Hungry Every 2-3 Hours

[Tricia39 22]

I'm post-op five days and I'm eating every 2-3 hours, the food is about the size of the smallest jar of baby food. Is the correct. It's yogurt,Soup or something soft.

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[running_scared 125]

Did you get specific post-op eating directions from your surgeon? I'd be following those.

[nursemarti 1]

Five days post op I was still on liquids what does your diet actually call for? Are you getting all your liquids and Protein in?

[Tricia39 22]

Well everyone said something different , I started off on clears then full and now soft. But am I suppose to be getting hungry every 2-3 hours

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[Tricia39 22]

Five days post op I was still on liquids what does your diet actually call for? Are you getting all your liquids and Protein in?

Yes, I get 69 grams of Protein with my shakes and another 18 from yogurt. My doc said 2 days clears, 2 days liquids and then soft, the nutritionist said the same thing. And when I look at how much I'm eating the size of a small jar of baby food maybe it's not enough

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[Cocoabean 430]

At that point you are not really eating meals. Just enough to take away the hunger. Soft foods go through pretty quickly, so yes, you'll feel hungry pretty rapidly. Before I started on solids, I was almost always hungry.

[Tricia39 22]

At that point you are not really eating meals. Just enough to take away the hunger. Soft foods go through pretty quickly' date=' so yes, you'll feel hungry pretty rapidly. Before I started on solids, I was almost always hungry.[/quote']

Thanks I thought I was doing something wrong.

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[Tricia39 22]

When did you start solids?

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[bluetigereyes 95]

This stage is commonly known as "Bandster Hell" It will continue until you get a couple of fills. Its not necessarily bad to eat every two -3 hours, and dont get discouraged if you even gain a few pounds at this point. Its perfectly normal

[byrd 28]

hey, eat everytime you get hungry, especially the Protein Shakes. solid food is normally 6 weeks after surgery,let me know if I can help Good Luck

[Lydia Levy Perez 19]

please refer to my post the gut-wrenching truth.. get used to it... while you have made the big step to get the lap band.. this early recovery period is just that, don't expect much from the band.. its just a healing period and not a period when your band is functional as a weight lose tool... .

[Tricia39 22]

I looked for your post can't find it

[honk 780]

Since you are eating so little at a time; I would eat at hour three when you get hungry. Yes this is a healing period but do not use that as an excuse to eat high fat/cal foods. 1/2 of low fat cottage cheese is only 50 cals.

[Tricia39 22]

Since you are eating so little at a time; I would eat at hour three when you get hungry. Yes this is a healing period but do not use that as an excuse to eat high fat/cal foods. 1/2 of low fat cottage cheese is only 50 cals.

I'm not eating high calorie foods, it's low fat yogurt and chicken broth

[honk 780]

Tricia, I glad you are making healthy food choices. I commented about making good food choices because just last week someone asked if anyone had been making their Protein Shakes with low cal ice cream.