jena Posted May 22, 2008 Report Share Posted May 22, 2008 I was banded on May 8, two weeks ago. The liquid diet to be followed the first 3 days made me panic! I can't eat real food for THREE WEEKS!!! ( After that I totally lost it and was "testing" my band. Without any ill effects, I made it through the next few days eating without thinking. I was beginning to wonder if I even HAD a band! Finally, I got myself together and had a great day yesterday. Slimfast, protein water, beef broth, jello, all the right stuff. For dinner I decided to have some thinned down garlic mashed potatoes. I had about 1/3 of a cup, eaten slowly and all was well. A little while later, I said, hmmmmm. I think I'll have some more, and I did. BIG MISTAKE!!! For the next TWO FREAKING HOURS I was in dire pain! Left side of my chest, thought I was gonna die. I know what it was, thank goodness. It was gas and I needed to walk it off. I walked and I walked and I moaned and cursed. Finally I took a couple of Tums. FINALLY, my band is WORKING!!! =D> Tonight I had my own concoction, pizza sauce (no fat) that I watered down and sprinkled with a little parm cheese then I baked it to heat it up. Yummy!! There was 1 1/2 cups of liquid and I served myself about 1/3 cup. About an hour later I took another couple of bites, then I felt that same twinge. I immediately stopped, even though I wanted to eat it all. I didn't want to go through what I went through last night. I am sooooo happy I'm finally feeling the band! Jena Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bandgroupie Posted May 22, 2008 Report Share Posted May 22, 2008 Can you not start the creamy soup stage yet? I loved the Campbell's Soup at Hand Creamy tomato :0 I also posted a good soup recipe on the forum - Chicken Tortilla Soup. It's what got me through the post op diet! Good luck and glad your band let you know it was there ... and working! I was banded on May 8, two weeks ago. The liquid diet to be followed the first 3 days made me panic! I can't eat real food for THREE WEEKS!!! ( After that I totally lost it and was "testing" my band. Without any ill effects, I made it through the next few days eating without thinking. I was beginning to wonder if I even HAD a band! Finally, I got myself together and had a great day yesterday. Slimfast, protein water, beef broth, jello, all the right stuff. For dinner I decided to have some thinned down garlic mashed potatoes. I had about 1/3 of a cup, eaten slowly and all was well. A little while later, I said, hmmmmm. I think I'll have some more, and I did. BIG MISTAKE!!! For the next TWO FREAKING HOURS I was in dire pain! Left side of my chest, thought I was gonna die. I know what it was, thank goodness. It was gas and I needed to walk it off. I walked and I walked and I moaned and cursed. Finally I took a couple of Tums. FINALLY, my band is WORKING!!! =D> Tonight I had my own concoction, pizza sauce (no fat) that I watered down and sprinkled with a little parm cheese then I baked it to heat it up. Yummy!! There was 1 1/2 cups of liquid and I served myself about 1/3 cup. About an hour later I took another couple of bites, then I felt that same twinge. I immediately stopped, even though I wanted to eat it all. I didn't want to go through what I went through last night. I am sooooo happy I'm finally feeling the band! Jena Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jena Posted May 22, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 22, 2008 I have added the soups, but there is only so much potato soup I can eat. I did find a couple of really good ones, both by Campbells. One is Cheddar soup and the other is Southwest Monterey Jack soup (or something like that) I had it for lunch today. The trouble with soups are that I LOVE soup and can eat a lot. 1/2 cup just isn't enough. Jena Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
God4me Posted May 22, 2008 Report Share Posted May 22, 2008 Jena, Looks like your moving thru this phase pretty well. A word of CAUTION..... Campbell soups have tones of sodium. So that you don't come out of this liquid phase disappointed that your weight lose is little, watch the salt intake. Broths are loaded with salt, which means you will retain water. During my phase..... I used a half of can of the broths and or soups, and watered it down. I then drnk lots of water! Monet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jena Posted May 22, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 22, 2008 Jena,Looks like your moving thru this phase pretty well. A word of CAUTION..... Campbell soups have tones of sodium. So that you don't come out of this liquid phase disappointed that your weight lose is little, watch the salt intake. Broths are loaded with salt, which means you will retain water. During my phase..... I used a half of can of the broths and or soups, and watered it down. I then drnk lots of water! Monet Thanks for the reminder Monet! I bet that's why I'm stalled out. I'm not eating that many calories, yet I'm up a couple of pounds. Before I added the soups I was peeing all the time, like every hour. Now it's like 3 or 4 times a day. I'll be sipping on water all day and see what happens! jena Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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