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Struggling....

So I had the stomach flu last weekend (1 mo. Post op). I also had an appt on Wednesday this week for my first fill. Doc said NO FILL until Jan. 23 since I had been throwing up. I'm struggling with portion size right now. My band is empty. I have lost 26 lbs since my pre op diet and am super scared about eating tooooo much.

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Just stick to your portion size and calories count and you will be ok. This is a tough time but consider how good you will feel when it's time for that fill and how much more weight you will have lost.

You can do this, Floriday's is correct this is a hard part of this journey, measure your servings until you feel comfortable eye balling the servings. I may never trust my eyes becasue even 2 years plus post op I still measure. Try having a protein shake between your meals for a while to help curb your appetite. In the early months I struggled with getting all my protein in also,

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