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Hello. I am new here. I have read alot of post and some good stories. I had my lap band on 12/29/08. I am 8 days post now and everything just seems to be to good to be true. No pain, no sickness, and full of energy. However, I still seem to stay hungry. I have pretty much stuck to the diet I am to be on including getting all my Protein. I just dont understand if I have a 2 oz. pouch, then why after eating 2oz. do I not feel this fullness sensation. I have actually ate 6 oz. of food in one meal I am ashamed to say. It was cottage cheese and a sugar free Jello pudding cup. According to my scales I am down about 17lbs. in the first 8 days, but I just dont understand this being hungry all the time. Anyone have the same feeling as me and still feel great?

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don't eat until the doctor tells you you can! please!

and yes, your pouch is 2 oz. but, how big is the passage between it and the rest of your stomach? Until you are restricted, most things will still pass through easily. so you will be hungry!

but please quit eating ahead of your post op diet that is dangerous for your healing!

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I was also banded on 12/29/08. I find that if I keep on top of the Protein Shakes that I am not as hungry. I also drink Water all day long. I cam not wait to have mushy foods. Who would have ever thought I'd be so happy about yogurt. Try not to eat before you are able to you would not want to damage the hard work you have done.

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Hi! I am new here too! I had my lapband on Dec. 30th. I am still on full liquids but I was told I can have pudding and yogurt as well but I'm starving! I get really tired by midday. I have left shoulder pain and my upper back kinda hurts...it feels tight. I don't know how else to describe it. You are lucky to be feeling so well! I have lost 7 pounds since my surgery but I figure that is pretty good since it has only been a week. I keep imagining how good scrambled eggs from IHOP would be right now. LOL! I teach7th and 8th grade so by midday the hunger is pretty bad. Hopefully I haven't been to cranky with the kids. LOL! Good luck with your band!

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I was banded 10/23/08 -- after about the first week, I started feeling hungry -- and by the time I was on mushies & real food, I could eat pretty much just as I could before the surgery. It's important to remember that your band isn't really "working" for you until after you get a good fill.

For now, just focus on healing -- and following your dr's orders perfectly! You'll be in "Bandster Hell" soon enough (period before restriction), so you may as well enjoy losing on the post-op diet now! :thumbup:

Congratulations on your surgery!

Catherine (BTW, am at 210.4 now -- haven't updated signature lately)

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Hello. I am new here. I have read alot of post and some good stories. I had my lap band on 12/29/08. I am 8 days post now and everything just seems to be to good to be true. No pain, no sickness, and full of energy. However, I still seem to stay hungry. I have pretty much stuck to the diet I am to be on including getting all my Protein. I just dont understand if I have a 2 oz. pouch, then why after eating 2oz. do I not feel this fullness sensation. I have actually ate 6 oz. of food in one meal I am ashamed to say. It was cottage cheese and a sugar free Jello pudding cup. According to my scales I am down about 17lbs. in the first 8 days, but I just dont understand this being hungry all the time. Anyone have the same feeling as me and still feel great?

Your band is not tight enough to hold in the food. You should be eating/drinking 4-8 oz. It might slow down a the band, but it is still going right through. So the hunger you are feeling is just from giving your whole stomach little bits of food all the time, so it is never really full, and digests quickly, so it is hungry all the time. The only thing that helps me is to not drink for 45 min after eating. It sucks because I love to drink with my meals, but I have to start practicing sometime...

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I noticed you are a teacher...I teach Pre School and want to be able to go back to work after a week and a half. How long did you take off?? We have Feb Vacation so I am looking at having the surgery Friday the 13th and back 10 days later. Were you tired? Kimberly

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