I'm thinking this was a HUGE waste of money!!! HUGE!!!!

I am starving to death, sick, tired constantly... to the point where i am afraid i could loose my job because i can not get motivated.

I can't get full... I've been trying to follow all the diet rules and eat what I was told to eat, but I can not get full on 1/2 cup or even 2 cups of food... my stomache is growling constantly. I gave up today and ate about 10 mini twix bars... and am ready to have more... damn candy dish on my desk!

I called my dr in mexico he says i need a fill... but i live in WA state and can't get one with NWfills until I am 6 weeks post op... i could gain a ton of weight in the next month... loose my job, become severly depressed and hide in a hole before then... which would do my 3 kids and i no good at all. I'm a single mom and thought this would help me, but it is not... it is just making life SUCK!!! worse than ever... guess i'd rather be fat than fat and starved and sick and tired all at the same time.

This is very temporary, commonly known as bandster hell. Your stomach will growl loud like a bear but if you are committed to your band, you know that it is something you will have to endure for a short time. Your mental attitude will make or break you. Drink a lot of water in between your meals, I found that would stop my bear from growling for quite a long time. It is worth it, don't give up so soon. I am curious, did you have a 2 week liquid diet before banding?

DO NOT WORRY! I had no restriction in the beginning either. You may not begin to lose weight until after several fills (depending on how much they fill you at a time).

I was hungry that first month too. Frankly, I ate. Dont eat the twix bars though. Eat liquid food. Drink the protein shake. I assume they gave you some. If you drink enough protein you will feel better. Have some cream soup. Try some cottage cheese.

I promise you will feel better if you drink enough protein drink.

Do not expect to lose all your weight right away. It takes time. The process is slow. Do not worry if you do not lose any weight at all in the beginning or even if you gain a few pounds. There will be time enough for losing when you heal from the surgury.

I have surgery on Tuesday and had to pay out of pocket for it.... $16,500 and now you have just scard the crap out of me.

Miss Melissa: Are you motivated to do this no matter what? Are you willing to change your life to change your life? Do you realize the right attitude will take you through the hard days of bandster hell? If so, you will do fine. Work with the band and it will do wonders for you.

I'm still STARVED!

I have tried protien shakes but they are disgusting... haven't found any one that i like yet and I've wasted about $200 on them now. I was not on a liquid diet or any diet of any kind before my band, they said my BMI didn't require it.

I started this journey with a great "can do" attitude... but to be honest... the only support I am getting about my decision to do this is at work and on here... my family thinks I'm nuts and have wasted my money. I just want to be happy, and this is truely Hell!

I think if i could get a fill it would help, but I can't go back to Mexico to do it because of work and I am scared to death to feel like this for the next 4 weeks before i can get a fill here.

Today I had an odwalla juice for breakfast... a sugar free pudding mid morning, about 1/4 of my chicken and vegi stir fry for lunch, another pudding, about 5 small 3 muskateers, a huge burito from the mexican resteraunt for dinner (of which i didn't eat the cheese or most of the tortilla... just the beans and meat), and then about 1/2 cup of frozen yogurt... and i am still starved... I drank 6 bottles of water today (12 oz), and a glass of water before lunch at the resteraunt.

I eat slow and chew thouroughly, I have only felt the chest hurt a couple times from going too fast, and it was not comfortable, so i am really trying... just can't beat the starving feeling.

I feel totally healed and my doc says i'm probably ready for a fill... uugh!!! and i haven't lost anything in the past week... but lost 14 in the first few days.