Hello All!

I was banded 9 days ago by Dr. Baldaras in Singapore. Everything has been going well. I have lost 27 pounds in the passed 3 weeks. I had been starving myself pre-op to shrink the liver. It was a good headstart to the liquid diet. broth is so yummy .

I just found this website and I am excited to join for some added support and information.

cograts on your loss so far! i have lost 15 pds so far, 2 weeks and 2 days so far. have not weighed since wednesday, i might today. yes the broth is yummy isn't it. also, the propel water. ha! keep up the good work.:crying:

Do you feel hungry all the time? I am due to be banded around Dec 1st. It's hard to imagine that I can live on broth and NOT be starving all the time!

Hi guys!,

yeah i am wondering the same thing about starving on liquids. i get my band dec. 4th and that is a big worry i have.also broth has a lot of sodium in even though they have it in low sodium i still will be affected by it i think. i have always retained alot of water.

Good luck to you all!!! I thought the pre-op liquid diet (and post-op too) would be so hard, but it wasn't that bad. One thing you can do is make your own chicken broth - that way you can control the sodium in it. Propel water really helped me get my water in. For your pre-op diet, you do get other things besides broth don't you? The protein shakes I had for breakfast and lunch really kept me from being too hungry between meals. For my pre-op diet, I was allowed to have a small healthy meal for dinner - but after surgery, I did not chew for 2 weeks. Reading about what can happen if your liver is too fatty at surgery time kept me good during the pre-op diet, and knowing that if I ate solids too soon after my surgery that my band and I might not heal like we should, kept me good on the post-op diet. Of course I'm not saying it's easy.... but you can do it. Again... keep up the good work, good luck, and keep us posted on how you are doing. Becky

Do you feel hungry all the time? I am due to be banded around Dec 1st. It's hard to imagine that I can live on broth and NOT be starving all the time!

I don't feel hungry at all. It has been nearly three weeks since I was banded. I still sip juice or milk and watch my one year old pig out thinking "how on earth can she fit all that food into her little body" It is so funny and feels so good to not be hungry. I thought I would have a lack of energy from not eating, but I actually feel super. I am exercising again--it's amazing how light you feel after shedding 30 pounds. Mostly, I drink a lot of water. I take a half a cup of whatever I make my family for dinner and stick it in the blender for myself. For breakfast and lunch I do protein shakes or blended soups or scrambled eggs. Good Luck and Congratulations on your decision to be banded!