One week down and I've been doing pretty well. I was kind of in a funk yesterday afternoon. I wasn't hungry but I was craving food just for the taste and texture. I also was feeling very uncomfortable. A lot of pressure, heartburn type pain, just kind of an upset tummy, but not in a nauseous way.

I started feeling like "This is not what I signed up for" I don't want to lose weight because I feel like crap all the time and don't want to eat because of it". I had that same feeling with some appetite supressents and it sucked.

I didn't feel this way at first, so I thought it was moving to full liquids. I also tried to think of what might be causing more air/gas to build up.

I tried two things differently today. I didn't have my homemade Protein shake made with powder this morning. I used an Atkins premade shake instead which is a little thinner.

It also dawned on me that I had started drinking out of a straw when I went back to work. So, I changed my drinking glass at work.

I feel much better today!!! I don't know if it was the straw or the thicker shake, but my stomach has been a lot more comfortable today.

I, too, feel that using straws makes for a rumbling air/gas filled tummy. I'm just finishing day 3 post-op. Lap Band was Monday, Mar. 7. Thanks for sharing your thoughts. Best of luck to you.