Yay! Back on real food :drool:.

To all those who assured me that the missing food thing would pass......thanks heaps........it has .

I have practically no restriction and feel like I can just about eat anything. Everything I have tried has not been a problem. Pasta, diced up meat (haven't tried steak or bread yet on Dieticians advice), rice, sausages, crackers and cheese etc, all seem to go down without a fuss :mad:.

But...........I am getting hungry way too often! I only eat a small meal (1 and a half cups or a bread and butter plate worth) but an hour later I am hungry again. Need to have a fill badly.:huh2:

I have my post op visit with Doc Peck tomorrow so I will tell him about it and see when he will put some fluid in my band :tt1:.

8kg down on my starting weight but not game to look at the scales in the last few days in case I have stuffed it up with all of the 'snacking' I am doing :thumbup:.

As soon as the rain is gone I will have to start 'pounding the pavement' and get motivated to do some crunches. Want that 'Bikini Belly' to look good next year!!!!! :eek:

im five weeks post-op and i know how ur feeling....HUNGERY! at first it was every 4 hours n now it is like every 2 to 3 hours that im hungery again! i cant wait for my fill it is in the first week of march. and it cant come fast enough for me! best of luck to u!

yoco28

I am nearly 8 weeks from being banded and find that when I think I am hungry, I get a big glass or water bottle (my new buddy) filled with Crystal Light Lemonade and start drinking it. It makes the hunger go away and helps to keep my hydrated as well...which helps in other areas! = )

I have not eaten any rice, pasta, or popcorn - my absolute facorite...all on the instructions of my dietician. I have eaten a bit of pork and steak - but only when cooked in the crock pot and nice and tender!

I do NOT want to become a snacking/constantly "grazing" maniac again...so when I "think" I'm hungry - I drink some CL Lemonade OR I get a mug of Unjury Chicken broth and sip that until the cravings for "STUPID" food go away! So far it's worked for me...it just might work for you too.

I WILL NOT CAVE INTO THE MUNCHIES AND LOSE CONTROL AGAIN!!! I am in control now...not my appetite!!

Good luck with your journey!