I was banded on Monday and today i'm so hungry. What can I eat. I've had clear broth and pudding... can someone please post a list of foods acceptable for the first week??? When can I eat Farina?:help:

Thanks

i'm day 4 was banded on the 28th...i suggested this in another area...i am on clear liquids for 14 days..ugh... broth... sf pop sicles sf jello... i made my own broth..hubby is making a gumbo today with no flour so i can have that...dr up them broths with onions and garlic and strain....so much better.... and as i said before ... a small cheat for me as i cant have protein drinks or slim fasts... a lil apple juice gets me going !!! do what the dr says...its important for healing...but i think clear broth can taste good...cajun it up folks and its delish!!! lol gl!:hungry:

My hunger is still here but I'm coping. I have a doctors appointment tomorrow morning. I'm finding that I feel light headed and weak even with my Isopure 40 g protein shake. Does anyone have any other additional protein ideas? Should I drink the entire shake in the morning? I've been nursing it for the day.

I was banded 11/30/2007. This is day 4 and since I am not a soup eater (I detest broth!) it's been hard. I have another 10 days to go on liquids. UGH!!! I have been experiencing some hunger now and everyones food looks soooo good! If anyone has any ideas of other things besides soup, please let me know!

My doctors said I can have up to 2 protein drinks a day which are very filling. I have been eating sugar free/fat free jello & puddings. I also can't wait to get to mushies. I explained to the doctor that I was really hungry but they said it's in my head I can't be hungry. Has anyone else been told that? Is it true?

<p>honey it isnt in your' head... you are hungry!! i'm glad i havent been told that i'd have freaked at the nurse or dr. ..we all know what hunger feels like...this is hunger!! i am starving at some points and have panic thoughts like take this thing out!!! i didnt do this to be on a diet!! i did this to help me eat less...not eat nothing!! then i snap out of it and know..i'm healing it'll be ok...being from louisiana we have good food here...heck it's crawfish season lol.... last night i had a treat though...i had egg drop soup from a local chinese place... AWSOME... and on my list of can haves these 2 weeks.... today is day 7...one week to go...however some of the posts here make me nervous..about being careful what you eat..make good choices...does anyone else feel like me.... if i wanted to do that i could have done it without the band???! i have a big appetite and i'm telling you..... ITS NOT IN UR HEAD....... I FEEL HUNGRY TOO GF LOL! <img src="http://www.LapBandTalk.com/images/smilies/depressed.gif" border="0" alt="" title="cry" smilieid="49" class="inlineimg" /></p> banded nov 28th

ps ...please any of you feel free to send me a private message and we can email each other.... i think i need suport now and i'm willing to suport anyone who's feeling like me!!!

I'm going crazy. Yesterday & Today have been very difficult since I'm feeling very hungry. I have a call in to the Nutritionist at my Doctors office to see when I can start Mushies. I was hoping to atleast have some farina even if I made it thinner but i'm worried about the milk, even though I'll use fat free they say some people get bad stomach aches from the milk.

My family is saying, oh, great you lost 16 lbs and i'm like, easy to do when you don't eat...... I too had the illusion that the band would allow me to eat but I'd fill up and be satisfied for 4 hours. I hear it gets better when your on week 4.

The nutritionist started me on puree yesterday. I was so happy to eat an egg. Anyway, 1 egg filled me up and I felt great. So far so good. The nutritionist said when people start to feel hungry then the swelling is down and as long as they call her, she will start them on the next phase of eating. Good Luck.