hi all, i was finally banded on the 16th. im doing "ok". i feel like was kicked in the stomach. and my belly is round and distended. i just can't imagine eating anything. i have only had a bite of jello and a gatorade in 3 days. so when will i get my hunger back?

mine took about 3 weeks before i could say i am hungry, your not going to feel hungry for a while because your tummy is swallen & recovering from surgery, try sipping tiny bits of your protein drinks, im sure after a few days when the swelling starts to go down you will be able to manage more food...you will probably find this is where you can lose quite a bit of weight too

good luck & welcome to the new you

congrats to u, wow 50 pounds is awesome. i am only supposed to have food w/pudding consistancy for the first 2 weeks. anyone have any of their favorite food ideas for me.

thanks

I was banded a week ago today and I have to say I must beg to differ on the not being hungry while your stomach is swelled--My surgery was on a Wed. and by Fri. I was hungry! I had chicken broth. My doctor is more into the Optisource and water and any liquids that have zero calories after surgery so I've had to follow the nutrionist menu to include broth/drained soups/sugar free popcicles/water/skim or 1% milk--I did the sugar free jello and while it didn't make me sick it didn't really agree with me either but I don't know if I ate too much or it just didn't agree with me. You need to get your protein in so sip on your protein drinks. I did find that Special K has protein water but it does have 50 calories and they also have packages you can add to your own water that is only 30 calories. I've been doing that to help me get my protein in my system. I (knock on wood) have been very blessed that other then the jello anything I have tried has been easy on me but also keep in mind I haven't gone overboard either I've stuck with the soups, protein drinks, etc. Good luck on your journey and I hope you feel better soon!!

I was hungry about a week and a half later - but then when I got to start yogurt (after 7 days) it sure helped and then I was good until about day 17ish...I was on liquids for 21 days

Dear iwalktheline,

At first congratulation to you for your surgery. Right after surgery, you can take a sip of Water or suck on an ice cube. You should not drink more than this.

Furthermore please go through this thread, here you can find a post which is posted by me as well...

FYI...

Week 1 – 2: Full Liquids

Week 2 – 4: Full Liquid/Pureed

Week 5: Transition to Soft Foods

Week 6: Transition to Regular

Week 7+ : Regular- Raw Vegetables and Fruits, Lean Cuts of Red meat chewed thoroughly.

Exercise is the other key factor to making your weight loss winning and lifelong. Diet alone will help you lose weight, but adding in a daily amount of work out will help you burn calories and fat which will lead to faster weight loss with more results.

Thanks...

Edited February 21, 200917 yr by alicez

Everyone is different, but I left the hospital hungry and that was with 3cc in my band.

Just follow your doctor's instructions and you should do great!.