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Jannalise

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Today is 3 days post op or 4 days since my surgery. I am having less pain but it is definetly still there. I am drinking my water and broth, but i'm starting to feel hungry tonight. My boyfriend had some chicken wings and I felt my stomach growl. Is this just my mind playing tricks on me? It seems from reading others experiences that I should NOT be hungry yet..but I kind of am. I don't want to begin the hunger so early. I was hoping to avoid that for a few weeks at least. How soon did you start to feel hungry and am I really too soon in this process to feel hunger? I was instructed to do liquids for 4 days then add protien shakes/yogurt/broth for another week then go to soft mushy foods at day 7-14. Does that sound close to what you are doing?

 

I'm just concerned and do NOT want to mess all this up. I've invested way to much and gone to far to make any mistakes.

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Jannalisa try really hard to follow your doctors orders especially during this time. Your body is trying to heal right now and your band is trying to adjust. This is extremely important even more so than losing weight. After you get your first fill that is when you really focus on losing weight. To answer your question..after you add the protein shakes/yogurt/broth you will feel more satisfied and be able to make it to the next step. The rule of thumb to determine if it is just head hunger is to drink some water, read a book, take a walk or basically do something else to distract you and see if the "hunger" goes away. If it does then it was just in your head if you are still really really hungry then you might be hungry. Right now you are really swollen due to the surgery. My protocal was the same as yours..1st week clear liquids, 2nd week protein shakes, 3rd week mushies, 4th week solids and then the 6th week was my first fill. I followed my doctors order to a T at the very beginning. Over time and with his permission we have adjusted. I just hit 101 lbs lost in 7 months. Stay positive and remember you CAN do it! I wish you the very best!!

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Thanks so much for the reply. It really helps to have others that are going through or have gone through this. I will continue to follow the orders my Dr. advises me to do. I cannot wait to see some results. I'm hoping soon I will be able to tell something.

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