what shall I eat now

saffy · August 20, 2004

hello I am from England and was lap baded 2 months ago, can any one tell me what I should now be eating in a day. I have not had a fill yet.:phanvan

Alexandra · August 20, 2004

Hi Saffy! Nice to see you, and that's a lovely picture! (Do you want it sized down to use as an avatar? It would work beautifully for one.)

At this point, two months out from surgery, you should be eating regular food concentrating on Protein first. Don't get frustrated if you feel like you can eat "too much," since at this point you don't have a fill and your band isn't really working for you yet. But even if you don't feel any restriction to speak of, I'll bet that if you eat slowly you'll find that it takes MUCH less to fill you up than it did pre-banding.

Welcome to the site, and ask away!!

hagerteresa · August 21, 2004

Hi Saffy,

So nice to meet you! You are lovely and I hope you have recovered well from surgery. Like Alex said, two months out you can be eating anything. No drinking for about an hour after a meal though. And drink lots of Water at all other times. Do you have restriction now? I am one of the lucky ones that have maintained a steady restriction and continue to lose. I figure I'll get a fill after I plateau for a few weeks which hasn't happened yet. How do you like your band so far? I know it takes some getting used to. If your Protein source is too dry it may give you problems. Try adding a sauce or gravy to it. I had a dry roast recently and I made a gravy from the juices and it worked wonderfully. Best of luck to you and keep us posted, Teresa

saffy · August 21, 2004

I am so pleased I have found this site , thamks for the advise, yes please the picy would be better sized down. I have had one appt since my surgery and that was with the nurse, I have been told to have 3 small meals a day of half a cup of food? Needless to say I am always hungry. I find I burp a lot and my weight loss has remained status quo with no weight loss. I am dissappointed as i envisaged a greater effect on my eating and of feeling hungry. Here they do not do fills until 3 months after the surgery and we get 2 free fills then we have to pay for it thereafter.

Alexandra · August 21, 2004

It's unfortunate that your doctors are using a standard protocol for fills rather than individualizing it for each person, but if you know that in advance you can work with it. In my opnion, there is no advantage in being hungry, and it works against you because it can lead to bad episodes if you eat too quickly. If you don't lose wny weight now it's not the end of the world, of course; you'll have the rest of your life after getting proper restriction to work with the band and lose weight.

The band is designed to work when it's properly adjusted, and you can't rely on it to help you without a fill. So don't torture yourself, and don't be mad at it. Try to be patient and make healthy choices in the meantime (concentrating on Protein will really help with hunger), and get an adjustment as soon as you can.

You're on your way!