I was banded in 9/19/07 and I went did Clear liquids for 1 week, 1 weeks for mushies...but the moment I was off mushies and on to soft foods I was off and running. I figured chicken is soft...but so is eggs with cheeese and cheese dip and ranch dressing etc....

Basically I have gained back the 10lbs that I lost while on the liquid diet.

I just want to know why I am still so hungry after being banded, I am due for my first fill on November 1.

Why isn't the weight coming off quicker? I figured I would gave lost more than 10lbs.

My friends are expecting me to lose a ton of weight and I feel like I am letting them down...

HELP! :eek:

DON,T PUT SO MUCH PRESSURE ON YOURSELF:paranoid YOU DIDN,T GET BANDED FOR YOUR FRIENDS YOU DID IT FOR YOUR HEALTH RIGHT?

THE FIRST FEW WEEKS POST OP ARE FOR HEALING AND NOT ABOUT LOSING WEIGHT THOUGH WE DO LOSE WEIGHT SIMPLY BECAUSE OF THE REDUCED NUMBER OF CALORIES WE INTAKE,

PLUS WE ALL LOSE WEIGHT AT DIFFERENT RATES SO DON,T WORRY ABOUT THE AMOUNT OF WEIGHT YOU LOST. YOUR TUMMY WOULD HAVE BEEN SWOLLEN POST OP AND THAT USUALLY MEANS YOU DON,T FEEL VERY HUNGRY THOUGH AGAIN THAT,S A TOTALLY INDIVIDUAL THING TOO. RELAX, CONCENTRATE ON TRYING TO EAT HEALTHILY (NOT ALWAYS EASY I KNOW ...LOL) I AM GOING TO BE NINE WEEKS POST OP TOMMORROW AND I HAVN,T HAD A FILL YET SO I FEEL JUST AS HUNGRY AS I EVER DID AND I DO MAKE BAD FOOD CHOICES SOMETIMES BUT THIS ISN,T A RACE IT,S A LIFETIME JOURNEY SO I DON,T BEAT MYSELF UP ABOUT IT I JUST TRY TO MAKE THE RIGHT CHOICES MOST OF THE TIME AND TELL MYSELF THAT I AM ONLY HUMAN, EVEN THIN PEOPLE EAT THE WRONG FOOD SOMETIMES. SO DON,T BE TOO HARD ON YOURSELF AND DON,T THINK FOR A MOMENT YOU ARE LETTING ANYBODY DOWN I,M SURE YOUR FRIENDS WILL SUPPORT YOU ALONG THE WAY AND EVERYONE ON HERE CERTAINLY WILL. TAKE CARE.:eek:

hey there, ms nyc

i am in the same boat as you. i was banded 9/24 and initially lost my appetite and was content with liquids and small amounts of mushy foods. now that i am two and a half weeks post-op, my appetite is back and the pounds i initially lost have been creeping back on. it's really frustrating and scary. i am praying that the fill will help take my appetite away again. it sucks, doesn't it???

I'm with you all~ I had my surgery the end of Sept. & had my 1st fill 2 weeks ago & am eating pretty much everything which has me worried I wasted my money BUT my 2nd fill is this Tues. & my doctor says I'm right ontrack. I look forward to some BIG losses in the next month & decided that I'm not being patient enought. This is for life & it's so easy to want to be instantly skinnny but you have to let the band do it's job WHICH it will when it's adjusted correctly! Yours ~ inteh same boat BUT not for long! Lawbing3!

yeah, maybe this is what they mean by bander's hell: life post-op before a proper fill that gets that "sweet spot."

I had my surgery on the 3rd of October and I am fluids and I am hungry, but it is just temporary. I am not going to get caught up in the daily or weekly "beat my self up I gained weight dance". This is why I am refusing to buy a scale. If I don't know how much I weigh then I won't freak out. I only weigh myself at my doctors. I am much happier not knowing. It will be another month until my feet hit the scale again...if I gain then I gain. Then my doctor will know he has work to do. He is the "fill" man. Throw out your scales!

Hey there, I'm in the same boat too! I had my surgery on Sept 7th. Managed to keep off the 10lbs I lost right after with the fluids but barely. I've got my first fill on October 22nd. I can't wait. I hope and pray I have some restriction. I'm going to Miami November 1-5 for a confrence with the girls at work. Everyone is planning their outfits, etc. Im by far the fattest in the office. Not looking forward to it at all. I though I'd have a chance to loose some before the trip, but no luck. I have no energy, and am fat as ever. I'm like you... I feel like my friends that were so excited I was having surgery are like, ummmm aren't u supposed to be losing weight now??? It's so frustrating. I hope the fill helps. Of course it won't be in time to look decent for Miami. It's depressing. So the short term is sucking bigtime. But hopefully we will all be skinnier in 2008!