Day 4 and not doing so well

[brianb 81]

I just came out of the woods a couple of days ago. Days 1 through 7 were torture. So much gas pain and bloating. Day 8 was so so and days 9 and 10 have been awesome. 100% pain free starting day 9. It happened all of the sudden for me, no gradual recovery.

I didn't have a BM until I started mushies, which I believe was day 7 (against doctor's orders). I couldn't take liquids anymore. I started eating tuna salad and egg salad well chewed and very slowly. I'm pretty convinced a large part of my problem though was the Protein shakes. The milk seemed to cause me to have a violent gassy reaction that only seemed to escape through an occasional burp. Possibly just coincidence?

Hang in there. If you are like me, your energy will come back with a vengeance and you will be so glad you got the band.

[Lionbird 25]

Today is better. I think I'm having more gas issues than I realized. I just thought I felt full...nope, its gas. I'm ready to get more calories in me, I'm really looking forward to some soup! I have really low energy, which is not cool with a 3 and 6 year old~ but we are getting through it.

Follow up appointment tomorrow. What were ya'll eating/drinking for the first two weeks? I'm supposed to do Clear Liquids (broth, propel, 3 Optifast shakes,water) for the first week. Second week introduces runny oatmeal (which I won't eat...not doing grains at all) and runny yogurt and blended Soups. Is this fairly standard? Then week three starts mushies.

[Lionbird 25]

Oh and did I mention that I am currently on WEEK FIVE of a liquid diet. Yeah. I am SERIOUSLY looking forward to some damn SOUP!

[countrygrl 175]

I have been thinking of you am glad your starting to feel a little better

[Summerrain 520]

Hang in there it does get so much better even if it doesn't feel like it right now.

I remember being very emotional after being banded and cried a lot and sometimes for no reason, so I thought, but I was also of the mentality, OMG what have I done to myself, I'm never going to be able to eat again! Not true!

I'm nearly nine months banded, so close to losing 100 pounds and I have not felt deprived of anything. The only difference now is I've lost a lot of interest in food ( greenzone) but if there is something I crave I have a small amount and I'm done. To be honest all the things I used to love no longer taste as good as I though it did.

The beginning is really hard emotionally, just take it a day at a time and you will do fine.