My wife and I were banded on Feb 27. We must be two of the seven you are talking about. It's been an awesome journey so far. My wife and I were talking last night about this decision. We don't regret a thing! It's amazing to see the changes taking place in our bodies. I can tell my wife is losing weight every day. She was smoking hot before, but now....WOW! She makes me drool and slober alot. She has told me to quit licking the windows when I look in on her at her shop. Sorry I digress.
Today is the first day for us to go from clear liquids to creamy liquids. I didn't think I would be looking forward to the transition as much as I am. We went to the store last night to decide what kind of creamy soups that may interest us. Tonight its Creamy Brocolli! Music to follow I am sure.
This morning I decided to have an ooooooh sooo creamy vanilla protein shake. It tasted really nice compared to beef boulion broth. But...(and this is where it is great having a mate who is on this same journey) my lovely and talented wife reminded me of something Dr. Ortiz said the day of surgery. Challenge yourself with the band, see how little you can eat and be satisfied. Make yourself work with the band. So....I took small and slow sips. In a few minutes I had managed to drink a little more than half of it. I felt satisifed and put the rest in the refrigerator and walked away. I read an article not long ago that said a lot of people "think" they are hungry when in fact they are dehydrated. After staying on nothing but clear liquids for a week, I can say I never once was truly hungry, but I have stayed very well hydrated. As Dr. Miranda said, have some liquid with you all the time, always sipping. For me that has been having broth, water, green tea, crystal light drink mix, sugar free cider, watered down fruit juice, and black coffee on hand most of the day. Thats what I have done so far. I am 7 days post op and down 17 lbs. My hottie wife is down 16 pounds.