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I had my band put in december 30th. So far i wasnt hungry...now i want something i can chew or fill me up. The liquid diet im on is ok but i dont feel satisfied. Ive contemplated chewing foods and spitting it out just to have the flavor. Any suggestions? Im nt supposed to have mushies til friday, but man iwant yogurt or someething!

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The post op diet is for healing. Try your best to stick to doctor's orders. I know it's hard, but you can do it!

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Are you on Clear Liquids or just liquids ? if its just liquids i would add some skimmed milk to yoghurt to make it more like liquid, this may help with the hunger :)

Friday is pretty close now so u dont have long to go :)

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I know the feeling. I was banded 12/29 and I'm sooooooooooooooooooooooooo sick of the liquids. sugar free Popsicle and gatorade has helped me through it, but i want some real food. Just a little longer for both of us.....WE CAN DO IT!!

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I can have liquids no chunks. I think one of the other things I'm missing is smoking. If I couldn't eat I would smoke. But I quit the day before my surgery and havent picked up one since. It had been very hard but I thought if I could go without food I could go without smoking too

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Om my God I am so happy to see this. I was banded on 12/29 and had a dream last night about steak. I miss chewing and swallowing something bulk. No one told me to do this but I bought shredded fat free cheddar cheese, picked out 5 strands (yes 5 strands) and chewed on it til it disappeared. Just the chewing and the flavor helped me - and there was nothing to swallow! I can't wait until week 3 since my week 2 is yogurt and farina. Week 3 - egg beaters!!!!! Yay!

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I was banded on the 27th and spend every waking hour watching the clock for the next hour so I can have 4 more oz of liquid. 6 more days of that. Yae. But now I can't quit crying. I think the emotional loss of eating for joy and eating with my family is taking a toll. I was happy when I ate, now its just alternating liquids every hour to mix it up. I do feel some hunger, but its easier when I take my Proteins. I am so depressed right, I guess its food withdrawal. I know ill get through it and feel better later, just got to keep going!

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Well it doesn't help thaty favorite channels are food network Nd cooking channel. Lol I'm always trying to mAke something tasty for the kids. Thankfully they like veggies so they let me experiment on them.

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I have started mushies now week 3 but after about day 8 or 9 I was getting very hungry. I made my own Protein Shakes using the whey Protein Powder with 52grams of Protein ice, and milk in the blender. It filled me up more than the premade Protein Drinks. I also ate the Cambells condensed cream of chicken Soup which really has not chicken and I made it a little watery and strained it. Good luck you will be eating mushies before you know it.

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