New bandster

[Lemon]

Hi all

Had my band fitted on Friday 18th October at the Imperial centre St Marys.

It's been great reading your posts and has been really helpful to see that I am having a very similar post opp experience as many of you had.

One problem I do see to be having is getting all the water down. :cry: any suggestions on how to meet the 1.5l quota.

Many thanks
Lem

 

[WeightlossDreamer]

I'm not drinking from an evian sports bottle. The ones with the sports cap on any way thats 75cl, so i can see how much im drinking. I'm into my 3rd week post op now and am trying to get through about 4 a day. Just keep taking slow sips all day. x

 

[sarahrob]

Hello and welcome!

I have coffee in the morning, all manner of fruit tea, sugar-free cordial and plain water. I try to sip often through the day at work, and try to have a cup of tea at least every hour. It soon mounts up!
In the summer I also made my own cordial slushies and ice-pops, but I'm more likely to want hot drinks now.

 

[frankyboysh7]

Hey.
I drink squash.
I get through about 2-2.5 litres a day.
Thats all I got for ya.

 

[Val]

Hi
Welcome fellow bander xx
I drink loads of very weak squash mainly because since I had my band don't know why but everything tastes so blummin sweet, Yak!!

anyway all drinks count to your daily intake
Good Luck Hun xxxx​

 

[Lemon]

Thanks, just popped to the shops for some squash so going to give that a try. Don't like tea or coffee but have purchased a pack of fruit tea to try, let's hope I find one that I like. Thanks for all the advice. Dreading next week where I will need to get the mushy stuff sorted.

On the plus side 8lb lost since Friday's opp but I suppose that will slow down once I get some kind of appetite up.

 

[sarahrob]

Well done on the weight loss!

I love lemon and ginger tea, especially with the teabag left in so the heat of the ginger comes through. Cranberry and sanguinello orange is nice too - sweet without being sickly. I love chai, really warming cinnamon and spices, drunk with or without milk.
Twinings do a mixed box of different flavours, and if you go on their website you can normally pick a couple of flavours which they'll post to you for free.

Hope you find one you like!

 

[NT1977]

I have squash and hot blackcurrent and now manage about 3 litres a day plus what I drink at the gym

 

[Banderbird]

I drink pints of sugar free squash.

Oh and hello and welcome!