Question for those further along in the journey

[bluezfan01 0]

What exactly is " Bandster's Hell" ? I was banded 6-10 and not sure if I am up on the lingo

Mushies start tomorrow...any suggestions?:smile2:

[MrsShannonDennis 10]

It is basically the time from surgery day until you get your first fill (or some say until you get good restriction). Its the time when the meds wear off and you start to feel better and you are STARVING! You have to remember that during this time, its healing time. You will not have much if any restriction, you will be hungry and could prob eat anything, you prob wont lose weight and most gain. Its just basically a small period of time we ALL have to go through to get to the end result.

I dont think people are informed and educated enough about this time period. People have expectation of good restriction and losing weight, thats just not reality. If you read peoples post who are in this stage, they are relaly confused and upset. Trust me its all normal. I never really felt like I was banded until I started getting restriction. Take this time as a healing time and dont stress about everything else. Just try to eat right and when given the go, work out. I lost weight during this time because I stayed strict, but its not easy cause you can still east a horse! Just know that this too shall pass!

Mushies: Man I ate a lot of cream of wheat, shakes, sweet potatoes, refrided Beans with some fat free sour cream and taco sauce or salsa (pureed), avocados, eggs (lots of eggs) with fat free cheese and salsa, Soup, sugar free pudding, homemade apple sauce with your own spices, chili pureed up. I cant remember much more. I basically ate the same things all the time. I didnt have time to get too creative and Im super picky.

Hope this helps!

[btrieger 21]

What exactly is " Bandster's Hell" ? I was banded 6-10 and not sure if I am up on the lingo

Mushies start tomorrow...any suggestions?:smile2:

Bandster Hell is the realization that the lapband is not a magic pill and you don't just get skinny over night.

When I did mushies I used my imagination and threw anything I wanted into the blender or food processor.