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Day 3 and I'm STARVING!

NinaC

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NinaC    0

NinaC
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I was banded on Wednesday and I'm on a clear liquid diet until next Wednesday. I'm sooooooo starving, I don't know what to do! Any ideas are welcomed!!

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RestlessMonkey    7

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HANG IN THERE. It's hard but vital for you to heal! One thing I did was strain campbell's chicken noodle Soup (no sneaking ANY chicken or noodles though...they can really do damage) and drinking that. It was way better than broth. AND have sugar free popsicles if your doc allows.

Week 1 I only got Water, broth, clear stuff...no Protein. It gets better once you can have Protein shakes again.

We made it so I know YOU can.

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NinaC    0

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Thanks for the advice Monkey. I know that I would only hurt myself if I cheated, I would never do that. My cousin just invited me to a bbq this weekend and I know I can't handle the temptation so I declined. I just made a Protein Shake with milk, I hope that takes some of the hunger pains away. I think I might try and go to bed early, that seems to be the only thing that takes my mind off of it.

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RestlessMonkey    7

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I think you were really smart to pass on the BBQ. There will be other ones. And this does pass...think of that. Before you could diet and suffer and lose and then relax and gain it all back. You have the band now; it will help you. You can make it! :cool2:

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Grandma26    1

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Hi Nina,

I find when I am feeling a little hungry something warm makes me feel a little better, it takes the urge to eat away. I usually have herbal tea, but not the minty ones they stir up my stomach more, SF hot chocolate or I have chicken broth. I like the broth with noodles or Pasta and I strain it and give DH the noodles. The borth has a little more body that way. Before you know it the liquid stage will be over! Hang in there.

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Grandma26    1

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PS......I was on liquids for 12 days ! then was so nervous about eating I stayed on liquids another 2 days because I was afraid to swallow anything!!! lol

Don't be afraid to move on to the next stage once the Dr. say ok. Just remember to chew, chew, chew!

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Jerzyshore    0

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How do you do it Nina? I was banded the same day and i cannot eat a thing. I am trying to consume Water and my shakes but i feel as if i am forcing them down.

Is everything you are drinking going down easily?

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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      1. summerseeker

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        Life as a big person had limited my life to what I knew I could manage to do each day. That was eat. I hadn't anything else to look forward to. So my eating choices were the best I could dream up. I planned the cooking in managable lots in my head and filled my day with and around it.

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        I still cook for family feasts, I love cooking. I still do holidays but I have changed from the All inclusive drinking and eating everything everyday kind to Self catering accommodation. This gives me the choice of cooking or eating out as I choose. I rarely drink anymore as I usually travel alone now and I feel I need to keep aware of my surroundings.

        I don't know at what point my life expanded, was it when I lost 100 pounds? Was it when I left my walking stick at home ? Was it when I said yes to an outing instead of finding an excuse to stay home ? i look back at my last five years and wonder how loosing weight has made such a difference. Be ready to amaze yourself.

        BTW, the liquid diet sucks, one more day and you are over the worst. You can do it.

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