Hi guys:

I was banded on august 13. I've been on liquids for the most part but yesterday my friend made me some slamming Soup and it had baby carrots, celery, cilantro, tomatoes for color and some chicken broth and dark meat chicken.

I have to admit I had a piece of that chicken. and today I had a hand full of raisinettes. I am not finding myself hungry but being that the past two days I am picking at stuff (including guacomole, yesterday as well), I am a bit depressed today. My band is not filled. I have not made an appointment but I will on Monday when I go to NYU for my esoph exam.

I sort of feel scared and i sort of feel like I am going to fail at this since I have been picking. No excuses. I just tested the waters and I feel bad about it. I didn't go over board but a hand full of raisins here, some chicken there..... you know what I mean?

How are you guys doing? Anyone experiencing the same thing?

38lbs... holy moly! You're doing great! I can eat about 1/2 of what I used to eat. I'm not on solids yet though. I was able to eat a few ounces at first and now (3 weeks post op) I can eat about 3/4 - 1 cup of food. Is that too much? Am I stretching myself to eat that much? Now I'm worried!

Thanks for the encouragement. I just try to take at least 20 minutes to eat 3 ounces. And do not drink 30 minutes before or after my meal.

Claramae,

You probably did not over eat. I am never hungry and so I worry that I am eating too much because I don't know when I get satisfied. I try to eat about 3/4 to 1 cup of food because otherwise I don't get close to my goal of 1000 calories. I know that some people eat significantly less calories, but I have found that for me, if I don't eat close to that I stop losing weight. I don't know how big your salmon patty was, but what you wrote sounds reasonable to me. As my nurse told me, milk not being hungry for as long as you can!!

I am sooo agreeing with you...it's old habits for me!!

No kidding! When my hunger came back, it did so with a vengence! Ugh, hopefully, my first fill will do something for me. However, from what I hear I shouldn't count on it!

I have been afraid that I am going to start gaining weight.

I take bites of things off limits not sugary just chicken in sauce, or veggies that I should not be up to yet. I get filled next week. I hope I can hold out and not try something sugary.

I have lost 17 pounds since my surgery, 1 month ago! I eat a lot still, but get full quicker than before I was banded. I definetly eat much slower!

I was banded on August 13th. Weighed 285 but I have lost 30 pounds so far.

I didn't feel much restriction after the second week so I moved into mushies quickly. I am afraid that I may cause the pouch to expand if I am not careful.

:whoo:I am looking forward to my first fill. I know this is going to work!!

Confessions... I haven't been eating the best quality stuff and even "cheated" a little by starting mushies 2 days early and ate steak a few days ago, but chewed it to a super mush. I have been tracking my food honestly and stayed under 800-1000 calories. I wasn't hungry because I ate a lot of solid type food, which I either blended or chewed to a mush. I was eating/drinking about 1 cup 4-6 times a day. You can view my food diary here: FitDay.com - Diet and Fitness journal for band chick

Brags... I went in for my first fill today and I'm down 27 lbs!!! Dr Neal said everything was looking good and I can go back to water aerobics. I got my fill under flouro and had no pain-- I even asked if the needle was in.

So, all my worries about the pain not going away, never being able to sleep on my left side again and not losing were for nothing. It's week four and I'm doing GREAT!:whoo:

Had my first fill yesterday...2cc in my VG band. Then i actualy had a little trouble getting water down after so i must have a good restriction already. Didnt eat. This morning i made my usual 1/2cup egg beaters for breakie at work and i could only eat half of it and i feel like i just had thanksgiving dinner... I know it will ease off over the next couple of days but it sure is nice for now.

Hi.....Back at work....smack dab in the most hectic time of the year! So, I haven't had alot of time to check here....:phanvan.

I started slipping in some solid foods (at week 6). I made salads the past 2 nights for dinner.......topped it with grilled cajun salmon and feta cheese on Monday and grilled lemon-pepper tuna steak last night. I dished myself out first.....making sure I chopped, chopped everything very well. I put about 1/2 cup in my bowl (compared to my pre-banded life when I'd fill that bowl to the tippy-top and then come back for more!). Everything went down well. I didn't have a problem.

Now...as for the frustrating part..... I am eating significantly LESS food than I ever had! But, that damn scale has not budged in more than a week! So......

Judi

Band Chick, I looked at your journal real quick - it doesn't look like you are getting in much protein?!

I aim for 70 grams per day. What about everyone else?

Band Chick, I looked at your journal real quick - it doesn't look like you are getting in much protein?!

I aim for 70 grams per day. What about everyone else?

That's true. You caught me. LOL My Dr gave me a hand out that says to aim for 30g a day durring post-op. My nutritionist told me to aim for 60 a day. I've been getting at least 30g a day and sometimes more than 70g. Mostly, like my Dr said, I was just eating for comfort through the post-op phase. Now that I have my fill I will have more choices, eat better and can really get with my exercise! Woo hoo! :whoo:

Candle, how are you getting your 70g in a day? Protein supplements? How are things going for you?

Now...as for the frustrating part..... I am eating significantly LESS food than I ever had! But, that damn scale has not budged in more than a week! So......

Hi, Judi! For me, I used to drop a big chunk of weight (like 10lbs in a week) and then I would plateau for a while. (I expect that to happen again) Also if you are exercising you may be gaining muscle, which weighs more than fat, per sq inch. Of course there's water weight that we gals get once a month-- yuck! So, any of those things could be fooling with the scale. That's why I don't have one at home-- it always lies. LOL!

You're doing GREAT! Just keep up the good work. It's going to pay off! {{{hugs}}} :cheer2:

My doc and dietician said solid food at 4 weeks when I went in. I found that I started eating less and less when I did that. I've lost 37 pounds so far 14 before surgery, so feel like I'm doing well. The last two weeks have been slow though. But get a fill next week.

By the way, those of you who get surgery in Mexico, how do you get your fills?????