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So my post-surgery discomfort was still in full effect but I had my 4 year old and we had an active day yesterday. I accidentally grabbed a piece of his popcorn at the movie! It scared me that I had eaten something so bad. Sat there waiting to have a huge problem. But nothing happened so I accidentally ate a couple more throughout the movie and nothing happened. I had small quantities of various things throughout the day yesterday. Probably 1/2 - 1 cup servings every 3-4 hours. My body didn't register a gain (lately I've been able to accurately feel a weight change up or down) but my head was thinking I would have zero loss or a 1 lb. gain. But when I weighed today, I was down 2 lbs.! Oh and pretty much all of the post-surgery discomfort seems to have passed by this morning.

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i'm glad you're feeling good! my understanding is popcorn is a problem food once you have a fill, the little kernel shells can get lodged and cause damage...

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Be very careful about eating solid foods this soon unless your surgeon says it's okay. Part of the first six weeks or so after surgery is to allow your body time to heal up. Your band was stitched in place on your stomach wall. Those stitches need time to heal up. If you eat solids before you should, you run the risk of affecting the healing of those stitches. Just because you didn't feel anything doesn't mean it's okay to eat improperly.

As to your two pounds loss, that's good to have (as is any weight loss), but it's normal to lose a fair amount in the few weeks right after surgery. Your body is getting rid of fluids taken in during the surgery, and your system is adjusting to how you're eating now. So a certain amount is weight lost is normal, and you should see even more weight coming off over the next few weeks. But again, the focus should be on healing up. Take things slow and take it easy on yourself. The weight WILL come off, but you need to adapt to the stages of recovery. Developing patience is the hardest part of this.

Good luck with things.

Dave

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