I am ashamed to even write this. Today is my 7th day out and this morning I was able to eat a McDonalds breakfast burrito. I left this morning without eating breakfast and I was hungry. I have healed really well and feel great and I decided to test it. I am sorry to say that it went fine. I only ate one. I pulled off most of the extra bread, I ate really slow and chewed really thoroughly and it was fine. I didn't have any problems at all. I realize that I don't have any restriction at this point and that should change after my first fill, but I am disspointed in myself for even feeling the need to test the process, particularly this early after surgery. I also don't want to go hog wild until I have a fill.

What does that say for me going forward? I have wondered if this is something I could really do and now of course I am doubting the whole thing. I don't really know whether I am asking for advice or tough love or what. I guess I just felt the need to disclose...

Hi, be encouraged. I have been tempted many times. I was banded on April 14th,. Make sure you eat before you leave the house. I went to Mcdonald's to buy the children an ice cream cone, I was tempted to get something, but I made it out of the drive thru successfully. I just stay away from the fast food joints as much as I can. I would be scared to eat a burger or bread of any kind. Take care of yourself you are only 7 days post op and I don't want you to cause any damage to the band. Eat before you leave the house.

Edited May 1, 200818 yr by LLPlady3

Oh my,

The post-op diet is not about cheating. Its about healing

You MUST NOT allow your stomach to churn to digest food. You'll risk having problems with your band in the future.

Do not advance your post-op diet. This is no joke.

My doctor told me that same thing. The reason it is important to follow the plan is because the stomach has not healed yet and should not be churning. I was told I can't have even one bite of solid food yet.

My surgery was 4-24.

I hope you got back on track.

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hope my words will be helpful to you. Maybe the perspective of someone who had not yet been banded will help. I am sitting here, every day, just awaiting approval. Who knows how I will fair once I get my surgery, but it just pains me to see you have pushed yourself. The fat and calorie contents in that food is diplorable, (along with the dispicable quality) there are other options at McDonald's.

I wish so desperately I was where you were...for me, it could even be a year! I have studied this site and read enough to know that pushing solid food, regardless of it being unhealthy or not, is damaging in post-op. YOU have to breathe, go home tonight, take a minute and think really, really hard. This surgery is not made for you to rush out of the house hungry, that is how so many of us got to where we are with our weight. You have to be prepared, store the liquids or mushys (where ever you are) and take them with you! DO not leave the house hungry, it's the kiss of death...But kudos to you for posting this. Please, please for the sake of your body, your health, your life and your future.

Mark it up as a bad decison and move forward. Your stomach just went through an operation a week ago. Im sure you do not want to risk injury or harm to yourself or your band by pushing it this early in the game. By adhearing to your afterband rules you will lessen your chance of complications down the road. Hang in there eventually you will be able to eat normally once again.

I'm totally with Alex. Long after your outside stitches looked healed, you are still healing INSIDE.

Are you really ready for this life-changing tool? "Testing" for what? How much you can eat? You don't "want to go HOG WILD until after you've had a fill????????" This tells me you weren't really ready...:cool2:

Don't beat yourself up over this....in the whole scheme of things it was basically scrambled eggs...and if you ate very little of the flour tortilla...I don't see the huge problem. I was on mushies day 2....every doctor is different. Just try ...and eat something before you leave the house. I'm like the Carnation Instant Breakfast CIB (the sugar free) and it holds me longer than the slim fast....don't know why it just does. Not an expert on this, had surgery 4/8/08 so learning too. Just try to be a little more planful....make the CIB in a "coffee mug to go" at night and grab it when you leave the house and sip on the way to work. Not ideal, (eating in the car) but better than Micky D's. Good luck. I'm sure you'll do just fine.

Ah, you know what things happen, you are human and don't we all test the boundries or at least try to test the boundaries. That is what makes us human. Just clean it up for now and stay true to what you should be doing, you'll be fine. I have come to the conclusion that if you chew chew chew it is a mushie, the nutritionist confirmed that for me today. The thought that you will never test your limits is not possible, you are human and don't let anyone tell you that you were not ready for this surgery.

Dont beat your self up just keep in mind that your healing and after all you had to go through you want to keep your band as safe as possible..

You should know better. Weren't you given a post-op diet from your Dr? You risk doing damage to the band. Remember it's a tool. And McDonald's...come on!!!

You are be no means alone! I'm 11 days out and I just really really want to chew and feel food in my mouth. My mushies start Monday but I'm thinking maybe I'll start a day or two sooner....don't beat yourself up or buy into any shaming. You're human!

Pickup and move forward, don't look back but ahead.

you will get used to working around the head hunger.

you know you did wrong and that is one part of solving the problem.

good luck

I have read the replys to your post. I was not sure wheather I should post or not. But here goes.....

Everyday I have 3 choice that I make. What I will eat , I will drink my Water and I will exercise. I have to plan all my meals out, sometimes the night before, and have them ready before my day starts. The reason I do this is to stay a step ahead of the "inner child" that lives in this body and wants to take control. If I get hungry and do not have something planned that "inner child" will say "I want ice cream, or chocolate" and I will give in because I was not prepared.

You are at the start of this journey. I am just a year in myself. You will learn alot, believe me. I hear a lot of people say, "Dont worry girl, your band will be there when you are ready" Sorry, I just dont feel that way. You let someone cut you open to put this tool inside of you. But it is up to you to use it......

Band or not, restriction or not, post op diet or not...

There is enough on here to encourage and support you, and enough to warn you to take the time to let your stomach heal.

Going forward (long term) remember that the band is a tool to help us lose weight, the work still needs to be done by us. Regardless of anything else, McDonalds is not going to help you lose weight and be healthy (16g fat in the filling).

Please take care of yourself and your band. Please take care of your body - healthy things in !!!

I think you got a lot of good advice, and maybe a little harsh criticism(although probably true). I think you're probably beating yourself up over this enough that you don't need more of that....BUT it is important to figure out why this happened so that it doesn't happen again. Plan your meals, have "safe" food or snacks with you so that if you find yourself suddenly hungry you have something that is okay to eat, avoid all drive thru windows at all costs...not even for a drink, we all know where that leads. But more than anything, let this go. You are a success and you can do this, you've got all of us on your side.