I am on my 7-day, pre-op, clear llquid diet (currently on day 2).

Is it cheating if I suck on a chicken nugget and then spit it out? :hungry:

I think it varies a lot from person to person and depends on what you are expecting. I was expecting not to be hungry and one month out of surgery I often find myslef at 6 or 8 pm going oh no I have not eaten all day.

I found Protein drinks with 50 grams and only 4 carbs so I do one of those and try to get in a 3oz pack of tuna in a day. Most of the time though I eat because I know I should and not because I am hungry. Even when I am hungry if I do not eat right then and there and do something else or wait to get home I will not be hungry once I get there.

Tammi - I was just reading your signature - wow - 61 lbs in 3 months! Thats wonderful! Can you share with us what you've been doing?

Tammi - I was just reading your signature - wow - 61 lbs in 3 months! Thats wonderful! Can you share with us what you've been doing?

Nothing particularly special. For the most part, I avoid sugar, high-fructose corn syrup, saturated and trans fats, processed flour, and products containing those ingredients. Other than that, I just follow the bandster guidelines. I exercise sporadically. I have no idea why my metabolism is revved up, but I'll take it!

I just got my second fill, and right now it's too tight, and worries me that it'll get me started in some bad habits (not eating Breakfast, relying on soft foods). If it doesn't loosen a bit soon, I'll have a little taken back out. It's better to be able to eat healthy foods rather than counting on the band to limit what/when you can eat.

Tami

If you have to ask, if you have to think about it and have doubt, if you need someone elses approval..... you already know the answer.