I am 5 days out and i am hungry....i feel as if i have no restriction at all....i dont have to sip water and i feel as if i can eat anything...i havent though....i am sticking to the liquid diet....i can pudding, jello, broth, cream soups and protein shakes but nothing seems to fill me up.....i will get my first fill on july 6......can someone please tell me how to cope with this i am needing some support......I fell like a failure already and its only been five days. Feeling Sad and disappointed....:think

Wait until you eat something (i.e. not liquids) before being afraid that you can eat anything.

It's perfectly normal to feel that way you do. You DON'T have any restriction and you won't until you get a fill or two. I go for my second the same day as you go for your first. It sounds like you're on a full liquid diet. I was hungry and called the dietician because I HATE yogurt and she let me have 4 oz of lite ricotta cheese. THAT was filling and has protein. I also found that tomato soup filled me up a lot more than other types.

If the hunger is too great, call your surgeon. They usually allow you to advance to a soft diet. Hang in there, better days are coming.

If you have a Trader Joe's near you, check out the tomato soup w/roasted bell peppers. It comes in a box. Lots of flavor, no chunks. It helped me a lot.

Just do your best to stick to the diet. Remember the liquid/mushie stage is to help your stomach heal, not to punish you. You want your poor injured stomach to remain calm. If you eat more substantial food it will start churning to digest and it could hurt your stitches. Be patient. It will pass.

Kate - who just started eating real food this week.:hungry:

Campbell's Bean with Bacon, pureed, is quite filling. Sounds gross but it's actually pretty tasty. I also like cottage cheese but you'd have to get an OK from your doctor for that.

Good luck, welcome to band land.

Split pea soup.

That was the most difficult time for me. I have complete empathy and also have faith you will get through it.

Kelli

Do NOT allow yourself to think negative thoughts about the band until you've had several fills. It took me to fill #3 to even feel like I had a band. You have to know that going in so that your brain can fight your heart when you're feeling let down in the early days. This is the time for healing, not for weightloss.

If it fits with your Dr's instructions, try pureed cottage cheese and marinera sauce (equal parts of each). YUM and filling.

Good luck! You'll be on the losing side in no time.

Are you drinking your Protein? It will help sustain the hunger.

Hang in there/ I honestly had VERY BAD thoughts about my band for a while after I had it and it gets better. I promise you it will be better.

Drink your protein. If you need help finding some you can tolerate, let us know, we all have advise/suggestions on which ones to try.

Thanks MelAnne and JulieNYC i really need support right now.....its hard to make to make myself to just chill and let myself heal and not worry about the weightloss until i start getting my fills.....i know that i am not getting enuf protien ....i have ordered the unjury unflavored...i like that one the best...yesterday was the first day i was able to eat normal food..mushy stage now....really soft carrots and red beans.....today i can eat boiled eggs and scrambled......i really have mixed emotions about this band....it was like i was so excited to get it and now i just want to scream......i know that i have to have patience.....but you get excited that your finally gonna lose the weight and get your life back and nothing happens....i am sure you know where i am coming from with that. Thank you so much for your words of wisdom.....I come to this site prolly 20 times a day to get inspiration....i don't want to fail.

I have a one year old daughter and i so much want to enjoy her life with her.

Cindy, I am 8 days post op right now and doing the same thing as you. My doctor stated in the hospital that I will not have restriction for one month and I shouldn't worry to much about it. I feel that the weight will come off regardless, even if it doesn't start right away. Try and stay on the post op diet the best you can and hopefully you will get a fill sooner then later. Mine is at the 4 week mark. Good luck.

Cindy, this part is hard, for me it was extremely hard. But IT GETS BETTER, I PROMISE...I'm almost 2 months out and I don't let myself get hungry. The bean w/ bacon soup idea I got from PhotoNut SAVED ME from myself at that stage. Hope that helps!