Need Advice - Due for First Fill and HUNGRY!
January 20.... Not sure if I can hold out the week. I feel only a tiny bit of restriction. Am getting very hungry and craving foods.
Have not lost any weight in a week. Counted calories, and I'm around 950 per day, plus adding in lots of exercise.
Am measuring and weighing as well as counting everything....
Good lord... I hope I don't gain any more prior to that fill appointment!!!
Any words of wisdom are welcome!!!
It is miserable right now, I know, but hang in there it will be worth it. If you cave now you may not ever get things under control again. That was a big fear for me and it made me work harder. I hit goal in 5 months (didn't have that much to lose). Good luck, Sue
Hang in there! Stay strong. It is HARD in the beginning. I will second what was mentioned already... don't expect restriction with your 1st fill. Maybe not even your 2nd. I didn't feel anything until my 3rd fill when I got to 5cc (in 10cc band). And that was not restriction, just a noticeable change from nothing. If that makes sense.
Hang in there!! Stick to the diet best you can. Get protein in so you can keep the hunger monster away.
A lot will depend on your surgeon and how aggressive he is with fills.
Thanks so much for the advice. Yes, I am eating the denser proteins now. I just had to because I was starving otherwise. It does help a lot.
I spoke to the nutrtionist and she suggested I maintain eating the snacks.One of the diet sheets I was given had NO snacks at all on it. That has also helped quite a bit.
I knew I would be "on a diet" with the band, and I hope to use the band as a tool to help my "diet" succeed. I am glad I had the guidance of a good nutritionist, because I was really close to going off the "wagon" so to speak.
I really appreciate all the support and empathy and thanks for all the encouragemen! I needed it!
Mary