Hi all!

I was just banded on 8/3 and even though I spent 2 years studying and going to support groups and learning everything I could learn I still have questions that I feel I should already know the answers to

Here are some figures:

Starting weight Nov '07: 333

Pre-Surgery Weight: 292

Banded on 8/3/09

Current Weight: 281.5

My concerns now are that since it seems I'm done loosing Water weight, I need to enter into a more aggressive stage of calorie restriction which is proving to be very difficult as my Protein shakes are on the high end (200) calories per serving and yet I am still missing my protein requirements by ablt 10 grams. I am already in the process of selecting new shakes. However I am concerned about not getting enough calories and forcing my body into starvation mode.

My other issue is that now that the swelling as gone down restriction is rather minimal I can down a good deal of liquid before feeling satisfied. I had a whole can of Soup prepared and finished it over the course of 3 hours (it was very watery, but tasty!) Is this something that should be expected prior to my first fill? I tend to be a very fast healer, how long did it take for others before they were comfortable taking in more liquids?

Thank you all for your time and advise!

Claudia

Soul Eating

I went through the same thing. I was told that the first 4 weeks are devoted to healing and that you are not trying to lose weight in that time frame. So you want to keep drinking your liquids. As soon as I got my first feel at 6 weeks post op The feeling subsided somewhat but not completely it actually took me 4 fills I am now at 6.3 before I actually got that full feeling. I would just try to be patient as we are all different and the band works differently for all of us. I think once you get a fill you will feel much better

I drank easily from recovery on. I had no fill in my band (except some primer) during surgery. Many who have issues post op find their surgeon filled their bands some.

And yes the first 6 weeks or so are for healing. Your body was traumatized even if you don't realize it and is using calories etc to heal. Now is not a time to lose. My doc recommended a specific shake for me and that's the one I used. AND I didn't even GET Protein week 1!

Don't worry about caloric intake, loss, gain, etc right now. Just heal and get that 64 oz of Water in each day.

Wow. Haven't been on this site for a full day and already I've gotten advice that put me at ease :drool:

Thank you so much for the sound advice. You are right. Hydration and Protein are paramount right now.

*goes to have some more soup*