So I'm eating solids. I've learned that chicken is hard to eat and so are eggs. humph! So much for good protien sources! I ate dark meat and very carefully and seemed to do better. I called the dr today and told him about the 'pop' and burning sensation at my port that I felt the weekend before last. I called because last night, when I was attempting to roll over and lay on my stomach, I got a very sharp and burning pain at the port area. I woke up and its still sore. I got a little worried that I really did pop a stitch and totally screwed something up.

The dr said it could have been scar tissue that popped. That makes a lot of sense and I sure hope that's what it was!

One thing I'm learning - is that I'm good at eating around the band - as some have called it. I find that I don't want to eat solids, don't want to eat the protien first - want to eat what's easy and painless to eat. But that's not what I'm supposed to be doing. I'm trying to figure out what I'm doing wrong - to not have lost anything - and I find I'm eating refried beans, mashed potatos, soups, very soft veggies. I'm also drinking with my meals. All stuff I'm not supposed to be doing. So today I'm focused on eating that (dark meat) chicken - no drinking - and I found b/c it was so hard to eat - I ate much less over a longer period of time. Helloo? That's what I'm supposed to do!

I got on the scale over the weekend, noticed that I gained a lb overnight. I weighed myself tonight and found that I'm back to normal. I'm also finding comfort in reading posts from people who are also not losing even though they're doing a fairly good job following the rules.

The nutritionist said not to get too discouraged by the big losses I'm seeing from other people - that sometimes it depends on the bmi - the higher the more someone 'might' lose. Regardless, its disappointing to not have lost more by now. I had such dreams (as you can see in my signature) of being much lower than this.

I just need to get off my butt, start walking on the treadmill, and stop eating soft foods! I AM getting enough protien, I AM getting my daily vitamin and cholesterol medicine in. All very good things! I AM 15lbs lighter than I was a month ago! I AM going to get through this and someday look back on this 80lbs lighter and appreciate how far I've come! :thumbdown:

You will do great...everything takes time. I was just banded this week and hate this liquid part. I do not like the protien shakes at all so i am trying to do good cream soups. I am making split pea now that i will puree smooth. I love to cook and just cant do so at this point. I am learning so much in this whole process. I terribly miss my coffee and cant wait to get that back:)

Thanks for the words of encouragement Knightmo. Congrats to you and I can tell you I wish I stayed on liquids longer and tood advantage of the loss of hunger during that stage. I like to cook also - I miss crusty bread with goat cheese, roasted garlic and bruschetta. sigh. I also can't imagine going without coffee. My dr never said I had to go without. Best of luck to you!!

Let me tell you I was banded on 10/8/08 and after 2 months I was going in reverse. I went in for many fills to get me to 8cc's on a 9cc band. I have just hit the sweet spot and it feels great!!. I eat about 1/2 to 3/4 cup of food and I'm full and I don't get hungry the weights droping fast. I eat lots of fish. Cod, Tilipa, salmon, shrimp

ect. No Beef, Pork except for bacon. Some chicken mostly dark. Be patient it will happen but make sure your at the right fill. What band do you have?