Anyone have any issues getting back to your diet after surgery (had to do a 6 month insurance required diet beforehand)? I feel like I'm eating everything in the house because I'm starving. Sugar is definitely a big problem for me, so we try not to buy any. I don't have my first fill until the 18th, but I don't want to gain all my weight back by then either! Any suggestions? I've tried filling up with water, doing something besides eating, etc. I also eat my protein first, and make sure my meals are mostly protein. I'm trying to be good

Anyone have any issues getting back to your diet after surgery (had to do a 6 month insurance required diet beforehand)? I feel like I'm eating everything in the house because I'm starving. Sugar is definitely a big problem for me, so we try not to buy any. I don't have my first fill until the 18th, but I don't want to gain all my weight back by then either! Any suggestions? I've tried filling up with Water, doing something besides eating, etc. I also eat my Protein first, and make sure my meals are mostly protein. I'm trying to be good

Unfortunately my dear you are in bandster hell. You just have to suck it up and use your willpower to stay focused until there is some restriction in your band and you are not so hungry all the time. It sounds like you are doing all the right things by drinking and finding other things to take your mind off the food so just know that you have to tough it out right now. Hang in there!

I eat water ever I want but much smaller portions. If I feel like I'm "dieting" I fall off real quick! So if I want 5 tablespoons of mashed potatoes instead of 2, I have it. But I don't splurge every day. I have 3cc in my band! My first fill put me at 4cc and I was too tight and had to have it removed!!! Just because u have no fill doesn't matter! U can do it!

It's not easy, but it's doable. I have lost a lot of weight but mostly because I am dieting and counting every calorie and jogging and not so much because of the band. In fact, I knew I could lose without the band but I also knew from experience that I needed it to help me maintain which is when it will really kick in for me I believe.

Good luck and stay positive, you got this!