Was banded on 9/12 I started on mushy yesterday which consists of protein shakes, cottage cheese, yogurt, mashed potatoes, sf pudding, blended soups....today I had two protein shakes, two 1/2 cups of cottage cheese, sf ice pop and yogurt....the problem is I am hungry!!! My band is not filled yet so I have no restriction I am getting 1st fill on 10/10 will the hunger go away once I get the fill? Is this normal? I don't want to screw this up...does anyone know how many calaries I should be consuming now at this stage?

It's completely normal...where you are right now is probably the toughest, because your swelling from surgery has gone down and you have no restriction, but are on a restricted diet. It will get better. I didn't have my full restriction until probably my 3rd fill. I have never concentrated on calories, my focus was always protein and carbs, and that has worked for me.

My nutritionist has told me once I am healed and eating on maintenance 900-1200 calories daily with 70g of Protein. I asked if I should be more concerned w calories or protein and she said protein is most important. Foods high in protein tend to have better nutritional content.

You are not even 2 weeks from surgery, so concentrate on protein, Water and healing. good luck to you.

Was banded on 9/12 I started on mushy yesterday which consists of Protein shakes, cottage cheese, yogurt, mashed potatoes, sf pudding, blended soups....today I had two protein shakes, two 1/2 cups of cottage cheese, sf ice pop and yogurt....the problem is I am hungry!!! My band is not filled yet so I have no restriction I am getting 1st fill on 10/10 will the hunger go away once I get the fill? Is this normal? I don't want to screw this up...does anyone know how many calaries I should be consuming now at this stage?

in regards to the calorie intake, did your doctor not give you guidelines to follow? i would confer w/then if you do not know how many calories etc to consume. on this forum, we all are different and you will come across many different numbers and opinions. for this, id def ask the dr to find out what is right for you

being hungry, that means you are healing!! great job. as the swelling goes down from surgery, you will get hungry (i know i did). its a good thing for real.

you are still very new to having major surgery, dont stress. sip sip sip and rest and allow yourself to heal. (congrats on being banded by the way).

i am sure you will do fantastic. you already are

Like the rest of the posters said,you should be focusing on Protein and fluids. I didn't start calorie counting until in my 5th week when I started on solids. The first 4 weeks I really focused on making sure I didn't dehydrate. I drank lots of fluids, Water gatorade, apple juice. chicken broth with Protein powder. For your mushy stage you can Also eat avacados and part skim ricotta cheese, laughing cow lite cheese is great. Also, a can of tuna (drained) in water and (blenderized) with one wedge of laughing cow is deeeeeeeeeeeelish!

Remember 4-6 weeks for your body to heal!

Take care,