Hi. I'm having a really hard time. Now that I'm starting to heal I feel hungry... sometimes very hungry... and I'm really struggling with it. I'm on a full liquid for the first two weeks and really do want to follow the rules, but i feel like I'm gonna lose it!! I dont want to fall back to old habits, but when I get this hungry, old habits start to come into my head!! I haven't breaken the rules, had a cracker to have the sensation of chewing. Went down fine? I wish I could get a fill now and start feeling the restriction so I can't eat.... 5 long weeks to go before real food consumption. Has anyone had this type of experience? What did you Do? HELP!!!

Do you know about how many calories a day you're consuming? Im only at about 600-700...

Lucky, you get to have coffee and tea? They said no to the caffiene and no to decaf because of the acid... I'm going to start drinking veggie juice for sure. I'm tierd of just Water and protien drinks.

A full 1/2 cup at one sitting sounds like so much to me. Maybe I'm babying myself. I should be feeding my metabolism more. I only get hungry at night, but i'm affraid to eat before going to bed. I'm going to modify a little bit to like what you're doing and see how the hunger goes. thanks for the tips.

I must say the coffee isn't agreeing with me so I might give that a miss for awhile. I don't know how many calories I'm having but I'm sure it's got to be under 800. I found if I eat regulary I don't get hungry. A couple of times I left it too long and felt hungry but didn't take much food to curb it.

Wow, I have been reading for over 2 hrs now and there is a huge difference between what doctors say, but here is what I am doing and what has helped me.

Banded Oct. 2. Felt ravenous on 10/4, late night. I had only clear liquids, till that night.

I drank a protean shake and that helped some. I SIPPED it over a 30 minute period. About 8 oz.

Then I walked - that seems to help whenever I get hungry this is probably the biggest help for me. I then realize it is just head hunger and try to listen to my gut (pardon the metaphor), which tells me I am more full than I think.

I had some oatmeal about 1/2c- thin with salt and pepper- so tired of sweet stuff. Chewed and chewed till it was truly liquid.

I had 1/3 cup mashed potatoes with savory spices mixed into beef broth till it was thin soup. This helped the most. Again I took 1/2 hour to eat it. Felt full for 6 hours.

I have some very small bowls -about the same size as a large coffee cup w/o handle - this helps.

I get up after I eat and move around. This helps remind me I am full. I am trying very hard to listen to what my body says, not my fat head.

I use self talk when I see Carl's Jr. on TV - a. that would make me barf and barf for days.... b. is this tummy hunger or head hunger? c. stand up, stretch and feel my tummy then say to myself: ok, boy, I know you want that burger, they make it look reeeeaaaaal good. But do you want it bad enough to vomit for hours, screw up the LAP-BAND®®®®, make all that pain you went through for nothing? What do you want MORE? Finally I ask myself, will I feel better after I eat that greasy thing, or worse?

I usually say a few more words, but not sutiable for posting here!

I hope these Ideas help a little.

Good luck!!!!

Edited October 6, 200916 yr by rocketman1701
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