so hungry

[ashleye 1]

hoping for some help. i just got my band last wednesday and for some reason today i can't get enough food. it seem as nothing is staying with me long. the dr said to be on pureed food for two week i don't think i can make it that long...i started yesterday just chewing everything really good and eating softer food but today nothing is working to stop my hunger....i really hope someone on here can help me out on what i should or shouldn't be doing

[Jackie W 68]

hoping for some help. i just got my band last wednesday and for some reason today i can't get enough food. it seem as nothing is staying with me long. the dr said to be on pureed food for two week i don't think i can make it that long...i started yesterday just chewing everything really good and eating softer food but today nothing is working to stop my hunger....i really hope someone on here can help me out on what i should or shouldn't be doing

I had the same problem, So I did start eating a little earlier than I was suppose to with really soft food. I am by no way shape or form telling you it is right, just letting you know you should try to stick as close to what drs orders are as possible. Make sure you eat your protiens and lots of Water to help abate the hunger. Good luck and don't give up!!! You can do this.

[2muchfun 8,927]

Eating soft foods can compromise the surgery this early after surgery. pureed or liquids are required not because they want you to lose weight, they're required because your band is sewn into your stomach and if you push too hard so early, you can cause the sutures to tear and then you're in a world of hurt. You don't want to go back into surgery?

Make sure you're drinking lots of Protein rich shakes to appease your appetite. As long as you fill up on Protein you shouldn't be so hungry. Most of the hunger is head hunger. It happens to almost all of us.

My favorite was egg drop Soup. It's basically boiled broth with an egg stirred into it while it's boiling. Lots of protein and very filling.

[hely88 883]

Call your doctor and ask if you can blend Soups. That really helped me a lot. Blending Campbell chicken Soup or others maybe even having Tomato Soup or heating v8. Really you are not the first person to feel this way call your doctor for suggestions don't compromise your band!!

[DELETE THIS ACCOUNT! 12,703]

Chewing food really good is not the same as a mushie/puree diet. I don't mean this to sound harsh but you have two choices- stick to your post op diet as directed or risk messing up your stomach and band. The post op diet is there for healing, not losing, and it's imperative that you stick to your doctor's instructions to give your newly sutured stomach time to heal.

Hunger is normal. It sucks but we all went through it and survived. You will survive too.

Stick to your puree food. Blending things like plain yogurt and cottage cheese into cream Soups not only helps control hunger but gives you extra Protein too. You could even put chili through the blender. Really, anything that is the consistency of baby food or you put through a blender to make it that consistency is allowed on the puree/mushie stage.

Best wishes.

[ashleye 1]

Thanks I try to eat more Protein tonight seem to help more and made sure it was Puréed. Thanks for the help... just need some back up on how and what I need to do