8 days post op and feeling good but....

But I am not adhering to the liquids diet thing. I could barely move (because of lack of energy) when I was only drinking broth, jello and water. So I started on cream soup 3 days after the surgery and I actually had energy. I am a single mom of two boys 12 and 10 who are very active in school so I need my energy. Now I eat very little but i do eat Today I have had an egg (scrambled), A cracker (cause my stomach get very very hungry and it hurts), 1/4 of a backed potato with sour cram and backed potato. I have no ill effects from what I am eating, and I am losing weight. See right now it is 2:36, it is two hours since my last meal and I am hungry to point of it hurting. Maybe I am wrong but I don't see us hurting ( as in allowing ourselves to starve as being healthy). I am a mental health counselor so i am trying to see all this from a healthy stand point. My skinny friends eat when they are hungry and don't when they don't, so i am hungry I feel like I should eat. Isn't that the whole point----- Food is to nourish our bodies not to be an emotional bandage. Does this make sense to anyone? My dr may get made that I am eating harder foods now but............

I think I saw on your profile that you had the lap band. First I would strongly suggest you call your surgeon and talk to him. I don't know if crackers would necessarily be good for you or your band at this point. I don't know how the band works, but it seems if you are truly hungry after 2 hours, you may need your surgeon to adjust the fill. Since you brought up that you are a mental health counselor, I would suggest you look inside to see what may be triggering your need to not only change the plan your surgeon set up without consulting him, but also look at the possibility that you may be sabotaging your initial results. The difference between your skinny friends and us is that they have not used food to excess, they understand the need for nourishment in controlled amounts. Is it possible that you may be dealing with head hunger as well, I know I have been dealing with that recently, definately emotional baggage on its own. Please don't take this as a flame, I want you to get to your desired result in a healthy way, you can do this. Please call your surgeon. Good luck, Holly