i am quite surprised how much i can eat at this stage. i am not going over board but incompason to being able to eat practicaly nothing at the start. the evening is my hungrest and bit concerned if i have stretched my pouch ??? i am due to see surgeon 25 july . perhaps for first fill noy sure. port area is still bit tender

What you've described is normal. I could barely eat for the first week. By the time I went to my 1 month post op appointment, I felt like I could eat way too much. Everyone here calls it bandster hell.

I'm getting there myself. I saw the Dr. Monday and he asked me if I was staying satisfied, and as of Monday, I was...It's amazing what 2 days will do. I was ravenous yesterday. I kept it in check by drinking lots of water. I'm staying within the caloric limits I have set, but WOW...yesterday I could have eaten "the brass horns off a billy goat!"

If I feel like I can't handle this, I will contact the surgeon. My first fill is not for another month.

ETA--I was banded June 19th

I was banded on 6/25. I had to do two weeks of liquids before surgery and two weeks after. Now I am on two weeks of mushies. I definitely know how you feel!! Yesterday it was so hard for me to only eat 1/2 cup at meal times! I am looking forward to not being so hungry. I think i have four more weeks before I can get a fill. Hang in there and just do the best you can. It will be worth it in the end.

I had surgery 7/2 and had my one week post op visit this past Monday. I was on 2 weeks liquids Pre op and 2 weeks liquid post op. I have a few more days of liquids and I move to soft foods. My dr thought I wasn't hungry yet and I was like, I'm starving!!!! This week has been horrible...the liquids are not filling me like they used to! I'm sure it's because the swelling is down.

I have my first fill in 3 weeks I

Pretty sure I will need it. Lol

Hi Bandies, I was banded 6/29 I have not eaten since 6/15 I am 11 days in and I am really hungry and I am told to continue protein water & jello I want to eat. The protein water is keeping a nasty taste in my mouth. I have my appt on 7/26 and my first tightening in Sept. I want to eat what do think? Something healthy and satisfying.