Scared to eat....

[jsea 3]

Well my first fill was this morning and I received 2cc's in my 10cc band. It was painless with just a pinch of a needle. I am on liquids for 24 hours. I will admit though, I'm scared to death to eat real food. I have been able to eat anything the past couple weeks (breads have been no problem at all) and my doctor told me to be very careful because now that I have a fill eating will be very different. She told me to stay away from carbs as much as I can because they will likely get stuck and getting stuck scares me. I also gained 5 pounds since my surgery which is devestating to me. My doctor said that the first 6 weeks was a time of healing and not to beat myself up over the 5 pound gain because I still lost 11 pounds but it is very frustrating to me. My toughest time of the day is after 7pm. I seem to want to snack and I know that if I do feel the need to have a snack that it should be Protein or produce. Can anyone please let me know what some of your favorite healthy snack are?

[mantusmom 4]

I have not recieved my first fill as of yet but I can understand that craving after seven. When I get a sweet cravining i'll grab a sugar free popscicle, which you can get in the fruit flavors as well as dreamsicles or fugde pops. Those usually do the trick if not I sometimes have sugar free pudding or grab a greek yogurt with a little granola on top for crunch. I'm sorry I can't say anything to Snacks when you get a fill because I have no restriction and stick to the serving size because I too gained 5 pounds and was devistated.

Good luck on your journey

Well my first fill was this morning and I received 2cc's in my 10cc band. It was painless with just a pinch of a needle. I am on liquids for 24 hours. I will admit though, I'm scared to death to eat real food. I have been able to eat anything the past couple weeks (breads have been no problem at all) and my doctor told me to be very careful because now that I have a fill eating will be very different. She told me to stay away from carbs as much as I can because they will likely get stuck and getting stuck scares me. I also gained 5 pounds since my surgery which is devestating to me. My doctor said that the first 6 weeks was a time of healing and not to beat myself up over the 5 pound gain because I still lost 11 pounds but it is very frustrating to me. My toughest time of the day is after 7pm. I seem to want to snack and I know that if I do feel the need to have a snack that it should be Protein or produce. Can anyone please let me know what some of your favorite healthy snack are?

[screeden 21]

i know how you feel. the first 6 weeks about healing, not about losing weight. i too was back to eating what i did before i had the first fill. after my fill, i did notice a difference in eating. just watch what you eat, write it down and chew, chew, chew your food. greek yogurt has alot of Protein in it. i drink a Protein Shake in the mornings as i am rarely hungry until 10am.

[nikki c 16]

When I want something at night, i go for a chocolate Atkins Protein Shake. It satisfies, and makes me feel full so i can sleep. hth!