I'm so happy to find this forum... Already found answers to some of my questions! To start I am 28 years old.. can't tell you how many diets I've tried and either failed or gained all the weight back. I'm looking forward to finding support when needed and also hopefully able to give support.

Welcome, and congrats on being banded!

Thanks... Very excited to use this as a tool... So far the only challenge I have been having is hunger pains... But I can't eat anything pureed until Friday... I started to eat more protein shakes and chicken broth(even though there is very little protein in it). Any suggestions? I am also making sure that I am staying hydrated!

The liquid diet is no fun, but thank goodness it's temporary. Generally speaking, Protein shakes keep you going longer than other liquids (because of the protein), so you're less likely to feel light headed, but will probably still have to deal with hunger. I missed chewing so I ate a lot of SF popsicles.

Other liquids you could try:

bean or other veggy Soup pureed and thinned with enough broth to make it able to pass through a straw (even though you shouldn't use a straw) (add some FF dried milk to increase the protein content)

reduced-sodium cream of chicken soup (or other "cream" of soups), made with FF milk, pureed

powders?utm_source=BariatricPal&utm_medium=Affiliate&utm_campaign=CommentLink" target="_ad" data-id="1" >unjury makes a great chicken soup flavor Protein powder. It's good on its own or mixed in with soup. You can only get it online (unjury.com). Their customer service is excellent.

Fruit smoothies (add FF Greek yogurt to increase the protein content)

Thanks for the advice... I ordered some unjury today, just have to wait for it... Will take a couple days. I will be on pureed food by then, but I know it will help in the future.

I was excited to find cook books on Amazon specifically for lap band eating! They were reasonable priced too!

Thanks for the advice... I ordered some unjury today, just have to wait for it... Will take a couple days. I will be on pureed food by then, but I know it will help in the future.

I was excited to find cook books on Amazon specifically for lap band eating! They were reasonable priced too!

Don't forget to check out my cookbook too - Bandwagon Cookery.

I will definitely check it out! Thanks.

:-)