:clap2: Got banded on March 8th :clap2: Did great until last night . I got hungry sooooo I drank water waited for a hour went to sleep.Well woke up still hungry so I drank a protein shake,:think today I am hungrier than ever.Can anyone give me some suggestions? I am trying hard to get the 64 ounces of fluid in but it is so hard.I will see the doctor next week.Any ideas will grrrrreatly appreciated. Wanda

What foods can you eat per your doctor/nutritionist's post-op diet?

Dr.Abkin's list includes liquids like jello,crystal light, water etc.After 4th day I could add protein shakes vegetable juice, skim plus milk, light yogurt and lowfat cream soups. I tried the Designer whey protein shake mix with the skim milk(yuck) but I am still drinking it until the unjury shake arrives.

Are you on a restricted calorie amount? I believe I was on 600 calories for the first couple of weeks. I also was allowed to drink Water with meals during that time. It was hard to feel full for very long, so I just ate about every 2 hours. Bean with bacon Soup was a lifesaver for me. It was thick and high in Protein. If you need to, blend it a bit before heating it. I also ate a lot of Swanson's vegetable broth. The warm food seemed to satisfy me longer.

As for 64oz of water, I buy the 16.9oz bottles of water and have one in my hand or sitting by me all the time. We tend to ignore feelings of thirst, and often confuse them for hunger. So I'm trying to train my brain to reach for the water at the first sign of thirst or hunger. I can often go another hour after thinking I was hungry, just by drinking water.

No I wasn't told to restrict calories.LOL and I have a bottle of water all the time next to me and I sip it pretty often. I am gonna try the soup thing and blend it. Thank you for the help. Wanda

That sounds like the same diet I had the first week post-op. My nutritionist specified that Water in the Protein mix counts against water, so maybe that helps. You could put a scoop (~25gm protein) in 16.9 oz bottle of water, that way just by getting your protein in you've also gotten in 40 - 45 oz of water. What makes it hard for you to get your water in?

As for the hunger - water. It will satiate you for a while, even when you're hungry. I can't give you any better advice b/c we're having opposite reactions. I was banded March 1 and have yet to feel hungry. I'm maxing out around 3 oz food per day. Then again, I'm constantly sipping water, too.

OMG!!!!!!!!! Well I was mixing the protein mix with the skim milk. I was drinking crystal light and the isopure drinks.But never counted that as part of the water intake. (duh) I was trying to drink the water as a separate 64oz of fluids.Guess I also need to sip more.

Hey Photonut! Thank you soooo sooo much for the suggestion just ate some pureed bean soup(yum) and I feel so much better.

You're very welcome. I'm glad it helped. *big smile*

Here are some things that helped me.

*V8 juice with beef broth mixed in with it

* Protein shakes mixed with Tropicana light orange juice instead of milk and some ice. I think it tastes like and Orange Julias. In fact the rest of my family likes these also.

* cream of chicken soup

* Isopure clear Protein drinks from GNC

* Egg drop soup

Remember you can have several Protein Shakes throughout the day and they help curb your hunger. Good luck and let us know how you are doing.

If you can eat mushies, here's what I'm living on right now:

• Rosarita Chile & Lime refried Beans. MMMMM! I can't stand regular refried beans, but these are SO good. A few dashes of tabasco & I'm good!
  
• Cottage cheese
  
• Tuna w/ mayo. Albacore, the kind you get in a pouch. Yummy, comes in a 4 oz size, and the meat is dense enough that you can actually chew it up.
  
• Campbell's Select in "Blended Red Pepper and Black Bean". MMM!

I can also do deli chicken & turkey, tofu, etc. -- just haven't added them into my diet yet. I'm still only eating 2 or 3 oz food per day, and there just aren't enough meals to accomodate my available selections yet.

I can't wait until I can do real chicken & get a chicken bol w/ beans & pureed hot salsa from Chipotle, and add my own lowfat sour cream to moisten it up.

Chipolte bowls are the best! I can't wait to eat real food again. I was banded on March 8th as well, and I'm supossed to be on CLEAR liquids another 2 days but I've been so active I've had to add at least 4 oz of a protein shake daily. It seems to be ok so far!