brannewmee

Just curious to those that are frustrated, what type of foods are y'all eating? Not trying to b judgmental. I have been eating mostly protein n usually last about 3-4 hours n eat bout 3-4 Times a day. I just got my first fill yesterday n NOT sure how this will work for me but so far I've eaten twice today n I'm not hungry at the moment (6:30 pm right now) if the choices are not mostly protein I have, then I get hungry fast so I'm always having it unless I have a special craving

I agree with new dawn. My doctor notes from my hospital says no bread rice or pasta (which you mentioned all of those) for three months. I have also read on my hospital notes no red meat, no raw vegetables or fruit for the 1st three months. I have seen my doctor twice since I was banded on Jan second n every time he tells me "no rice, no potatoes, no pasta, no tortillas." I know. I feel like I'm on a diet but the band gave me that extra motivation I needed. If you have an address I can mail copies to you or a fax number. We are all here to help!

I haven't been told yet although back in the day when I would diet it all had to do with my height weight n gender. The paper work I got from my hospital says 800-100 calories daily initially (I've been eating bout 1200 but am also working out) 80-100 grams of protein (I usually have 60) 0-8 grams of carbs per meal 0-8 grams of fat per meal Max 1000 grams of sodium 64-80 oz water Vitamins ( as suggested by your doctor) I am not telling you to follow my plan n can't imagine a man eating as little as this but this is what the hospital gave me. I just started having solids one week ago n my weight has stayed the same since so I have totally upped my exsersize hoping this will help. I am going to make an appointment with my nutritionist to see if this is good for my height n weight. My fitness pal tells me I'm eating too little n that I should eat all my calories including the ones I worked off but it also doesn't know I have the band. I also want to ask my nut about our bodies going into starvation mode n how that works. I don't follow these rules I posted to a T but I just wanted to share this info with you.

Okay I get it. So right now I should b practicing so when I get to the point when I'm tight, then I won't forget not to chug due to not getting in that habit. Ugh I don't ever want to get so tight that I can't even chug on water. I got my first fill yesterday; 4 c 's n can still chug water. Thanks for the help. I can see how chugging water could affect me.

I felt very nauseated after day 3 post op cause my nausea patch wore off. I felt better 6 days post op. Hang in there.

Just got my fist fill yesterday n started a thread under fills called scared to eat cause the doc told me to go back on my regular diet n not to do a liquid diet. It felt less than a regular shot. I think, no I didn't look, but I think the needle must be thin cause it was just a small poke. I was scared n asked if he numbed the area. He said no. He actually had to poke me three times. The first initial one, he asked me to sit up n drink Water n it felt no different. He said he was gonna add more (he had already added 4cc's so I was a little nervous about that) so he poked me again n took out all the saline. The third time he added 4 ccs again n asked me to chug the water. I felt the same again but I told him I was fine with that. I don't wanna be so tight anyway. He said okay he would see me in 4 weeks again n get another fill then.

Thank u all for the responses. So I had school last night as soon as I posted this n ended up drinking a 5oz protein shake before I left with 1/2 a scoop of protein. I had no problem drinking it but one n one half hours later I was hungry. I took a banana with me n a fiber bar so I ate the banana n had no problem. I didn't eat the fiber bar. Once I came home I tried to eat a chicken taco n suddenly felt really tight in my chest but I think I ate too fast n too much. I was so scared to have a stuck episode n not b able to get out of it but felt fine after about a minute. I stopped on the taco n ate 3/4 a cup of mashed potatoes n that went down fine. What a learning experience this has been. Maybe I'll just do mushies after a fill.

I started to read the success stories n man did that motivate me. I've been exercising ever since.

Ha ha. That is awesome. Something I hadn't done cause I don't like how I look with boots.

Reading these inspiring stories of all my banded friends is so inspiring. Listening to tips y'all give, seeing all y'all pictures, n reading your stories inspires me every day. Something I never thought I could b I see in all of you n want to say thank you to all of you for sharing your success stories n your time to post. Congratulations to all your successes!!!

I was banded in January 4th so I'm in my 4th week post op but reading these stories keep me motivated. After reading some of these today I went n walked 3 1/2 miles. I haven't been working out yet except fir walking around at the flea market or malls. Today was my day to start.

Wow. So proud of u!!! Great job n thanks for the tips.

Wow. That's great. My weight is coming off slowly. . Any suggestions. Btw. Lol I am wearing the same red shirt you have on right now. Lol.

I was scolded by other peeps about this already for taking some small bites of things I should have not. B careful ask your doc or nutritionist bout a post op diet. I had to do 1 week of liquid, 1 week of blended n 1 week of soft, all post op oh ya n pre op was 2 weeks of liquid. I started my week 4 post op on Wed. And was just approved for reg food.

I got liquid pain meds from my doc.

Great job!! Congratulations. I can't wait to b there with you.

Try to have water broth n protein shakes. I didn't have an appetite either n my nutritionist said that was normal n To try to get protein in but if not then don't worry. I started to get hungry on day 6th n had a big appetite on day 7.