Hi everyone,

I was banded on Friday July 27 with Dr Coburn. We stayed in a hotel until Sunday then flew home to Winnipeg. My question is...I thought that I was not going to feel hungry for at least the first week? Not sure why I thought that but nevertheless I do.

Well anyway, my stomach has been growling ever since. I am sticking to the suggested menu of full fluids. I did try a few Optifast but alas they were a bust. In every sense of the word.

Did/does anyone else feel the same? I mean my husband and daughter were eating a pizza for supper and I literally felt that I could have eaten a slice with no problem. I didn't.

Thanks for listening. Wish that I lived in the Toronto area so that I could take advantage of the center more and having more people like ME around.

Leslie

Hi Leslie - Hope you don't mind that I cut and paste my response to one of our friends above who is in the sam situation as you: Welcome to Bandster Hell!

When you are first banded you have NO restriction. Although some people do feel a little bit, it is usually from the swelling due to surgery. If you are like me and recover well from surgery then you will definitely feel hungry because you are taking in very little food at this point - however....it is very important to follow your post op diet because it is allowing your stomach to heal and adhesions to form to keep your band in place and avoid slippage down the line.

Drink as much Water as you can to help fill you up and add lots of Protein powder to your mushies - that will help to keep you feeling full.

I had my first fill 6 weeks after surgery and although I had some restriction, it was not enough - most people need 3-4 fills and I have had 3 so far and feel pretty good. I am losing the requisite 1-2 lbs per week. Not speedy, but safe and those pounds are gone forever.

Remeber that the band is a tool (imagine a $17K tool on the shelf in home depot)! It is not a magic cure and you still have to work it.

Hang in there - it WILL get better.

thats totally normal

i had a band done 5 weeks ago. and im still feeling constantly hungry

thanks for the advice guys !!

I will definately stick with it. Since I started Optifast on July 6 up to today I have lost a total of 19 pounds so not so bad a start.

I think that I will carry a Water bottle around with me all the time just to keep myself feeling full.

talk to you later, thanks again

Susan,

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Hi: I was constantly hungry and asked Jill the nutritionist at the TLBC. She reviewed what I was eating and recommended I increase my protein intake. I now have three small meals and two snacks with protein being the main item. If you are on liquids or mushies, the object is not to loose weight, but to heal. As others have stated, drink water and increase your protein drink. Doddie

Oh i feel hungry all the time.

Maybe I am not eating enough. I am defiantely also looking at the scale and wanting it to change. I am not sure how much of the Optifast that I can stomach in a day. It is not sitting too well with me right now. To be honest I really liked the chocolater flavour before the surgery but now it kinda makes me head to the "loo" if you know what honest before the

Sorry..hit a button and off it went to be posted before I was ready.

Anyways, Can you guys give me an idea of what kind of things that you are eating. I am only eating/slurping yogurt drink, yogurt, Soups, Water, and crystal light. I have tried to take some Multivitamin and Calcium but they really made a mess of my tummy. Maybe because I wasn't eating enough.

What do you guys think?

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