:update: April 25th - still feel great but seem to be stuck at

-30 pounds.

I think that my stomach must have been swollen after surgery (which makes sense!) and made the band tighter and made me feel more restriction.

Now that my stomach is healed - the band must have more room, since I'm able to eat more and I actually feel a bit hungry :hungry: - even an hour after eating.

I've pretty much kept to 1,000 calories per day - so I'm not gaining back - I'm just maintaining.

My first fill is on May 2nd :clap2: and I'm hoping that causes more restriction.

So far I've been able to eat pretty much anything. With things like bread I just make sure I chew like crazy. There have been a couple of times that I've felt a bit stuck - usually if I've taken too large a bite or something has been a bit dry - but haven't slimed or pb'd thankfully!

So far so good - just hoping the fill gets me back on the losing track!

30 lbs is AWESOME. you'll definitely feel restriction after that fill. your big challenge will be to eat even SMALLER mouthfuls and chew extremely well before swallowing! keep on trucking!

-girlinnyc-

Thanks!

How are you doing?

I am SOOOO glad that I did this.

benbax