Post-Op Questions

[NewStart 0]

:help: Hey Everyone!!

I am a week post and on Monday I am moving off of mushies. Right now I still get hungry. It is like I can still eat a good amount but i just have to eat it slow. But the only thing I am supposed to be on a diet, where i eat about 1/2 cup servings. And that is not enough. I was wondering if this was normal, and will it be like this until i am filled???

[faybie 0]

One key thing is to remember that the first month is for healing and not losing weight. My Dr. regiures you wait a month before your first fill whether you have restriction or not. I personally had a lot of battles with my "head hunger" when I first got banded. Three days out even though I could barely get down Soup, my "head hunger" was telling me that I could easily eat a double cheeseburger and french fries. My "head hunger" was wrong.

So, take a step back and make sure that it is really your stomach that is hungry or is it your mind? I had more problems fighting my "head hunger" than my actual stomach hunger.

Remember it is better to eat small 1/2 cup meals 3 hours apart then to eat huge meals 6 hours apart just after being banded. Also, Soup will never keep you full as long as Protein will once you are healed.

The best thing for you to do is follow your Dr.'s orders. I called my Dr. and told them I was hungry sooner and they allowed me to eat sooner like I described above.

Good luck, It takes a lot of will power before you get a fill in my opinion. The lap band is not the "easy way out" it takes committment and will power. I know you can do it!

[flabuless 18]

Completely normal...solids are definately easier cause they can keep you feeling full for longer...but lapband isn't a magical fix you still have to watch your intake and not over do it...I have been guilty of this many times... but my advise to you is relax and take one day at a time.

[NewStart 0]

Thanks everybody for your advice. I really need it thanks

[juliegeraci 7]

Yes most likely it will be like that until you get a fill. I am 6 months post op now and I get hungry much more frequently. Good luck.