 12 and i have dinner at about 7. I wait 30 minutes after meals before I drink anything and I try to drink my protien shakes in between so that it curbs my hunger. I'm in the mushie stage but i'm allowed to have flaky fish and i chew it until my teeth hurt. I dont think I'm losing weight and I'm trying my hardest not to slip up but its starting to get to me

Such a difficult part of the healing ... it will get better. Just keep getting as much protein in as you can and drink water in between meals to try to get that "full" feeling. You may or may not be losing weight -- I gained when I got to the mushie stage. But know that things will get better! Stick with it!!

Im 6 days post-op and I hear ya. I'm starving. I had my protein/coffee/milkshake this morning around 7 and it's 923 and i'm ready to knaw my leg off. I drank the same thing for my pre-op diet and was FINE! Now i'm starving.

I am six days out and I am also starving! I have had oatmeal soup, tomato soup, a few spoons of greek yogurt and a couple of spoons of jello...plus WATER! I NEED SOMETHING!!!

You are doing fine. This is what is called bandster hell, the 2 weeks postop when you want solid food, but can't have it yet. it will get alot better after you can have solids and gets fills.

I had some potato soup with all the goodies strained out of it, lol. It was good and filling...........for like an hour. I think it's just adjusting to not having anything solid to digest, it kind of just slides on through.

I am on the pre op diet and I am STARVING now...... I Cant take it.... I am losing weight but ummmmm and I have cheated a couple of times with vegetables and fish. I am HUNGRY!!!!!!! So I am scared to think about POST OP diet.

I'm having serious issues with hunger too. I have to be on just clear liquids and protein shakes for the first 3 weeks post-op. I lasted 1.5 weeks. I called my doctor once to find out if I could move up to mushies after 1.5 weeks and they said no. I called again today crying since I'm so f*#@ing hungry and all the protein shakes in the world won't stop my stomach from growling. They said I absolutely could not eat anything because the stitches could rip & my band could slip. I was angry since they just don't allow for any variation in their program and I feel like an individual with individual needs. Judging by the posts on here- 3 weeks is triple what most people do!!! All i wanted was tomato soup or something.

What is also crazy is that I admitted to them that I have been eating small amounts since I am going insane and they just weren't going to listen to me that i feel completely fine. I'm upset and emotional about it all. I know that they have a system, but the system isn't working for me. Also, I don't think that losing a pound a day is healthy which is what is happening.

Thank God I found this site and get to read about everyone elses experiences. It lets me know i am normal, because I too am starving. When I do drink my shakes I usually only want about 4 ounces and it seems to satisfy me for a little while, but after an hour or so, I am hungry again. I am just going to be patient and I will make it. When I go back for my 2 week checkup next Friday I am so looking forward to them saying I can eat some food, even if it is mushy!! I feel like it will make me feel so much better. We just have to make it through this rough patch. Its only a couple of weeks. Just think about the big picture.

You guys are all really in the worst stage of the journey. My advice is to drink every time you're hungry. I drank a LOT of decaf chai after being banded- I was having like 6 cups a day! Find something low calorie that doesn't make you crave sugar, and just keep drinking it to combat the hunger. Once your body gets used to eating smaller portions you'll find that you're not starving anymore, but for now, you just need to fight the good fight.

Thank you Rachel!

I am having split pea Soup right now, and there's not really anything chew-y in it, but I thinned it with skim milk because it was really thick. I *think* this is ok!? My paper says strained cream Soups.

i had my surgery on 8/15 and i feel the same way. im on liquids for two weeks (maybe more) im finding it very difficult but im sticking to it!! ugh but at least i now know there is a name for this place (lap band hell) i just wanted to express my gratitutde for this forum

I'm 3 weeks postop and hadn't had any trouble with being hungry until today. Yesterday I was really nauseated and didn't really want to eat. I woke up at like 5 am today with my stomach growling but went back to sleep. By the time I got up I was nauseated and not hungry. I took about a 3 hour nap this afternoon and then all evening have been getting food out to eat but not finishing it. Then 30 minutes later I'm hungry again. I'm laying in bed with my stomach growling right now. I hope tomorrow I'd better or I may go postal and attack a pizza delivery guy or something!