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I had my sx July 20 and I would love to have a buddy for support or complain that I am hungry too that is my same boat! I did weight watchers and I belive it is easier to talk to others that is going though the same thing!Thanks!

My husband also was banded about 2 months ago.....He is the one who told me I should do it too. Not rudly but so we both can change our lifestyles together.

Me too! It took 5 days to go away! Hang in there and I laid on the side the air felt worse on and it helped alot!

Looks like my idea for a lap band buddy was a success! Thank you all for all your entries. It's starting hard to keep up. Everyone just keep posting how they feel so other can learn and know they are not the only person going through it! Trace 10 I do feel blue but I am bored bc I'm not working and its so dang hot to go outside. I have been taking evening walks and it makes me feel better! I have to admit today I didn't feel like I was starving to death.....I am 9 days post op now. I did gain 3oz today! I asked the doctor really I am intaking less than 1000 calories a day is that healthy. CRICKETS.....no answer! I wonder why I stopped losing weight my body thinks its starving! Good night and good luck for tomorrow! One day down more lbs to loose!

Thanks Issabell for that comment bc I gained 3oz today! I am not a hungry happy camper!:cursing:

Hey chickadee! I love the chicken mash and gravy idea. I might try that for dinner tomorrow!:cursing: Dawn

I thought I would enjoy the breakfast smoothie better than I did. Next time I am trying vanilia yogart as the base with the same ingredients. I added a little spenda to it an it was good. Another thing I do is freeze suguar free pudding and also lite cool whip and eat it as icecream. I am trying the orange Jello cottage cheese mix tomorrow for breakfast. I thought about eating low fat refried Beans with sour cream and cheese with low fat crackers for dinner tomorrow. Keep me posted everyone with meal ideas and goals and frusrations. I am proud of all of my buddies for being you and hanging in there! :cursing: Dawn

Orange mushie sounds good!

I havent lost any weight since I started eating mushie. I'm frustrated too!:scared2:

For all my name is Dawn! Hey all another day! I live right out of St. Louis but you know how it is I work in the STL and go to only STL doctors. I had my sx at SSM Weight loss institute with Dr. Scott. He used the stealth method (meaning he only went throgh my belly button and a 2cm nick on my right side). I have lost about 10lbs already. I know i need the weight loss ticker I'm going to try to add it this evening . Breakfast for me today will be a shot of sugar free vanilla puding, with milk, ice a banna and 2 stawberries blended together. I am the mother of 2 year old twins so getting breakfast is a challange! I love the eggs with the honey mustard idea! They said I could have low fat crackers I am trying that with some pureed tuna, mayo and relish and eggs for dinner! Have a great day!:scared2:

Hey Biggirl115! I would love to be you buddy too. Talk about starving. I will say that I did eat jell with lite cool whip. Really how much more harm is that it has like 0 calories and 1 gram of sugar. The proteins shakes have more sugar than that. I thought by my 6 day I was going to die bc I couldn't eat. I feel you! Hang in there. I see you live in MO. I had my sx in St.louis.:scared2:

I did a great job keeping busy today so it wasn't so bad. I cleaned took the kids out to the pool for a couple hours (I couldnt get it so I sweat 1000 lbs off), ans took an evening walk. I am just so lazy right now I feel like I have no energy. I'm a xray tech so I walk all day but boy sitting here just makes me think about food. I hope when I go back to work it will better bc I will be supper busy!:scared2:

I'm glad you responded! My name is Dawn. My first 5 days was great not too much pain (I did have alot of gas/air in my shoulders OUCH!!!!!) but I wasn't hungry. Now I am starving all the time! How are you? How was your post op visit and when is your first fill.

I posted the same thing yesterday. I recieved alot of feedback check out the forum it is under I need some stage 2 food ideas. HELP!!!!!! I'm posting my ideas as I come up with them too! Good luck! Hang in there it is SOOOOOOOOOO hard. I am hungry!

Thank you! Thank you! Thank you all for your help! I took a egg, a cherry tomato, and a slice of red pepper and pureed it an cooked it in cooking spray. It was pretty Yummy! Keep the post going and I'll add ideas when I come up with them. Tomorrow's idea is to add relish, low fat mayo, hard boiled eggs mustard and purree them for egg sald. Now I was told I can have low fat cracker but I still might hold off bc if I eat on all eat 1/2 the box!

I am 6 days post op and still on protein shakes and jello. I will begin stage 2 in a couple of days and am in need of some good meal ideas. I don't want to be stuck with eating eggs, cream of wheat, and cream of potato soup every day! Help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:smile::smile2:

I read all my bookletts and no where does it say how many calories I can eat. Shoot i'll puree a big mac if I can. LOL! No really I am being really inventive such as: low fat refried beans with gucamole sour cream and cheese. Sounds like alot of calories but I can only eat 1/2 a cup. Or tuna with relish, eggs and mayo. Again 1/2 a cup. I can count the calories so I don't go over board with ingrediants. I just need to know how many to eat!:bolt:

I had the lap band July 20 and I had the same problems! It went away in 5 days. Yes I think it is from the air they pumped in us during sx!:bolt:

Day 6 and my hunger has returned. I think its because I am thinking of the foods I get to eat next week. I feel like crap with no energy. I am consuming about 400 calories a day and I know that can't be right!

All the ideas sound good! Thanks for all your help. I didn't have to do a pre op diet, but unless you are eating a whole bunch of regular foods I doubt you blew it. Call your nurse at the Dr. office and tell her your concerns and hopfully they will guide you though!

Do you know how many calories I can intake?

I had the band last Tuesday. I did however have alot of free air gases in my chest but nothing a little lying down could help. Everytime I got pressure I would lie on that side for about 30 minutes and it would go away. I am day 6 post op and all the gas is gone so I am functuing as normal. I only have 2 insisons. One in belly button and one 1/4 inch on my right side. My husaband is is 2 months post op and had 5 incisions and had no problem with free air. He was good as new in a week!Hang in there!