Just banded 1/17 & eating too much

michellepom · February 11, 2008

Hey there,

Don't feel down... the doctor told me that everyone cheats once in awhile, we can't be perfect. He said you will probably feel sick and then you will not want to cheat again. I'm fighting the hunger pains now too... it's hard, but we will do it. My nurse told me it's a learning process, sometimes it takes even a few fills until we are adjusted the right way and don't feel hungry all of the time. She said we can gain weight when we are waiting for our first fill, but to always think that you can make the band slip if we don't watch it. I try to focuss on that when I want to eat.

Take care, don't give up!!

juliegeraci · February 11, 2008

Jeni, be good to yourself. Restriction will take some time to get there. Just try to stick to either 800-1k calories a day, or 1 cup per meal. Good luck.

rakes4321 · February 11, 2008

I've seen several listing about what to eat to keep Protein up during this "hell" time, 2-5 weeks post op. But I'm wondering....I will take a small portion of whatever I make for the fam and puree it, is that wrong? Like the other day I pureed about a 3 inch section of lasanga and put about a 1/4 cup more of sauce in it and thinned it out a bit more with Water. It was smooth and loose, but it had ground beef, mushrooms, olives, onions, Pasta, and ricotta. Is anyone else doing anything like that, or am I totally in the wrong? My doc said that if you can put it through a sieve and it can fit through a straw, you can eat it, and that's pretty much what I do. It is soooo much more appetizing than just plain creamed Soups. I also have purred cottage cheese, put pureed sauce and cheese and bake that, ummmm

curious is anyone thinks that I'm doing an injustice to my band, or not letting myself heal properly. Because that is the most important thing.

losingjusme · February 12, 2008

rakes,

i did that too. i pureed some chicken parm from my favorite restaurant... added a bit of sauce and SOOO good

Done · February 12, 2008

The only thing I will ask is if you realize that your new pouch needs time to heal? Digestive enzymes are very hard on it, and you risk band slippage.
It's very obvious that you weren't mentally ready for this surgery and the key word in these few weeks is "discipline".

How can somebody be 'mentally ready' for this procedure? If one was 'mentally ready', and had 'discipline' they wouldn't be obese in the first place.

Nobody can anticipate the feelings of deprivation and hunger post-op before they achieve a successful fill. Even after a fill, it is still a huge issue to tackle being overcome with cravings yet not having the stomach capacity to eat it all.

Jen, hang in there. We're going through the same boat, and we can make it through this!

Dazzle · February 13, 2008

its a learning process ..my dr. says its ok to take a sip or two at the beginning while eating beacuse it is a hard thing to break..he says to never gulp or drink more than a few sips... and for 2 wafers, hey we are not perfect..just learn for next time.. i have had a few,slips but im learning and will try for the most part to not sabotage myself..we are striving to gt better not perfection since no one is perfect cause if we were we wouldnt have had needed weight lose surgery in the first place...keep ur head up high and keep smiling sweetie.