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Im 3 1/2 weeks post op i havent had a fell yet..im still eating 1/2 cup a meal three times a day..starting last week i have really been hungry those small meals or just not enough..im going off of pure will power...help me here is this what ive been hearing is bander hell?

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I'm in the same place and my will power is getting thin. What's holding me together is the scale results, going down.

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I'm also in this spot! 3 weeks post op and trying really hard to stick to my three small meals. It's frustrating to me because my scale results have stopped, no weight lost last week! Hopefully we can get some good encouraging replies!

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I am nearly 6 weeks post op and I get my first fill on the 16th. I can tell you the half cup doesn't work for me right now. I tried and tried and my blood sugar would drop till I got sick. I am cutting back now so I have an easier time adjusting to my half cup after I have a fill, but until this week I have pretty much given up on the half cup at a time. Some people may be able to do it, but I can not do a half a cup at a time with no restriction. I don't eat anywhere near as much as I used to, but I do more than half a cup.

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It might be an idea to increase your very small meals to 4 to 5 times a day and add some Snacks, keep your calories low and keep up your Protein intake. Drink plenty of Water too, half a cup 3 times a day when u are unrestricted i would have found impossible too. Some of you are still healing so u need to watch portion sizes, so increasing how many times a day u eat will not overload your pouch by too big portion. Snacks u can have 0 fat greek yoghurt, hot tea and weak coffee with skimmed milk, 0 fat cottage cheese, sf Jello u can make that with skimmed milk too, look under the food and nutrition section here for more ideas.

U should be able to feel a lot more satisfied on maybe 1200 calories a day, This isnt an easy time, and i was warned that many people can put on a few lbs during this period, but that isnt inevitable if u watch what u eat and keep the will power going .. good luck :)

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LOL...Aint bandster hell great? I like the way B-52 puts it: It's all about restriction, otherwise it's just another diet.

I was in BH for 3.5 months and didn't gain any weight. It's a good time to work on your food choices and eating skills.

tmf

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7 days to go till I am banded. I am taking mental notes like crazy hoping it will keep me on track knowing what can be normal. I also appreciate the positive and encouraging feedback given here.

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      Sometimes reading the posts here make me wonder if some people just weren't mentally ready for WLS and needed more time with the bariatric team psychiatrist. Complaining about the limited drink/food choices early on... blah..blah...blah. The living to eat mentality really needs to go and be replaced with eating to live. JS
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      1. Bypass2Freedom

        We have to remember that everyone moves at their own pace. For some it may be harder to adjust, people may have other factors at play that feed into the unhealthy relationship with food e.g. eating disorders, trauma. I'd hope those who you are referring to address this outside of this forum, with a professional.


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        Seems it would be more compassionate not to perform a WLS on someone until they are mentally ready for it. Unless of course they are on death's door...

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