Banded 5 days ago, STARVING Help

[Wyndy 0]

What can I have that will fill me up...the hunger pains are not comfortable :thumbup:...Any suggestions out there? I have been on liquids for 2 weeks and I am totally miserable!

[RestlessMonkey 7]

grit your teeth and hang in there. Call your doc tomorrow and ask if you can advance, but don't eat anything not approved until/unless you get the "all clear".

Many of us are starved during the first few weeks of the post op diets; you're not alone, you're not odd, and you can make it.

[FailureIsntAnOption 0]

Hang in there, the first two weeks are the worst. If you can stick with this you can make your goal. Don't give up! If you are starving you need more Protein. Drink some Isopure or try Special K protein Water. Once you can have Protein Shakes and mushies it gets easier. Go for a walk and get your mind off the hunger or just go to bed.

[evil_gummi_bear 0]

@ OP

OMG! We got banded the same day! *hugs* Hang in there, I know what you're going though. The sugar free popsicles help alot though. I've been blending Soups, and that's been going pretty well.

[Catherine55 43]

You are on full liquids, right?? No reason for you to be hungry! Go and buy some turkey chili from a Soup place (or some other hearty soup) and put it in a blender with some chicken broth to thin it out a little. You can use Greek yogurt (I like the Fage brand) as sour cream. Yum!

You do not need to go hungry during this period -- time to start finding some Soups that you like! One thing I will say is that . . if you put hot Soup in a blender, REMEMBER NOT TO CLOSE THE TOP ALL OF THE WAY, or it will pop off and splatter hot soup everywhere.

I have some good soup recipes on my blog -- the Mexican chicken one with cheese is really good, and you can blend it before eating.

Hang in there!

Catherine

[katwmn63 0]

. . if you put hot Soup in a blender, REMEMBER NOT TO CLOSE THE TOP ALL OF THE WAY, or it will pop off and splatter hot soup everywhere.

Catherine

LOL... Thanks for that:lol:

[lmart75 0]

Girl i feel you too. Day 9 for me looking forward till next tuesday.

[headin_to_mxico 0]

I totally second Cathrine,

if you are on full liquids you shouldnt starve yourself. Blend hartey soups! It helps so much! I like to blend cream of potato with extra skim milk to make it thin enough to qualify as a liquid. I also do Beans with beef broth blended. Cottage cheese blended with skim milk is yummy and so is skim milk blended with a handfull of cherrios and half a banana. Get creative! If you do this you should kill those hunger pains. Now the head hunger I cant help you with!