Hi, I'm Jose.

I just got banded 5 days ago. I'm still sore from it. Other than that I'm just plain ol hungry, and sick of the liquid only diet. I hope to lose alot of weight, I have a few friends that had it done and had success with it. So we'll see how it goes with it.

Hello Jose, I was banded on 6/3/09 and I understand what you are saying about being hungry. The protein drinks do seem to help me. Good luck to you!

I was done 2nd. Not really hungry yet. In the morning it takes quite a while to get to the point where I want to eat but have been having Protein Drink or yogurt drink as I know I need it.

I am finding that later in the day I can eat a bit more but at this point the Soup and stuff is enough to satisfy me. A couple of times I have had the shakes so then I just drink fruit juice.

Hang in there it will get better. Try to have at least 70 grams of protein a day and that will help you feel better and have more energy. I was banded May 22nd and lost 20 pounds from the 10 day pre-op and 10 day post-op. I had last 41 before I started that so I am now at 61 pounds down and about 100 to go:w00t: hahahahahaha.............sounds bad when I say it like that. Just keep focused and GOOD LUCK!