I'm two weeks post op. very moody and angry all the time. I think it's the lack of sugar. And i think im starving all the time, even though my stomach does not agree. Any suggestions.

Yoga, meditation, breathing exercises?

It will pass. Do not watch TV there are a lot of commercials with food.

proteindrink helps

Is there anyone you can talk to? I can't help thinking it's withdrawal from whatever comfort you got from food as well as the actual withdrawal. I know I've actually cried over some stuff that is so stupid (food related) and yet I am so frustrated while trying to change myself for the better. Can you find some comfort elsewhere to help your mood?

I remember when I was 2 weeks post op. I was snapping at everyone even if they did nothing wrong and was constantly moody. It will get better once you get onto solids. I guess that's why they call it bandsters hell month! Try to keep yourself occupied with anything and everything that doesn't involve food. Also, when I was having serious sweets cravings...I would have a teaspoon of sugar free caramel ice cream topping...it worked wonders!! (i know it's not the best, but it helped my mood out a ton!) just be sure you have enough self control to only have a tiny bit of the caramel only a couple days a week. It will get better!

I feel your pain Newbie - I'm 2 weeks out and have been fighting a horrific fungal skin infection and allergic skin reaction to the adhesives, so compliance has been the last thing on my mind. I'm not terribly moody, but I keep sneaking an extra Protein shake here and there. I'm so uncomfortable with my skin constantly itching and burning that it's almost too much to bear if I get hungry as well. I hope I don't slip my band before my first fill!

The other part of my mental dilemna is that I am a band over bypass patient and I was kinda expecting to have a quick 10-20 just melt off like it did after my RNY. NOT the case thus far, which I know I need to get over it right away.

I'm hoping that once all of the skin meds start working that I can really focus on my Phase 2 (soft foods) compliance and start exercising and just move forward from all of the pre-conceived notions I had what having a LapBand really means.

Change up your schedule. Stop concentrating so much on what your can't have. Enjoy what you can have.

Estrogen is stored in fat cells. As the fat is burned the estrogen gets released. That could be affecting you. My TOM was messed up for the first six months. My OBG didn't think they were related but I think they were.