crushingstorm

excuse the poor punctuations skills i was never quite the good english student..lol well i've been banded since Oct 28th.. i lost 10lbs pre-op.. and post op only 5 I was supposed to go in for my first fill on the 23rd of Nov but my doc was sick so i had to wait until the 1st of Dec. and i already knew i was gonna weigh in a little more so yeah i gained 3lbs.. not good.. but if i can honestly say i had restriction only up until 5 days after surgery.. I've been able to eat whatever but i knew i cldnt just jump into it like that a mess everything up so in moderation.. i ate... whatever.. my addiction is food even now with my first fill i've been able to eat i felt discomfort one time when i swallowed a piece of hot dog so i know i won't try hot dogs again it doesn't feel good.. but my point is i haven't felt full i'm always still hungry i catch myself thinking about eating i know its not good i hate it but i can't help it... when i think about eating only half a cup three times a day and that's it i'm so far from that i should be at the point where food doesn't even cross my mind .. the day i left his office i told him i didn't feel any restriction so i thought he left my band empty after the surgery.. but he said no it had already 3cc's and with what he put the other day i have now over 5 what is wrong with me?? i have a large band has anyone ever gone through this.. i feel like i screwed this one up too... ((

thanks.. somewhat reassuring.. hey i like your slogan i want it to be the same for me.. slow but steady progression no diet... i would like to know why is it that when you don't eat something right you can feel it in your tubing... when the entrance has always been the same size its your pouch that isn't that is way uncomfortable... i feel like i wanna pass out lol... i really don't know what size my band is i would need to go through my paperwork i just don't know how to go through the process without gaining weight did you ever have a time where you went up..

this is harder than i thought... i can eat anything and i mean anything... but i try to control it but i get to the point where my stomach is growling at me and i feel the vibrations in my throat... sounds odd but true... i don't know what to do at that time because i know i shouldn't feel hungry but i feel like its worse than before because i feel like i haven't eatin in days which is not true at all i think my body knows again what i'm trying to do its protesting... lol.. [i'm lost and i'm gaining quickly]

there you go!!! banditarian said it well..... you won't know how much of one thing you can tolerate until you try it so then if it comes up again you will know whether or not it's something you can do.. most importantly when all else fails listen to your newly banded self...

what's the point of asking for advice then?? really does it matter... everyone is going to have an opinion.. everybody has a different diet plan... everybody is doing things their OWN WAY... i think regardless of some handy dandy guide the dr's offices hand out... try it like you said and if you can stomach it drink it.. your grown people will be opinionated as much as you ask them to its up to you whether or not to follow it in the mean time take the info and go with it and make up your mind instead of finding someone to justify what your wanting... does that make sense??