Hi all,

This is my first thread. I was banded on March 10, 2014. Today I am 10 days post op. I lost 13.8 pounds so far! This is very exciting for me BUT I AM HUNGRY! I can consume more then 4oz every hour and I won't lie.. I had a few bites of food (scrambled egg, a few bites of a mashed potato ..) I never got the "stuck" feeling and I took small bites and was satisfied. Am I horrible?! What did you eat 10 days post-op?

I was about a week ahead of the program, so my doctor told me to try mushy foods in my second week...ate lots of mashed potatoes, oatmeal, sf pudding, protein shakes, creamy soups, fish, mashed veggies had a variety of foods, but made sure I didn't drink with my foods or after for about 30 minutes, then I started regular foods two weeks later...learned early on though things that I could or couldn't tolerant...but am doing so much better knowing the amount of food I should be eating 1/2 to 1 cup of foods (mostly protein) and chewing, chewing, chewing and takeing 1 minutes at least in -between bites. It is a learning process...due to some really damaged knees I will be trying to start to exercise more in a pool the 1st of May!!! Hope some of these things help!!! There is alot of good advice going on on this site...so use it and I am sure folks will respond with some sound ideas!!!

Congratulations and welcome! The stage you are in is tough and what everyone is saying on here is true! Some advice I received when I was struggling about 2 weeks post op was "pretend you have restriction". Basically follow the lapband rules but don't expect it to work yet. Its a challenge!! Just keep your eye on the prize and the scale will begin to move in the right direction. Before you know it, it will be time for your first fill and you'll be shopping for new (smaller) clothes! Good luck and visit this site often it is an excellent support source.