:frown:Okay,

I am 2 1/2 weeks out, I have not had my first fill so I am in Bandster Hell. With this in mind, I am still trying to make good food choices, but I am getting to the point where I can eat real food and I am HUNGRY!!! I am at work so for lunch I had a South Beach diet meal. It's like that Wendy's commercial where I remember opening the package, there was food and then nothing... cause I am still hungry. Any suggestions on what I need to do because I don't want to drink anything to wash this smidgen of food through the stoma but geez...

Here are my Top 3 Healthy Fillers:

1. Cottage cheese with herbs

2. Trader Joes Plain NF Greek Yogurt - Put sweetener in it or fruit (2x the Protein of other yogurts)

3. Chocolate/Banana pudding in a cup

Here are my Top 3 Healthy Fillers:

1. Cottage cheese with herbs

2. Trader Joes Plain NF Greek Yogurt - Put sweetener in it or fruit (2x the Protein of other yogurts)

3. Chocolate/Banana pudding in a cup

Here is what I did at 2 weeks out and eating normal food without complication was a form of a burrito. I would take a vegitarian refried bean and some cooked ground beef. Mix it together and top it with some cheese and that held me for about 4-5 hours without feeling hungry again. It is also filling so it does not take a lot to fill you up. Its also good to add low fat sour cream to it.

I know how you feel!!! And yes-it is hell. I am still in purgatory-hopefully tomorrow's 2nd fill will help some more.

I added cottage cheese as part of my lunch (i also eat the South beach or lean cuisine at work). Really helped bulk it up a bit.

What also helped me was a good Breakfast. The Jimmy Dean Delights bowl is really good. It is egg whites, turkey sausage and little potatoe chunks with reduced fat cheese. Half the bowl is 4oz and I figured that it is probably about 120-130 calories (full serving is 220-240). Since it is mostly Protein and a little carbs it really keeps me full till lunchtime.

Also-- You're a little early yet so I am not sure how much you can eat of the solids but I really strive to eat a dense protein for lunch. Like chicken or beef with a veggie. But the majority is the meat- stay with me longer.

I also drink warm tea with lemon CONSTANTLY. The warm liquid helps my stomach feel full-- like when eating the broth right after surgery. As soon as my mug is half way empty I go to the cooler and use the hot Water lever and fill back up all day. Also--I don't drink anything 30 before or after I eat.

It's much better after you train your brain and your eyes and your stomach start working on the same page. And also the fill helps-- it did for me. I HAVE to weigh everything I eat-- I have no concept of portion size etc and it is the only way I didn't gain before my first fill. I weigh in tomorrow and am really praying for a loss since my fill.

Stay strong but know that you are just starting out--- At my 3 week point I thought it was a good idea to eat a cheeseburger and it was not pretty. I felt so sick (and guilty) and the next day I payed for it a 2nd time. It's part of re-learning our relationship with food and eating.