Hi everyone,I am new to this so bear with me please. I was banded on September 9th,I feel great,surgery was only 1 hour and I was home the next day.Aside from being a little sore,I really do feel good.BUTTTTTTT why do I feel so hungry? Is this normal? I'm still on liquids till the 23rd.Any explanations?:tongue2:

Some people are hungry right away and others aren't for several days. Personally, I wasn't until two weeks had passed. I think a lot of it is "head hunger" instead of real hunger. Drink some broth or eat some jello. It helped me.

Maria, you're going through what many bandsters lovingly call "bandsters hell" (if you do a search for the term you'll get many hits). Most likely have very little, if any, fill in your band. Bandsters go through this period with varying degrees of hunger, but if you have very little swelling, the fluids that you're taking are going straight through the banded area. The doctor wants you on fluids now because your stitches are healing and if you eat solid food the digestion process will cause your stomach to churn and that coupled with the possibility of eating something that could get stuck might lead to possible serious problems down the line. Band slippage being one. If the hunger becomes unbearable, call your doctor. He might suggest an added protein shake, or something to that effect. Two weeks is pretty typical to stay on fluids. If you feel tempted to munch on something try to focus on those stitches and how important it is to let them heal for your longterm health and success with the band. Good luck.

Oh thank you so much for the info, I am healing very well and am so hungry.My fill is on the 23rd,I hope I wont feel this way.Lol.

I was also banded on the 9th but havetn been like HUNGRY!! My dr allows "pureed" foods for first 4 weeks. Amazing how Baby food tastes pretty good. I usually can't even eat one portion of it before I am full. I take the swwet potatoes and mix with a little chix or turkey or ham add a bit of protien to it a a sm bit of butter brown sugar and cinn and warm it up.. VERY yummy. As I can tolerate I can start to ticken the pureed,, Today had about 1/4to 1/2 c refried beans with a bit of cheese. Really good. Eat very slow... drink very slow.. find that I fell full most of the time. Started at 3-5 times a day with purees and will work to stay there. Add juice ,milk or water or other liquid as needed to thin your food down.. that is my dr orders you have to follow your own. Down a couple more pounds already. Also had my gall bladder removed same time 6 holes and total of 22 staples. One incision has 8. OUCH!! Using my new tool to help me beat the game of obesity. Started this process 1 yr ago at 276 now down to about 248 most of it lost in the last month, down from a 24 to a 20 and even can fit into some 18!! Keep the faith and focus on healing, with God all things are possible!! Good luck on your journey!!

I was also banded on the 9th but havetn been like HUNGRY!! My dr allows "pureed" foods for first 4 weeks. Amazing how Baby food tastes pretty good. I usually can't even eat one portion of it before I am full. I take the swwet potatoes and mix with a little chix or turkey or ham add a bit of protien to it a a sm bit of butter brown sugar and cinn and warm it up.. VERY yummy. As I can tolerate I can start to ticken the pureed,, Today had about 1/4to 1/2 c refried Beans with a bit of cheese. Really good. Eat very slow... drink very slow.. find that I fell full most of the time. Started at 3-5 times a day with purees and will work to stay there. Add juice ,milk or Water or other liquid as needed to thin your food down.. that is my dr orders you have to follow your own. Down a couple more pounds already. Also had my gall bladder removed same time 6 holes and total of 22 staples. One incision has 8. OUCH!! Using my new tool to help me beat the game of obesity. Started this process 1 yr ago at 276 now down to about 248 most of it lost in the last month, down from a 24 to a 20 and even can fit into some 18!! Keep the faith and focus on healing, with God all things are possible!! Good luck on your journey!!

I am planning on doing the babyfood thing as well. . . Gerber here I come!!! At 48 years old! That is funny. . . but the fruit and vegatables are too bad, i don't know about liver, beef and farina and chicken or turkey, ham, etc. . . my kids loved beef and farina and daughter loved liver. . . ewwwwwwww . . .guess I'll try it out too huh? 4 oz should be just right I think. . . Good luck to you all. . .

I woke up with hunger pains the day after surgery :tongue2: I was on liquids for 2 weeks and it was NOT FUN AT ALL! Some lucky bandsters aren't hungry for the first few weeks but I was definately not one of them. Oh, and protein shakes did not feel me up, AT ALL :wub: I made it though, you can do it!

My Doctor has me on liquids for 2 weeks then I start the puree foods. I'm trying to drink my protein shakes,I'm on medifast but everytime I drink a shake I'm running to the bathroom.I will call the office tomorrow and see what they say.I know the first 6 weeks are all about the stomach healing and getting used to the band.I think my first fill will be then,not quite sure since I'm so new to all of this.I wish everyone all the luck with there new journey and the ones already on there journey!!!!:tongue2: