Norma Jamerson

That must be it. I do feel full when I eat, and I notice I can't eat as much as I would like or can, but it is the calories and the exercise that I have yet to really work on. I have an egg in the morning (most mornings), then for lunch I may have some potatoes with lot's of no no yummy stuff on it, and for dinner I have some chicken and some rice. Basically I eat what my family can afford. However, we have been eating salads a lot lately for dinner. but I stay up late at night and then get hungry when I should be sleeping. So I end up eating again. Exercise.... I would love to do a lot of that but at the current moment, Aunt flow has come and gone real heavy lately and I have been to the emergency room for it and the docs office alot too. I am supposed to take it easy. So, any suggestions?

Hello everyone, I had my 3rd fill on April 28th and lost another 5 pounds within a week. That's great, but for some reason I am stuck at 215 now. After my second fill, the same thing happened. I was 226 and then got down to 220 and just stayed there till this last fill. Is it suppossed to be this way? Do I have to keep getting fills or is this normal and can I still lose weight with this last fill?

I actually tried a Jr. Cheesburger Deluxe at Wendy's last week. I got half way and was feeling like I was full but could still fit some more. Then I felt that awful stuck feeling and I was driving and had to pull over. I wasn't sure if I was going to throw up or what. I didn't, but needless to say, half of the top bun was thrown away. I just can't do hamburger bread. Sometime toast is okay, but I have to eat it extremely slow and one is enough. But give me some saltine crackers with melted cheese on them and Tuna-mayo-hotsauce on top, and I can eat about 30 of those things.

My full feeling is when I can FEEL the food SLOWLY making it's way down. Then I know, "Okay, there's no more room." Then I stop and about 10 minutes later, I am no longer hungry. But then I get hungry about 3 hours later if not sooner. ANd I have already had my first fill of 1cc. I go in again on the 7th to get an additional fill.

Lane Bryant is okay, they have our sizes, but they charge soooooo much. The more material they have to use, the more expensive it seems. Unless of course they have there sale racks out. They usually have like 50%- to 70% off racks in there store at the back. But I don't think I have ever seen bra's and stuff on the sale racks.

Wow, I didn't even know that Walgreen's carried Bra's. JC Penny's is haveing a huge sale this weekend by the way. So that's where I am headed. I too hate Victoria's Secret and only remember going there when I was about 16 years old. ANd even then they didn't have my size when I weighed 135. My butt was too big. Even though I looked HOT. I had too many curves to fit into those toothpick thin panties.

Esmeralda, I got my band on 2/16/05 and weighed 236 day of surgery. I have gotten down to about 218 but then go upt o 222. It tends to change over a couple of days. I know that it takes a few times of fills before it's just right, and everyone is different. I guess I am just scared because I don't want to have so many fills. I read on about how many of you guys out there get fills and unfills left and right and it worries me that some of you may cause a higher risk of erosion for yourselfs. I already get pains that some have told me that maybe it is an ulcer. I don't want anymore difficulties. I can't afford to get the band taken out. I would have to come up with that money on my own. My insurance only pays for the proceedure to be down, not reversed. Unless of corse it is a serious medical problem.. I don't think they would consider ulcers as a serious issue. Even though I feel like I am eating more often than not just to illiminate that awful feeling in my stomach. So, back to you Esmeralda, why is it that the restriction is gone? Is that normal. does the band stretch out or something, or our stomach pouch stretch out?

Hello everyone, I had my first fill on the 22nd I think, and that day there was no restriction until the next morning at Breakfast. So then I thought I had some restriction and it would just take time to kick in. I guess I have it when I eat anything with bread, but other than that I am eating more than I should be. I am gaining weight. So I made an appointment for April 7th to go in for another fill. I only had 1cc the first time and with probably get a 1/2cc or something. My doctor is very strick on doing just a tiny bit at a time so that the risk of erosion increasing in minimal. I got out of bed at 11:50pm to have left over pizza. (thin crust of course)

I am on solids and here is what I eat: lots of eggs, potatoes, the delight pizza's(craker thin crust), hard shell tacos, chili, soft fruits like bannana, cottage cheese, salsa, saltines crakers with tuna and mayo, pork chops(make sure you marinate them so their really tender), beans, vegetables(steamed or cooked), and I have tried toast but since my first fill on monday, I haven't been able to eat toast as well. I get full immediately after bread. hope that helps.

How much are you paying for the surgury? My was about $9000.00 here in Seattle, WA. If I would have gone through one of those Weight loss centers, it would have been 17,000.00 because of all their classes and advertising. And the doctor's up here are great. I am Mexican and still wouldn't go to Mexico because you can't take them to court if anything goes wrong.

I am a diet coke girl and I miss it as well, but not too much. I have heard of some people letting the soda sit for a while so it is not so carbonated. You want to stay away from the carbonated stuff---it would be like shaking the soda can in your tummy. How are you with coffee? maybe you can have that instead. It's not carbonated and you still get your caffein fix. Alot of people do well with that. I was scared to try it, but finally did, and thank God! I needed the caffein! I am a stay at home mem and work from home, so it's a big helper. Hope that helps and I am so happy to hear your news about the band. 2 weeks and your in bandland. Get ready for a rough start, but hang in there it gets better, I promise.

Hey DeLarla, Glad for you too! The stuck feeling was very uncomfortable. I didn't throw up though. I was very close. Does PB mean to throw up? I am still trying to get used to all the lingo. And what does lol mean?

Well, As most of you know from another thread, "has anyone taken band out", I have been a big baby and have taken advice from the "Tough loving people you all are." I am sticking to the band as long as their is no SERIOUS complication. I actually felt restriciton ystarting yesterday morning. I was out to Breakfast with family and not even half way through my food I had to run to the restroom. I thought I was going to throw up. Instead, I just spit some slime out and took some deep breaths and was fine. I ate no more. Then for dinner a was able to eat more, but still far less than what I would have normally ate before the band. Before when this was like 2-3 weeks new, I would get soooooooooooooo frustrated, angry, and sad, that I wasn't able to eat more than my band allowed. But for the 1st time yesterday, I actually felt SATISFIED. Not stuffed, and I could look at the food in front of me and not be tempted to eat more. WOW, never thought that day would come. I actual boxed up my food yesterday and had the rest for breakfast this morning. What a $$$ saver. I think the band and I going to become good friends. The gas was still painful, and I did a lot of walking at costco. But I noticed when I lay on my right side, it is torture. But if I lay on my left side, the pain goes almost completely away. Isn't that something?! There is something that I remember from colon cleanses in the past that the doctor had said to lay on the left side to help the intestines push food through easier. So maybe that is true for the gas as well. Hope that may help someone else out there with gas pains.

wow, I actually gained 10 pounds before surgury, and so did another person who referred me to my doctor. We are encouraged to lose weight --it helps a great deal, but they didn't cancel anything because of the gain. I was 236 day of surgery. Is there a certain weight that you must not go over prior to surgery?