Hi I am new on here and I just have a few tings to throw out there.....I had my surgery last Thursday. I got the realize band. This is amazing it is going to change my life....if I can get thru this 5 week period to my first fill.

I am going crazy!! The clear liquids were very difficult for me. I am paranoid my band is going to fall off or not work or, who knows what. Now I am on full liquids and I cant handle the shakes. I can handle one maybe. And today I just went a lil crazy and ate a piece of toast with butter and I ate it fast. It felt like it got stuck in my chest and I had to sit totally still until I felt it go down. Did I totally screw everything up now?? Do I need to call my doctor about this? I cannot have something go wrong with this, I will be so so sad. Is this paranoia, wantng to eat craziness normal?:w00t:

I haven't had surgery yet but it sounds like your a lil obsessive slow down it will be ok and try your best to go by the rules if you have to break one at least follow the rules that apply to that eat slow make it count it will be ok

Your right I am a lil obsessive. For sure about losing this wieght and changing my lifestyle. Thank you for your kind words.

I know it's hard but trust me, it will pass quite quickly. The best thing you can do is stick to the diet. We're on it because we have to let our stomach heal. Use this example and how it made you feel/getting stuck to keep you from cheating again. You need to let your tummy heal and not force it to digest food before it's ready to.

I am on week 5 post op. Once you get on mushies, it's like a whole new world. It took two weeks for me to get to purees and it was tough, but it's worth it. I am on solid food now and even without a fill, I am losing weight and not having a problem.

You don't want to screw up your stomach. And really, what's two weeks in the grand scheme of things? Stay strong and this period will be over before you know it!

Do they allow yogurt? If so get some protein powder and mix it with nonfat greek yogurt. It will give you tons of protein to keep you full. I use the Isopure Dutch Chocolate powder. One scoop is 25 g of protein. Mix it with greek yogurt, which has 16 g and you are at 41 g without having to force down a shake.

I know it's tough, but hang in there! It will be so worth it in no time!

Best of luck!

Bookworm