I am 5 days post op and the dr wanted me to stay on clear liquids for a week and then go to soups and protein shakes. So I have been having broth, crystal lite, tea, and juice. But it is not enough! I have a puppy so I take her walking 2-3 miles in the morning and then go to the dog park in the afternoon. I feel so weak, I think because of the low caloric intake. So, I've tried some tomato soup, butternut squash soup, and pureed some watermelon in small amounts. Having those foods helped me feel alot better energy-wise. Hopefully this is ok!

Try starting your protein shakes. I was banded on thursday and was told to start the protein shakes today (sat, 2 days out) and to have at least 3- 2-3oz servings every 3 hours. I bought the protein powder (be-Buff chocolate from GNC and a thing called the blender bottle, it holds 24 oz of liquid and has the markers on it so you know how much your drinking. the scoop of the powder is for 12 oz of liquid (I used Skim Plus Milk). I've been drinking it but can only manage an ounce at a time. I don't know why your doc told you to wait but if you feel you need that boost, try incorporating a few oz of the protein drinks. and another thing with the Be-Buff is that it has fiber in it... I'm gassy to begin with but lets just say "things are moving".

Edited May 23, 200917 yr by sarahbellzz14-4

I just broke out my Trader Joe's WorldWide Pure Protein. Hopefully that will help!

I just broke out my Trader Joe's WorldWide Pure Protein. Hopefully that will help!

it won't hurt to try. good luck and feel better.:wink2:

You're obviously missing out on some important nutrients, especially iron, which is really important for energy.

My doctor recommended that I take liquid multivitamin from the moment I could. I could only find a child's brand here in Australia- it's called Pentavite. Tastes great, too!

I'm up to the mushy stage, and I still don't feel like I have any energy. I've been keeping a food diary, and my caloric intake is under 1000 every day. I've been focusing on getting enough Protein but it's not adding up to enough calories.

There's definitely a huge learning curve with this band!

Something I found yesterday was a multi-Vitamin by Viactiv, the company that makes the chocolate Calcium chews. They're really good, and I compared it to the One-A-Day and it was as good. It also had a few things like riboflavin (aka B2) that the One-A-Day didn't have. (Neither have Iron though.) I got both the multivitamin and the calcium, one in chocolate one in caramel. They were very easy to chew. I was afraid when I bought them that they wouldn't dissolve very well and I'd be stuck with this big wad of stuff. Plus, it felt like I was being completely bad they tasted sooo good!

True. I'm on 2 Chewable flinstone vitamins a day plus 2 20mg pepsid chewables, for anti-heartburn and calcium. Can't take the viactiv until I know how my stoma reacts to semi-solids, but The doc strongly reccomended Flinstone Kids or Centrum kids... I never liked the centrum, and I keep flinstones in the house for my son, so I just upgraded to the costco sized bottle.

Edited May 24, 200917 yr by sarahbellzz14-4