Are You REALLY Hungry the First Six Weeks???

[danaclark2 0]

Hi, all!

Waiting to be banded, here.

Just wondering about the first six weeks.

My doc. has us on liquids for the first two weeks, then pureed/baby food consistency for the next four weeks (having about 1/4 cup of food 6 X/day).

I've read that during the first six weeks, many are hungry because they have no fill. This worries me.

Are you a little less hungry than before being banded?

I can't imagine not being hungry on liquids.

Your stories are welcome!!!

[PhotoNut 7]

On the contrary, I have yet to eat all of the calories I'm supposed to in a day. The only thing that was a bummer was getting sick and tired of liquids that first phase. The liquids were surprisingly filling, I guess because there's so much swelling in the stomach it creates its own restriction.

Now that I've moved on to mushies, I can eat more but Im still not hitting the calorie mark! And, when I do get hungry it's usually time to eat, so no problem!

[Jachut 487]

I dont think I had one single hunger pang until about 5 weeks down the track. I found liquids/mushies easy easy easy.

[Pianoman 0]

On the other side of the coin, I was very hungry after about three days post op.

Things improved after I got onto the "mushy" phase, but the liquid phase was a real killer.

I don't think I was fully satisfied until I got a decent fill.

[La_madam 20]

I was not hungry at all for the first 5 weeks or so..

[Iluvharleys 15]

I wasn't hungry much, I think Jello helped me a lot.

[NJChick 3]

I was hungry from the minute I opened my eyes after surgery. My first thoughts were........ I want a cheeseburger *ouch* I want a cheeseburger *ouch* I want a cheeseburger *ouch.*

[Jamoorse 0]

I'm with NJChick, all I thought about was "real" food and when; i got so tired of the liquid phase for 2 weeks; i moved on to mushies about 1 1/2 week into it and still on mushies; living on eggs and milkshakes etc; Now we didn't have to go through pureed food at all, that to me would be horrible; we could just eat soft foods and chew them well like milkshakes, creamed Soups (broccolli and cheese and told them to leave th ebroccoli out, potato Soup, Tomato soup), eggs, eggsalad, refriend Beans with queso on top; No way could i do pureed foods; Going for my 2 week check up today;

[Kryssa 1]

I was starving the day after surgery. And I've been very hungry nearly every day since then. Until I get good restriction, hunger is "the norm".

[PhotoNut 7]

Soft foods can include flaky fish. Try the Gorton's fish fillets. They are only 100 calories per fillet, very low sodium and fat, and have 17 or 18 grams of Protein. I have two of those with 1/2 cup of peas and carrots. All very chewable, mushy and Dr. approved. The fillets Ive tried are Butter Garlic, Lemon Pepper and Blackend Cajun (warning..this one makes you want to drink!) and they were all soooo good. Also, tuna is very easy to eat. I mix 2 tablespoons of fat free thousand island dressing into one can of tuna. Low cal, 32 grams of protein! And yummy! Im never hungry until it's meal time.

Oh, and another thought about the liquids phase. Those Protein shakes are really filling! I was lucky to be able to drink a cup before I was stuffed. I mixed my strawberry whey Protein with 1 C milk, 1/2 banana, 1/2 teaspoon of Splenda and a vanilla slim fast shake, then divided it into two(+) meals. Its hard to get all your calories in but this shake really helped me.