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So I was only banded on Monday January 4th, but I haven't been hungry at all since the surgery. I've had some broth a couple times, some Jello, but otherwise I've been living off of grape sugar free kool-aid. Is this normal? I'm just worried because with the grape kool-aid if I've only been living off of that, I'm only getting like less than 100 calories a day, is that healthy? Any opinions or advice would be greatly appreciated!

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It is totally normal not to feel hungry for about a week or week and a half after surgery. This is because your stomach is swollen from surgery. Once the swelling has gone down the hunger will return with a vengeance and you will have to rely on your own will power to not overeat until you get a fill or two in you.

You need to be following your surgeon's guidelines as far as proper nutrition post-op. However, I do remember only having broth, Water and and sf Jello for the first week.

Don't hesitate to call your doctor if you have questions. That's what he gets paid for.

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Yup, enjoy not being hungry, soon enough you'll head the other direction :smile2:. Follow your guidelines. My surgeon requires you to drink 64 oz of no sugar added fruit juice mixed 50/50 with water...helps keep your energy level from crashing so low. I think I averaged 500 calories a day the first week...now averaging 1000-1200 (3 weeks post op) but fairly certain I could eat a cow, as long as I took small bites and chewed well!

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I'm ~5 weeks out and I still don't get hungry or think about food 24/7. I only eat when my stomach growls at me at meal time. It's great not to obsess about what my next big fat meal will be!

I hardly have an appetite at all..no bandster hell for me.

I also was hardly thirsty my first 2 weeks...I lived on Tomato Soup, capri sun juice, sf Jello, Water and beef and chicken broth.

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I had surgery on the 8th and for the two days after it I only had Water, broth, ice chips, and maybe 3 SF popsicles total. I counted my calories yesterday and it was about 75 calories. Today I am allowed to start my full liquid diet and I am scared I am going to gain weight back or stop losing. I am trying to stomach down a bottle of the Isopure drink right now but its yucky haha and also one bottle is 170 calories which is alone a lot more than I had yesterday. I am not feeling hungry at all yet which is good, but I don't know if not eating enough is going to make me lose slower because my body goes into starvation mode (how do i know when this happens?) or if I start eating more will I gain?!

Starting to feel a bit confused...oh well :/

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