is this normal

[good4me 0]

hello - I was banded a few weeks ago and can finally eat solid food. I am finding that I am so hungry these days. i did really good on the preop diet and lost 15 lbs however since being banded I have not lost anything. Plus I am hungry all the time. I am trying to make good choices but nothing seems filling. Plus.. I have this pain on my port side but it is not at the port location. Could i have broken my band? Most likely not but paranoid none the less.

I think this is all normal however when will I stop being hungry? Are you supposed to lose weight before your first fill?

[gwins 0]

I was banded 4 weeks ago and am in the same boat as you. I lost 6 pounds pre-op and then another 15 pounds in the first 2 weeks post-op. But now I have been sitting at the same weight for 2 weeks and am frustrated! I have maintained a low calorie, high Protein diet and have been tracking everything on The Daily Plate.com to ensure I stay around 1000 calories.

So this week, I am trying to really limit my carbs as I know in the past, this has been an issue for me and I was only successful with weight loss, when I did high Protein - low carb diets. I am also trying to exercise more but feel limited since I can only do the treadmill and eliptical machine. And I often get pains in my sides (not at port site, but to left or right) if I get too ambitious with the exercise. My doctor said no exercises that involve the core muscles (aerobics, yoga, etc) and no weight lifting until I see him at 6 weeks post-op.

Another thing I have tried is to increase my calories because I was usually only around 600-700 calories in the first 2 weeks and my doctor said I should be around 1000. Also, I have read on these posts about your body going into starvation mode when your calories are too low and then no weight loss. Well, I am not sure if that applies to me because it seems that since I have raised my calories to 1000, I am not losing weight.

This is frustrating because I feel like I am working so hard at it and not seeing results! I feel your pain!

[sld21 26]

it is normal and then you will get your first one or two fills maybe more and you will watch it melt away. I am getting ready for my first fill. I have only lost about 20lbs and eating right and strict and exercising. According to my doctor it is normal to gain prior to fill because you are doing it on your own right now.

[NiceWillSuffice 0]

Normal. you need a fill once your doc says its ok. Might need several overtime. But..normal. I think people call this period of time you are in "Band Hell".

hello - I was banded a few weeks ago and can finally eat solid food. I am finding that I am so hungry these days. i did really good on the preop diet and lost 15 lbs however since being banded I have not lost anything. Plus I am hungry all the time. I am trying to make good choices but nothing seems filling. Plus.. I have this pain on my port side but it is not at the port location. Could i have broken my band? Most likely not but paranoid none the less.

I think this is all normal however when will I stop being hungry? Are you supposed to lose weight before your first fill?