newly banded and starving

LaneyC · July 6, 2008

I was just banded on June 27th. This liquid diet is tuff!! I am very hungry most of the time. I made it thru the 4th of July without too much cheating. I ate 3 pieces of popcorn chicken (3 little pieces and chewed them very well). My dietician said I could have cottage cheese, but to chew it well. She also said I can have mashed potatoes and gravy. I am really struggling with the liquid diet. I didn't realize you don't get a fill for the first 6 weeks. So far I have maybe lost a pound. I do not see me loosing any weight without a fill. I feel almost no restriction at all. I am craving Mexican food. I seriously considered getting chips and salsa and just letting the chips sit in the salsa and get mushy. At this point I even thought about just drinking some salsa. I go in the bedroom while others in my house eat but I can still smell it. I am really really struggling with this liquid diet.

I am getting desperate.

I am afraid I am not going to succeed; I haven't loss any weight yet.

My meals are cream of wheat, malt o' meal, Soup, soup, soup, Tomato juice, applesauce, ice cream (only a little), yogurt, cottage cheese, and mashed potatoes.

Any ideas how to make thru the first six weeks on a liquid diet with no band fill????

I am getting desperate! :thumbup::frown:

gamblergirl · July 6, 2008

I also was banded on June 27, at first I was afraid to drink anything and now I'm to the point I'm never hungry. I can't believe you ate popcorn chicken!! Wasn't you worried it would effect the healing process of your band? All I have is bunches of Protein Water, yogurt, milk with Unjury, and Soup. The only things I have chewed is my multivitimans and Calcium pills. I only have to be on liquids for 2 weeks after surgery, then mushy foods. Are you sure you have to be on liquids for 6 WEEKS...that IS bad!!

noahsmomm · July 15, 2008

My surgery was June 27th also and I woke up starving - I have been that way the whole time and eating as many full liquids that I can. At my 2 week post op I only lost 7 pounds - after all the HELL I went through I felt like I should have lost 50 and I am so disappointed in this whole thing. I cannot wait for a fill. The full liquids are mostly carbs and I am just going to gain it all back. I also made the mistake of telling everybody about the surgery and no one gets why I am still SO DAMN FAT! I am so bummed...I fell your pain and yes - I have cheated too. It is my mental state and subsequent behavior that got me in this big mess in the first place and it is very slow to change. I hate all the lecturers - aren't they fat too??? Be careful though - cheat on goopy stuff if you have to, don't want to hurt yourself.

LaneyC · July 17, 2008

Dear noahsmomm

Now I am 19 days after my surgery. Yesterday I went to the doctor. I have lost 11 pounds now. I guess I am happy with that. I am so worried I will gain weight before I get it filled. I don't get it filled until August 17th. My appetite has barely diminished at all. I am now eating soft foods. One morning I tried a piece of bread with Peanut Butter. That is the first time I was sure I had the lap band. Holy cow did that hurt! I wasn't sure if it was the peanut butter or the bread, but now looking back I think I did not chew it very well. After what seemed to be a long time the bread and peanut butter came back up. Thank goodness. I was sore after that for the rest of the day. A lot of the things I am eating are carbs, which kind of worries me.

I have been seriously craving chips and salsa! I am too afraid to try that one. I did make and omelet and put some salsa on it. Yum.

One of my favs it a smoothie made with Protein mix, sliced frozen strawberries, 1/2 of a banana, and a little of whatever kind of yogurt I have in the fridge. Blend about 20 seconds and YUM!